

Andhra Pradesh, India
Kakinada has 36 schools on AdmissionSchool — 36 CBSE. Annual fees range from ₹0/year. 2 offer boarding.
Kakinada is home to 36 schools indexed on AdmissionSchool — spanning early-years programmes, primary, middle and senior secondary across CBSE, ICSE, IB and state boards. Of these, 36 CBSE schools are currently listed.
CBSE dominates Kakinada's K-12 landscape, which is typical for Andhra Pradesh where central-board affiliation eases inter-city transfers.
Annual tuition varies widely by board and facilities tier; use the fees hub to filter by your budget.
2 schools in Kakinada offer full or day boarding, which is useful for out-of-station families or for parents whose work hours extend past the school day.
Areas data is being expanded; meanwhile use board and budget filters to narrow your short-list.
Admissions in Kakinada typically open between September and February for the following academic year, though IB and IGCSE schools often run rolling intakes. Each school profile lists the application window, age cut-off, registration fee and the documents required for entrance.
When comparing schools, weigh the board's exit-exam fit for your child, the student-teacher ratio, transport coverage to your locality, and the fee escalation policy. Reviews from parents on each profile surface day-to-day realities — homework load, communication quality and extracurricular depth — that brochures rarely capture.
Families relocating within Andhra Pradesh also explore Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Prakasam, Vizianagaram; use the cross-city links below to compare boards and fees across cities.
If you're searching for the best schools in Kakinada, the most useful next step is to narrow your list by board, area and budget before comparing the fine print. 36 schools across Kakinada are listed on AdmissionSchool today, and the filters above let you compare them on the dimensions that matter to families. CBSE is the most common board in Kakinada, which mirrors the broader Andhra Pradesh pattern where central-board schools dominate K-12 admissions. The hub pages below organise the same schools by kakinada sub-area, fee bucket, class level and admission window — useful when you already know one of those constraints.
Beyond the classroom, the fee spread in Kakinada is wide — use the fees hub to filter by your budget rather than scanning the full list. Facilities are the second filter most families apply after fees. A useful school facilities list covers academic spaces (labs, library, smart classrooms), sports infrastructure (playgrounds, courts, indoor halls) and safety (CCTV, fire drills, secure entry) — the facilities hub for Kakinada sorts schools by depth on each.
Looking past the brochure, neighbourhood matters as much as board. A 20–30 minute one-way commute is generally workable for school-age children; longer than that and the child's day stretches uncomfortably. The area hub for Kakinada groups schools by sub-locality so you can shortlist 2–3 nearby campuses before booking visits — the fastest way to test fit without burning weekends on the wrong end of town. Families searching for "cbse schools near me" in Kakinada should layer area and board filters together — both pages link out to the underlying school listings.
Once your shortlist is down to 3–5 schools, the comparison tool lets you stack them side-by-side on board, fees, facilities and parent ratings — typically the cleanest way to make the final call. Each school page also carries the official admission window, document checklist and points criteria where the school uses them, so you can start the application the day registrations open at your preferred campuses.
On the academic side, the picture for Kakinada on AdmissionSchool right now: 36 schools indexed and CBSE accounts for roughly 100% of the board mix. Parents usually treat the median as a sanity check rather than a target — the right shortlist is the one that matches your specific commute, budget and board preference, even if it sits well off the median.
For related shortlists on AdmissionSchool, see fees of schools in Kakinada, boarding schools in Kakinada, admissions in Kakinada, boarding schools in India and parent reviews from Kakinada. Each page carries its own filters so you can layer board, area and budget without starting from scratch.



