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Skopje, North Macedonia · Private
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A private high school in Skopje, four years from Grade 9 to Grade 12, founded by Venera Krliu. It follows the state secondary curriculum of the Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia, but lessons are in English; only Macedonian language is taught in Macedonian. The school says so both in its teaching plan and in its enrolment call. After the first year students choose a concentration: mathematics and science or social studies. In the third and fourth year they can enter the IB Diploma, which takes 10 students. The diploma is a state diploma recognised by all institutions and universities in the country; the school is accredited by the Ministry, by ACS WASC, which recently reaffirmed its accreditation, and by the IB. There are more than 160 students, more than 60 graduates and more than 20 teachers. The school calls itself a home for children of expats and diplomats in the region; 75 percent of students take part in international exchanges, 98 percent are proficient in two or more foreign languages. The second foreign language is Italian, German or Spanish. American Elementary School Skopje is coming soon.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $3 892–7 783 a year
3 350–6 700 EUR
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Macedonian, German, Spanish, Italian
Students
More than 160 students
About the fees Tuition for the 2026-2027 school year in euros per year: Grade 9 3800, Grade 10 3750, Grade 11 and 12 3350; foreign citizens 5000, current students with foreign citizenship in Grade 10-12 4800, international exchange students 6000. In the IB Diploma: Grade 11 5700, Grade 12 5200, foreign citizens and exchange students 6700. Rate 1 euro = 61.8 denars. Payment can be in full, in two semester instalments, in four instalments, or as a first payment plus nine monthly instalments; in the last two cases the balance is 5 percent higher. Discounts of 5 percent each for early registration, full payment and families of alumni and students, together no more than 15 percent; there are no discounts in the IB Diploma.
Admissions The school welcomes all students of the country and the region; foreign citizens submit a stay permit with their documents and pay a separate rate. 50 students are admitted to the first year, higher grades subject to places. Requirements are completed primary education, age not over 17, transcripts for Grade 6-9 and adequate English: a certificate, a test result or prior education, and the school may assess it itself. Every candidate is interviewed by a committee. The IB Diploma takes 10 students into the third year after the second year of secondary school, with a very good or excellent grade average for the first two years and good English; if there are more applicants than places, an exam is held. Enrolment runs in two periods: the first until 24 June, the second from 25 June to 26 August, with documents submitted in person at the school.
Stages and year groups Grades Grade 9 - Grade 12. Four years of secondary school on the state curriculum in English. After the first year, a concentration: mathematics and science (A and B) or social studies (A). In the third and fourth year, the IB Diploma for 10 students. Extracurricular classes twice a week, such as world art and gender studies, are graded pass or fail.
Address Treta Makedonska Brigada 60, 1000 Skopje
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ACS WASC · accreditationIB · DP · authorised programmeschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
ACS WASCAccrediting Commission for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
An American regional accreditation of the institution, working since 1962 and covering some 5,500 schools in California, the Pacific and Asia. It judges the whole school: a self-study, then a team visit. It gives the same status to supplementary and virtual programmes, so the category of an entry is worth checking separately.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: A school shuttle runs Monday to Friday. Every student has a locker and an electronic token; there is a school library and a counselling office on the second floor. The school does not describe a gym, labs or a cafeteria on its website.
Clubs and activities: Music band · Debating · Programming · Robotics
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: 92 percent of staff hold advanced academic degrees.
There are more than 20 teachers, including PhDs and holders of master's degrees.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
A security guard is always on campus; every student has a personal electronic token that opens certain doors. The school has a psychologist and a pedagogue, a counselling office on the second floor, and all sessions are confidential. Staff are trained to recognise abuse, there is an anti-bullying policy and an anonymous form for reporting bullying. Health insurance gives students 24/7 access to medical services, and the school organises regular check-ups.
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Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data90 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data70 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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