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Kodaikanal International School (KIS) is an independent Christian coeducational boarding K-12 school located in the Palani Hills in South India. Founded in 1901 as a boarding school for children of American missionaries in South India, the school's academic framework is a combination of outstanding academic programs and a wide-ranging extra-curricular activities encompassing Christian values that draws on a variety of cultures and prepares students for global citizenship. The school offers IB and American curricula in pre-school to grades 12 coordinated in Elementary, Middle and High School programs. There are boarding facilities for students from grades 4 to 12. Graduates from KIS consistently achieve higher results than world mean scores in IB and SAT exams. Majority of KIS students who apply, gain entry to colleges and universities anywhere in the world. Notably the KIS High School Diploma is accredited by the US Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools (Philadelphia). Since 1981 this has been recognized by the Association of Indian Universities, Delhi and allows KIS students to enter Indian universities directly. In 1976 KIS became the first school in India to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma program. It obtained authorization in December 2006 to implement the IB Middle Years Program in Grades 6-10 The KIS Philosophy: KIS is a Christian international boarding school with an academically challenging college-oriented curriculum intentionally set in a communal life based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, devoted to service in India and the whole human community.