The ranking holds 25 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 10 of them. The British Cambridge route, IGCSE and A-Level, at 18. A year of school costs from €4 900 to €24 349. A swimming pool on site is confirmed at 2.
5 schools publish a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and do not say how many payments they charge over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
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| Cheapest | $5 692 a year | Vilniaus privati gimnazija |
| Median | $10 246 a year | top of the fee range at 12 schools with a published fee |
| Most expensive | $28 286 a year | The American International School of Vilnius |
| Free | 9 schools | Vilniaus licėjus, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija |
Figures are converted to dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish their fees in their own currency. One-off charges, meals, transport and uniform are not included unless the school says otherwise. Fees for schools in Vilnius are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
16 of the 25 schools in the ranking are private. The other 9 are state schools, set out below. The type of school does not affect the score: private and state schools sit in one list and are scored by the same formula, and only verifiable data moves the number.
9 schools in Vilnius teach an international programme with no tuition fee: Vilniaus licėjus, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija. On value for money such schools get the top score, because they sit outside the price range altogether.
9 schools with an international accreditation are funded by the state: Vilniaus licėjus, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija. Admission to these schools is usually competitive, and tuition is free or markedly cheaper than at a private school. In the ranking they stand alongside private schools and are scored on the same nine criteria.
Schools in Vilnius with an IB programme (10): Erudito licėjus, Vilniaus licėjus, The American International School of Vilnius, Queen Morta School (Karalienės Mortos mokykla), Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus privati gimnazija, Vilnius International School, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija, Vilniaus inžinerijos ir technologijų licėjus. 1 of them runs the full three-stage cycle: PYP, MYP and DP. Authorisation is confirmed against the International Baccalaureate register.
The British Cambridge programme - IGCSE and A-Level - is taught at 18 schools in Vilnius: Erudito licėjus, The British School of Vilnius, Stembridge School, Royal Russell School Vilnius, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Queen Morta School (Karalienės Mortos mokykla), Meridiano licėjus, VšĮ Charkivo mokykla Gravitacija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus privati gimnazija, Vilnius International School, Katino Dienelės mokykla, Privati technologijų ir menų pradinė mokykla TEMEM, VšĮ Gedimino miesto mokykla, Pažinimo medis.
A facility counts only when the school names it outright on its own site: a modern campus is not a swimming pool. Swimming pool: 2 schools.
Comparing schools on a single feature is useless: the most expensive is not the best, and a famous name says nothing about what is backed by documents. The score is therefore built from nine criteria with different weights - from academic programmes and accreditation to facilities, clubs and fees relative to other schools in the country.
A criterion counts towards the score only when there is verifiable data behind it. That is why every score says how many of the nine criteria were counted: at schools in Vilnius that is 7.8 out of 9 on average. A school with a detailed site and a school with no site cannot earn an equally reliable score, and that is shown rather than hidden.
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Published fees run from $5 692 to $28 286 for a school year. The cheapest is Vilniaus privati gimnazija, the most expensive The American International School of Vilnius. The median for the senior stage is $10 246 a year. Tuition is free at 9 schools: Vilniaus licėjus, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija. Fees are converted into dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish them in their own currency. 5 schools publish a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and do not say how many payments they charge over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
Erudito licėjus comes first with 78.6 points out of 100, counted from 8 of the 9 criteria. Next come The British School of Vilnius (75.9) and Vilniaus licėjus (75.3). The score is built from data anyone can check: accreditations found in official registers, programmes, facilities and published fees. A place in the ranking is not for sale.
The ranking holds 25 schools: 16 private and 9 state (Vilniaus licėjus, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija). Private and state schools go into the ranking on equal terms.
International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 10 schools: Erudito licėjus, Vilniaus licėjus, The American International School of Vilnius, Queen Morta School (Karalienės Mortos mokykla), Vilniaus Vytauto Didžiojo gimnazija, Vilniaus privati gimnazija, Vilnius International School, Vilniaus Maironio progimnazija, Vilniaus šv. Kristoforo progimnazija, Vilniaus inžinerijos ir technologijų licėjus. 1 of them runs the full three-stage cycle: PYP, MYP and DP.
IGCSE and A-Level are offered by 18 schools: Erudito licėjus, The British School of Vilnius, Stembridge School, Royal Russell School Vilnius, Vilniaus Balsių progimnazija, Queen Morta School (Karalienės Mortos mokykla), Meridiano licėjus, VšĮ Charkivo mokykla Gravitacija, Vilniaus Žemynos gimnazija, Vilniaus Pavilnio progimnazija, Vilniaus Šolomo Aleichemo ORT gimnazija, Vilniaus Spindulio progimnazija, Vilniaus privati gimnazija, Vilnius International School, Katino Dienelės mokykla, Privati technologijų ir menų pradinė mokykla TEMEM, VšĮ Gedimino miesto mokykla, Pažinimo medis.
The earliest intake starts at 18 months old. 16 schools have a preschool section.
The score of every school adds up from nine criteria with different weights: academic programmes, accreditation, facilities, clubs, the fee against other schools in the country, reviews, university destinations, safety and teachers. A criterion counts only when there is data behind it that can be checked, so every score says how many of the nine were counted. Right now that is 7.8 out of 9 on average. We do not use reviews from maps or directories.