Schools Kukatpally, Hyderabad Bhashyam High School

Renewing at our current school or switching both kids to Bhashyam in Kukatpally

cinnamon_bookmark_214122 Oct 2026

Our renewal form came this week and I sat down tonight to actually do the sums instead of just comparing the tuition line. Two children, a 6 year old daughter and a 12 year old son, so every small item gets doubled. With the current school I already know the hidden extras because we've paid them for years. Books, uniform sets, the van, the annual day costume, the excursion that is optional but not really. For Bhashyam I only have what we were told at the counter, and I'm sure I'm missing pieces. When you compared schools, how did you build the full yearly number? Especially transport, since we'd be closer but still not walking distance.

4 comments

fern_diary_998222 Oct 2026
We did one Excel sheet, both schools side by side, every line item from the year before. My mamagaru saw it and said this much planning for one school only? But the thing that surprised us was transport, it was nearly a quarter of the total in one option.
orchid_moon_900722 Oct 2026
What did the counter actually give you, a printed sheet or verbal numbers? If verbal, ask for it in writing with every component listed. Otherwise you are comparing a known number with a guess.
- cinnamon_bookmark_214123 Oct 2026
  Verbal only. Will ask ❤️
rose_notebook_187923 Oct 2026
Ask for the van fee for the next year also, not this year's. Ours went up mid-year once, no notice.
linen_violin_169224 Oct 2026
We built ours from last year's bank statement rather than from fee circulars, because that showed every school payment including the small ones we had forgotten. It came to noticeably more than the circular total. For transport, did you price both the school van and a private van from your area? In our case the private one was cheaper but less reliable on timing.