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KIS accreditation reflects its 100 years in global education as an academically selective school preparing students for entry into colleges and universities around the world.
  • Founded in 1901 as an American school for the children of missionaries in South India
  • Kodaikanal School's first high school diploma recipient, Tracey Manley, graduated in 1930
  • Accredited by the Middle States Association (MSA) of Colleges and Schools in 1968, now accredited by both secondary and elementary school divisions (CSS and CES)
  • The first IB and international school in India with the introduction of the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 1976 when it was renamed KIS  and the MYP program in 2006
  • Recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, Delhi in 1981
  • Member of the Council of International Schools (CIS)
  • Member of Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA)
  • Member of National Honor Society (NHS), US based student leadership organization
  • Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
 
Accreditations
   
IB IB (International Baccalaureate)
www.ibo.org
   
MSACHE Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
www.msache.org and www.msche.org
   
MSACES Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
(CES) - Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools -elementary school
www.ces-msa.org
   
AIU AIU (Association of Indian Universities)
www.aiuweb.org
   
Memberships
   
ASCD ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
www.ascd.org
   
CIS CIS (Council of International Schools)
www.cois.org
   
NASC NASC (National Association of Student Councils)
http://www.nasc.us/
   
NESA NESA (Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools)
www.nesacenter.org
   
NHS NHS (National Honor Society)
http://www.nhs.us/
 
KIS Admissions Kit
Seven Roads Junction, PO Box 25, Kodaikanal 624 101, Tamil Nadu, India   tel: (91) 4542 247 500   fax: (91) 4542 241 109   email: contact@kis.in