Introduction

Sancta Maria International School Hyderabad is a co-educational school in Telangana. It aims to provide good quality education to students. It is a day school affiliated with the Cambridge Board of education and has classes for students till the 12^th grade. The Sancta Maria International School is under the Saint Mary’s Educational Society in Hyderabad,

Academics

The school’s curriculum is divided into 5 stages. The first is the early years program for students in the nursery, LKG and HKG. The curriculum here includes communication, language & literacy, creative expression, mathematics, personal, social & emotional development, physical development as well as understanding the world. The second stage is the Cambridge Primary Program. This is for students from the 1^st till the 5^th grade. Students here study subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, Hindi/Spanish/French/Telugu, Global Perspectives, ICT & Digital Literacy, Physical Education, Music and Art. The third stage is for students in the middle school who study from the 6^th till the 8^th grade. This stage aims to set a strong base and prepare students for the rigour of the next Cambridge stage leading to IGCSE. Students here study English, Mathematics, Science, Hindi/Spanish/French/Telugu, Global Perspectives, ICT & Digital Literacy, Physical Education, History, Geography, Music and Art.

The fourth stage is the Cambridge Upper Secondary Curriculum and is for students in the 9^th and 10^th grades. Students take the IGCSE exams at the end of this stage. Students here compulsorily study English, a second language (Hindi, French or Spanish), International Mathematics (Core or Extended) and Science (Combined Science or Physics, Chemistry and Biology). In addition to this, students also must choose any three subjects from Computer Science, Additional Mathematics, English Literature, Economics, Business Studies, Accounting, Global Perspectives, Environmental Management, Art & Design, Physical Education, History, Sociology, Enterprise and International Mathematics. The final stage is the Cambridge Advanced Program for students in the 11^th and 12^th grades. Students here can choose to study science, or humanities. This gives students an option to decide what career path they wish to follow and study the subjects they require to pursue the career of their choice.

Extracurriculars

Students here also take part in many extracurricular activities. To help in the overall development of students, activities are included along with academics. The school encourages its students to remain fit and healthy. For this reason, it promotes sports and other activities in the school. Students play and represent the school in various sports of their choice. Students here play sports like cricket, football, lawn tennis, badminton, volleyball and basketball. The school also has Mindspark which is an AI that helps in learning mathematics and is for students from the 1^st till the 8^th grade. Additionally, the school has many clubs that students can be a part of. The clubs have activities like Model United Nations, Literature Appreciation, Debating, Board Games, Community Service, Music, Dance, Theatre and Environment Conservation.