Notice Date: 18/11/2025
Classes VIII - XI
Dear Parents
We are pleased to announce that an in-person exchange programme has been planned between our school and Hilcrest Christian College, Australia. The selected students of our school, along with a teacher, will be visiting the school in Australia for around 9 days in June 2026. The students from Australia will come to Kolkata on a reciprocal visit, the dates for which have not been finalized yet.
We request you to kindly let us know if your daughter would be interested in participating in this exchange programme. Kindly note the following details which will aid you in making your decision.
Students from all three units under Vidya Mandir Society namely SBGS, BHS and BHS (Mukundapur) will be participating in this exchange.
The partner school is a co-educational institution.
The exchange does not involve home stay i.e. your daughter will stay in a shared accommodation provided by the Coordinator for this programme and will not be expected to host a student from Australia either.
The expenditure for the trip will be borne by the students. The estimated cost to be incurred by each student will be between Rs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 3,00,000. This is inclusive of airfare, visa, insurance, land cost, food and accommodation.
In case the visit by the Australian students coincides with any internal examination, the participating students will be allowed to appear for another set of examinations.
All consent letters are to be addressed to the Principal and emailed at principal@sbgskolkata.ac.in by Friday, 21st November, 2025. Selection of candidates will take place on the basis of an interview round; feedback from Class Teachers, subject teachers and Academic Coordinators.
Thank you,
Yours sincerely,
K Dey
Principal
