Thinking of moving our 9 year old to his brother's school for class 5

linen_gecko_17907 Oct 2026

Our sons are 13 and 9 and go to two different CBSE schools. It made sense when we chose them. Now it means two calendars, two rounds of PTMs, two transport timings and two parent groups on my phone, each with its own idea of what counts as urgent. We're thinking of moving the younger one to his brother's school for class 5 next June, and admissions for next year seem to be opening now. For those who've done a class 4 or 5 entry: was there a written test, an interaction, or only a look at report cards? And did sibling status change anything, or is it mostly a line on the form?

4 comments

violet_hammock_63447 Oct 2026
Ask what sibling priority means, in writing. At our sons' school it meant the form was processed first. It did not mean a seat. Two families we know found that out late.
cedar_camera_91537 Oct 2026
Mine is one, so this is years off. But really curious about the answer. I assumed only nursery had an interaction and everything after that went by report card. Is that wrong?
basil_sandal_22787 Oct 2026
Even with the two class groups we already have for our boys, the messages are more than I can keep up with during on-call weeks. Two calendars on top of that would finish me. Consolidating sounds sensible.
mint_balcony_71619 Oct 2026
We're in Delhi, so the process may differ. Families around us who changed schools at that age mostly describe a short test in English and maths plus a conversation with a coordinator. What they talked about afterwards was the friends part, not the syllabus. An elder brother already in the school should help with that more than with the admission itself.