The school has an open-admission policy and has no preference or reservation for any community, caste, creed, class, religion or region. The selection is done solely on the basis of merit.

Children seeking admission into Class I and Class XI must conform to the age limit stipulations given below:

1. At the time of admission to class I, the child should have completed 5 ½ years and should be less than 6 ½ years by the 30th of September of the year in which the admission is sought. The age of admission to the other classes should be reckoned accordingly.
   
   
2. For Higher Secondary class i.e., class XI - the candidate should be 15 plus years of age. Relaxation of age is not permitted. Acceptable proof of age is a birth certificate issued by competent authority at the place where the child was born.

In case of admission on the basis of Transfer Certificate issued from the other schools, the date of birth recorded in the T.C. shall be accepted. Request for any change in date of birth at a later date is not entertained.

Admission of new students for Class XI are made every year on the basis of oral and written tests in the beginning of the academic session. The admission procedure, in detail, is as follows:

1. Application forms along with prospectus (and entrance test syllabus for class XI only) may be obtained from school office personally or by sending D.D. in favour of 'Principal, Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School' drawn on State Bank of India, Prasanthi Nilayam (code no: 2786) for Rs.100 towards the cost of the prospectus, between January 1st and February 15th of the year in which the admission sought. The application form along with the profile card and identity card duly filled in should reach school office before March 1st. Affix Rs.5 stamp on the identity card. The tests are generally held in the second week of May. For class XI, the written test will be on General English and on other subjects chosen by the students. The provisional admission to qualified students in the test is subject to the performance in the oral test and medical examination. For separate courses one should apply separately for each group.
2. The right to call an applicant for test/interview is reserved. It rests completely with the discretion of the school authorities.
   
3. All newly admitted students shall be on probation for a period of one year during which he/she can be asked to leave, if found unsuitable for the school. The decision of the school in this matter shall be final.
4. Before a pupil can be enrolled, the enrolment form and other necessary papers must be completed by the parents or guardian.
5. Students can be removed from the school roll by the school authorities on any one of the following grounds:-
   
   a) Consistent academic weakness.
   b) Indiscipline.
   c) Over age (students who exceed the age limit for All India Senior School Certificate Examination).

1. Class I to VII
   Sky Blue Shirts and Dark Navy Blue Trousers.
   White Shirts and White Trousers.
   
   
2. Class VIII to XII
   White Shirts and White Trousers.

1. Class I to VI
   Dark Navy Blue Tunic and Sky Blue Shirts.
   White Tunic and Shirts.
   
   
2. Class VII to XII
   Dark Navy Blue Langa, White Blouse and
   White Half Saree.
   White Langa, White Blouse and White Half
   Saree.