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The 2026 visiting season
Bangalore's international schools work to an August to June academic year, so the visiting season clusters in the months before that August start, broadly from the new year into spring. That timing is deliberate: it lets schools show classes in full session and gives parents enough lead time to complete an application and any assessment before the popular year groups fill. Two formats dominate. Some schools run a defined open day window, the clearest example being the Open Mornings programme described below, where families attend a presentation, tour and question session together. Others, including several of the most established campuses, prefer individual bookable visits through the year rather than a single dated event. For how those visiting dates sit against the wider calendar, see our Bangalore school holidays and term dates 2026 guide. Exact 2026 dates are set by each school, so treat the windows here as the pattern to plan around and confirm specifics directly.
How TISB Open Mornings work
The International School Bangalore, on the Sarjapur side of the city, runs a structured Open Mornings programme from January to April, which makes it a useful anchor for planning a visit. The published shape of a session is summarised below.
| Element | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Window | Open Mornings run January to April, ahead of the August intake. |
| Presentation | The Principal and senior staff, with student representatives, introduce the school. |
| Campus tour | A guided walk of the campus with the chance to meet current students. |
| Parent Q&A | A live question and answer session for parents. |
| Assessment | An entrance assessment for children already registered for one. |
One scheduling note matters: places at these sessions are arranged in advance, so register through the school's admissions page rather than arriving unannounced, and book early in the window if you also need your child assessed for an August start.
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Several leading schools do not publish a single open day and instead invite families to book an individual visit whenever suits. Stonehill International School, in the north of the city, runs an enquire and visit route for prospective families and admits on a rolling basis across its August to June year. The Canadian International School in Yelahanka opens admissions for Kindergarten through Grade 11 and welcomes campus visits tied to that process. Because these schools assess fit on a rolling basis, a year-round visit is often more useful than a crowded open day, and it can be arranged to coincide with a house-hunting trip. Whichever format a school uses, confirm the slot directly, because dates and capacity change through the year. The Bangalore secondary schools overview shows where the senior campuses sit.
Planning a visit
Three practical points help a visiting trip pay off. Cluster tours by area to save time, because Bangalore's leading international campuses are spread from Sarjapur and Whitefield in the east to Yelahanka and the north, and the traffic between them is heavy; our Bangalore primary schools guide shows where the main clusters lie. Bring questions on the specifics a tour answers best, class size, language and transition support, transport and wraparound care, rather than the headline facts a website already gives. And align the visit with the admissions calendar so a tour leads straight into an application while your year group is still open; our Bangalore admissions deadlines 2026 page sets out those windows, and the how to apply to international schools in Bangalore walkthrough covers what follows the visit.
Bangalore open days 2026: FAQ
Open day timing follows the August to June calendar that the international schools use. The International School Bangalore runs Open Mornings from January to April, the window in which prospective families are deciding on the following August intake. Other schools, such as Stonehill and the Canadian International School, invite families to book individual campus visits through the year rather than holding a single fixed event. Always confirm dates on the school's own admissions page before travelling, because exact dates are set each year.
The International School Bangalore holds Open Mornings between January and April. A typical session includes a presentation from the Principal and senior staff, a campus tour, the chance to meet current students, a live question and answer session for parents, and an entrance assessment for registered students. Places are arranged in advance, so register through the school's admissions page rather than arriving unannounced.
Yes. Schools such as Stonehill International School invite prospective families to enquire and visit, and most international campuses in the city arrange a tour or meeting before an application. Because admission is largely rolling, a year-round visit is often more useful than waiting for a fixed open day, and it can be timed to coincide with a house-hunting trip.
It is strongly advisable. A visit is the best way to read the atmosphere, facilities, transport and fit that a website cannot convey, and at schools running an entrance assessment it is often the same occasion at which a registered child is assessed. If you cannot travel, ask whether a virtual tour or online meeting is available.