Questions and answers: ask us the awkward ones

An English-medium, CBSE-pattern academic programme from Kindergarten to Grade 5, including the CBSE's Computational Thinking & AI strand from Grade 3. The curriculum page sets out exactly what is taught, stage by stage.

The day school runs KG1, KG2 and Grades 1–5 for boys and girls. The Residential Programme serves Grades 8–12. Grades 6–7 are not currently offered.

Yes, fully. Boys and girls learn together across the day school, from KG1 to Grade 5, and the Residential Programme serves senior students in Grades 8–12.

We tell you the truth as it stands: today a Grade 5 leaver cannot continue directly at EKIS, and the school's K–12 growth plan will be announced when it is confirmed. Our admissions team discusses this openly with every primary family.

KG1 is the first year of the Early Years programme. EKIS publishes its confirmed entry criteria with the admission process, so families plan from real information rather than an estimate. The current requirement for your child's grade is confirmed by the admissions office.

The standard set: birth certificate, photographs, Aadhaar where applicable, and transfer certificate plus report card from Grade 2 upward. The complete confirmed checklist is on the process page. The admissions office issues the current checklist when you enquire.

The current fee schedule is available directly from the school office over WhatsApp today, and a published fee table is being prepared for the fees page. We don't publish approximate figures.

Yes — English is the medium of instruction, with Malayalam honoured as the language of our children's homes and Arabic taught alongside it. A subject-by-subject table follows once the school confirms it.

We will publish confirmed ratios rather than attractive ones. Ratios for each stage are confirmed with you at admission. Until then we make no numeric claim — ask us in person and we'll show you classrooms instead.

Through working systems — supervised entry and exit, trained staff, medical readiness and transport care — documented on the safety page. Where a specific isn't yet cleared for publication, the page says so plainly.

Transport arrangements are being finalised for publication. Routes, vehicles and escort arrangements are confirmed by the transport office. Ask the office about your area and you'll get today's honest answer.

The campus has a hygienic canteen. The meal programme and a sample menu are shared at admission.

EKIS teaches the CBSE's Computational Thinking & AI strand — the national framework for Grades 3–8 — supported by an AI & Robotics lab. It's a taught curriculum, not equipment marketing; the future-skills page cites exactly what and why.

EKIS is a values-based school: character, integrity, respect and responsibility are taught alongside serious academics — Excellence, Ethics, Empowerment. Families of all backgrounds are welcomed with respect.

The Residential Programme serves Grades 8–12. It is a specialised senior offering with its own admissions route — the day school (KG–Grade 5) is entirely non-residential.

Yes — it's a first-class route here, not an exception: WhatsApp-first conversations in Gulf-friendly hours, live video walkthroughs of the campus, and written answers you can rely on. See the From-the-Gulf page.

Often, depending on grade and seats — mid-year moves are a normal part of life for returning Gulf families and we treat them that way. Tell us the grade and timing; you'll get a straight answer. The formal policy is confirmed by the admissions office.

An experienced principal leads academics and daily school life, under founders with education-management experience across the UAE and India. The institution also carries the endorsement of respected community leaders in Malappuram.

Because the day school is new and has none — and we refuse to decorate that fact. The trust we offer instead: an institution already running Grades 8–12 residential education, accountable leadership, a taught national curriculum, and a policy of saying exactly where we stand.

Your enquiry goes to a person, not a pile. We aim to respond within one business hour on WhatsApp during office hours. A published response-time commitment follows once the school sets one.