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The Only Exclusive International School in Kochi

About Us

As you explore our school website, you will discover a wealth of information and we eagerly await the opportunity to welcome you and your family at the campus.

Management

Mr George M Thomas

Chairman

Ms Sapnu George

Executive Director

Mrs. Sheela Chacko

Head Of School

Mr Richard Hillebrand

Director of Academics

Mr Sanjay Prabhakaran

Head of PYP - TRINS Group

Ms Sheela Chacko

Head Of School

As the Head of School, I am thrilled to have this opportunity to connect with you and share our vision for an inspiring educational journey.

The very ethos of international curriculum is to develop well-rounded individuals who can contribute positively to peace and co-existence. At Cochin International school, we offer both Cambridge Assessment International Education and International Baccalaureate which is designed for resilient learners to explore, engage and excel.

We are committed to inculcate a state of happiness in every child to ensure a peace- loving and harmonious world. We strive to build a nurturing and inclusive environment where every student is given an opportunity to bring out their best and empowered to be proactive in creating change. We set our standards to maintain a safe, nurturing and academically challenging environment for all learners. Communication is key to any enterprise. As we are in the phase of expansion, I encourage open dialogue with all the stakeholders and their continuous support to build the Institution.

I believe in the tradition of excellence and quality education while embracing new opportunities for growth and innovation through international curriculum.

Looking forward to an inspiring and successful years ahead.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” Albert Einstein

The Principal Speaks

The goal is to provide the best time of life for kids while they get to learn and fall in love with learning.

Mr Karol Toth

Principal

“I am very pleased to welcome you to Cochin International School. The school is committed to deliver an international curriculum that prepares its students for the twenty-first-century in Cochin and in the wider world. The combination of Cambridge Assessment International Education and International Baccalaureate offers an academically challenging but also inspiring foundation for a child’s intellectual and personal development, as well as leading to further academic and professional opportunities. As a premier IB school in Kerala, we assist our students in developing those qualities that will enable them to be independent, self-aware learners. As students progress through Cochin International School, they will benefit from a curriculum influenced by both the IB philosophy and by COCHINS being a Cambridge International school.

Having seen the success of our parent organization, the Trivandrum International School which is both Kerala’s first IB World School and a pioneer in the state with Cambridge International examinations, I know that we will repeat this success at Cochin International School. The commitment to a genuine international curriculum in Cochin delivered by appropriately trained teachers is central to the school’s ethos.

Our spacious Cochin campus, which we continue to develop, offers facilities that will support a wide-ranging co-curricular programme. I invite you to find out more about Cochin International School and the distinctive education we offer, and I look forward to your visit.”

Head of boarding

Ms.Rajashree Varma

Head of Boarding

With over three decades of cumulative experience in Administration and Facility Management, Ms. Rajashree brings extensive expertise and international exposure gained through leadership roles in globally renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Dubai World Trade Centre, General Electric, and Sabre Holdings. Her professional journey across diverse industries has honed her skills in strategic planning, operations, people management, and creating efficient systems that align with organizational goals.

For the past 10 years, she has dedicated herself to the education sector, contributing to reputed institutions including Kodaikanal International School, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Kumaraguru College of Technology. These experiences have allowed her to combine corporate best practices with the unique needs of educational environments, ensuring operational excellence while fostering student-centric outcomes.

Currently, she has been entrusted with the responsibility of Boarding Operations, where she would be focusing on providing a safe, inclusive, and nurturing residential environment and to build a community that supports students’ holistic growth, well-being, and intercultural understanding, while integrating global best practices in residential life.

She is committed to creating a home away from home for students—one that promotes belonging, care, and lifelong values.

Our Mission &Vision

Our mission is ‘To mould young learners to the next generation of global leaders, by creating self-confident, sensitive, responsible and informed individuals with a lifelong passion for learning and caring’. A balance of academic rigour, commitment to social service, and exposure to a varied range of extra-curricular and outbound activities, within a sprawled campus, under the care of trained teachers; provide for a great environment that our alumni university consistently proves through its placements and national rankings.
‘Learning for Life’
Cochins aim to empower young learners to become leaders with a lifelong passion for learning and caring..
At Cochins:
~ We envision our students as open-minded, lifelong learners who strive to make their worlds better
~ We envision our teachers as catalysts of student success as well as their own
~ We envision our schools as dynamic and inspirational environments in which to learn, teach and grow.
~ We envision our schools making a positive and sustainable impact on their communities.

Learning for Life

The goal is to provide the best time of life for kids while they get to learn and fall in love with learning.

The only exclusive international school in Kochi

A seamless transition from primary to secondary school.
A group of highly qualified and committed educators who will instill a lifelong love of learning, encourage intellectual curiosity, and develop & nurture critical thinkers, problem solvers, decision-makers, responsible risk-takers, and effective communicators.
The International Baccalaureate is a broad-based, dynamic, and balanced inquiry-based curriculum in which we value equal participation in extracurricular activities and academic accomplishment.
Self-assured, focused, disciplined, well-balanced, and entrepreneurial young minds, ready to take their position and make their mark in modern society via challenging learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom.
Traditional values of decency, honesty, tolerance, and mutual respect are instilled in students through a systematic curriculum.
Small class sizes allow for more individual attention and a wider range of teaching and learning styles.
A setting in which instructors, support workers, and parents work together to ensure that every student receives the best possible education.
We provide a safe and loving environment where diversity is valued, and we uphold traditional values like tolerance and mutual respect.

The goal is to provide the best time of life for kids while they get to learn and fall in love with learning.

Our TEAM