[3] Education World India said, "Ascend’s distinguishing features are its highly qualified faculty, well-designed curriculum tailor made for all learning styles, and contemporary academic and co-curricular facilities.

The school is also ranked #1 in Mumbai West for individual attention to students and infrastructure provision, #2 for teacher welfare & development and #3 in competence of faculty and co-curricular education.

According to The Indian Express, the society "has now set up the Ascend International School on a portion and has also got permission for commercial exploitation of 30 per cent built-up area".

[3] The cost of annual tuition and fees at Ascend can be "up to two million rupees ($30,000)", according to Nikhil Hemrajani of BBC News Tiếng Việt.

[9] Under the 2009 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), "All unaided non-minority schools in the city are expected to reserve 25% of their seats at the entry level for students from economically weaker sections.

The school also did not respond to a notice to admit the child from the ward-level education officer, who threatened to cancel its recognition under Section 18 (3) of the Act in case of non-compliance.