Admissions
Join the community.
Every place at Solenne Hall begins with a conversation, not a form. Here is how a family joins us: unhurried, personal, and clear at every step.
A word of welcome
We admit children, not files.
Choosing a school is among the largest decisions a family makes, and we treat it that way. Our registrars meet you early, listen properly, and stay with you from the first enquiry through to the first day of term.
Admission is selective but never opaque. We are looking for curiosity, kindness and the willingness to work, and we will tell you honestly whether Solenne is the right place for your child. Nothing about the process is a test of polish. It is simply how we get to know one another.
The process
Five steps, from hello to enrolment.
Enquire
Tell us a little about your child and the year you have in mind. A registrar replies within two working days with the right next step for your family.
Visit
Walk the campus on a school morning, sit in on a lesson, and meet the people who would teach your child. Day and boarding tours both run weekly.
Apply
Submit the application form with school reports for the last two years and a short note from your child on what they love to learn.
Assessment & conversation
An age-appropriate assessment in literacy and numeracy, paired with a relaxed conversation. For older entrants, a short subject task in their chosen field.
Offer & enrolment
An offer follows within ten working days. To accept, return the signed acceptance with the deposit, and we begin onboarding for the start of term.
From first enquiry to offer typically takes three to four weeks. We move faster for overseas families and relocations, and never slower than your timeline needs.
The family meeting
An honest conversation, both ways.
Alongside the assessment, we sit down with you and your child together. It is the part of the process families remember most.
We want to understand how your child learns, what lights them up, and where they have struggled, so we can decide together whether we can serve them well. You should leave with every question answered: about pastoral care, learning support, the curriculum, boarding, and the texture of an ordinary day here.
- · Roughly forty-five minutes, on campus or by video
- · Your child is part of the conversation, not the subject of it
- · Learning-support needs are discussed openly and in confidence
Fees & financial enquiry
The investment, set out plainly.
Figures are indicative annual tuition for the 2026–27 year, shown in lakhs of rupees. They include core teaching, pastoral care and most on-campus activity. A one-time registration fee and refundable deposit apply on enrolment. Lunch, uniform, examinations and optional trips are billed separately.
Scholarships & bursaries
A place decided by potential.
Each year a meaningful share of our families receive financial support. We award on merit and on need, separately, so that the question is never whether you can afford Solenne, but whether Solenne is right for your child.
Academic Scholarship
Up to a third of tuition, awarded at Senior School entry to candidates who show exceptional promise across the assessment and subject task. Held to the end of Year 13, subject to annual review.
Entry at 11+, 13+ and 16+ · Renewable
Arts & Sport Award
A recognition award for a young musician, artist, dancer or athlete of real distinction. Pairs a fee reduction with dedicated mentoring, studio time, and a place in our performance and competition programmes.
Audition or trial · All senior years
Means-tested Bursary
Confidential, needs-assessed support of up to full fees, so that a place at Solenne is decided by a child's potential, not a family's circumstances. Reviewed each year against household income.
Confidential · Up to 100% of fees
Transport & daily logistics
The journey, handled with care.
A supervised coach network reaches day families across Lonavla, Khandala and the Pune and Mumbai corridors, with a route attendant on every bus.
Parents driving in use a one-way drop-off loop staffed by duty teachers, so the gate stays calm and unhurried even at the busiest moment of the morning.
Questions, answered
The things families ask us most.
Most families join at the natural starts: Early Years at age three, Primary at six, Middle School at eleven, and Senior School at fourteen, alongside a sixteen-plus entry into the IB Diploma. That said, we admit children into other years through the year whenever a place is available, so it is always worth enquiring.
Popular year groups can fill before the assessment window closes. When a year is full, qualifying applicants are placed on a ranked waiting list and offered places as they arise, in order. We keep families on the list informed each term, and there is no charge to remain on it.
Very little: comfortable clothes, a water bottle, and any glasses or hearing aids they normally use. Pencils, paper and everything else are provided. For a subject task at sixteen-plus, candidates may bring a small portfolio or a piece of recent work if they wish. The day is designed to feel like an ordinary morning at school, not an examination.
Yes. Siblings of current pupils are given priority within their entry year, provided the application is made within the standard window and the child meets the entry criteria for the stage. A sibling enrolment discount also applies to the second and any subsequent child, set out in full on the fee schedule.
Full boarding begins at age eleven, on entry to Middle School, in age-grouped houses with resident house parents and a tutor for every small group. We do not board children below eleven. Flexi and weekly boarding are available to day families from Middle School upwards, by arrangement with the house team.
Enquiries are welcome at any time. For September entry, applications are reviewed from the previous October, with the main assessment window in November and January and offers issued on a rolling basis. We hold a number of places for later applicants and overseas families, so a late enquiry is never a closed door.
Still wondering about something specific? Write to admissions@solennehall.edu and a registrar will reply within two working days.
The first step
Come and see for yourself.
Book a morning on campus. Walk the grounds, sit in a lesson, and meet the teachers who would know your child by name. Everything that matters here is easier to feel than to read.