What is the difference between day boarding and full boarding?

Day boarding keeps children on campus for extended hours with meals and supervised study, but they go home each evening. Full boarding is residential — students live on campus through the term.

How many schools does AdmissionSchool list in Mumbai?

60 schools in Mumbai, Maharashtra are listed with verified details, with annual tuition spanning ₹16K – ₹9.15 L/year. You can narrow them by board, class, budget, area, gender and facilities.

Boarding of schools in Mumbai

Explore 40 boarding schools in Mumbai. Full residential, day-cum-boarding and weekly boarding options are listed first — click any school to see hostel facilities, fees and admission criteria.

Median annual fee

₹1.35 L

Open admissions

Avg parent rating

4.8 / 5

Median facilities

Quick facts

How many boarding schools are there in Mumbai?: 29 schools in Mumbai report a boarding facility, across full boarding, day boarding and day-cum-boarding formats.
What is the difference between day boarding and full boarding?: Day boarding keeps children on campus for extended hours with meals and supervised study, but they go home each evening. Full boarding is residential — students live on campus through the term.
How many schools does AdmissionSchool list in Mumbai?: 60 schools in Mumbai, Maharashtra are listed with verified details, with annual tuition spanning ₹16K – ₹9.15 L/year. You can narrow them by board, class, budget, area, gender and facilities.

Top 29 schools in Mumbai — boarding

Boarding schools in Mumbai

29 boarding schools in Mumbai are listed on AdmissionSchool — covering full-boarding, day-cum-boarding and day-boarding formats. Parents shortlisting schools weighing boarding usually start with the format (full vs flexi), then the board, then the campus culture and pastoral care setup.

What to ask a boarding school

Looking past the brochure, the questions worth asking go beyond academics: dorm-to-warden ratio, weekend programme, food (vegetarian options, allergy handling, hygiene), medical infrastructure on campus, contact policy with home, and the school's protocol around bullying and homesickness. Boarding fee bands in Mumbai sit well above day-school tuition because food, lodging and 24-hour supervision are bundled in.

Day vs full boarding

Day-boarding is a useful middle path for parents shortlisting schools who want the academic support and structured after-school programme without the full residential commitment. Full boarding makes most sense when distance, family schedule or pedagogical fit clearly favour it.

Next steps

The ranked list below sorts Mumbai boarding schools by parent rating and format. Each school page carries the boarding-specific fee breakdown, dorm photographs where available and the published admission window.

How this compares in Mumbai

On the academic side, the picture for Mumbai on AdmissionSchool right now: 60 schools indexed, CBSE accounts for roughly 53% of the board mix, the median annual tuition sits near ₹1.35 L and the average parent rating is 4.8 / 5. Guardians 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.

Related on AdmissionSchool

For related shortlists on AdmissionSchool, see fees of schools in Mumbai, parent reviews from Mumbai, all schools in Mumbai, boarding schools in India and admissions in Mumbai. Each page carries its own filters so you can layer board, area and budget without starting from scratch.

Boarding in Mumbai — common questions

29 schools in Mumbai report a boarding facility, across full boarding, day boarding and day-cum-boarding formats.