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Skopje, North Macedonia · Private
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An American-type school in Skopje teaching in English for local and international children from Grade 1 to Grade 12. English is the only language of instruction, as the school says directly; elementary children whose first language is not English get extra ESL lessons. Elementary school from Grade 1 to Grade 8 follows the American CCSS standards; Macedonian is taught in every grade, German from Grade 5. High school from Grade 9 to Grade 12 combines the American and the Macedonian curriculum: Macedonian language and literature is compulsory, there is US and Macedonian history, and US government, history and economics are compulsory for the American diploma. The elementary and high school are accredited by Cognia, re-accredited in April 2023 until 2029; the high school is also accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia, and Macedonian students may sit the State Matura. Classes have 6 to 15 students, a uniform is compulsory, and the school is open Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 16:00.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $4 879–5 460 a year
4 200–4 700 EUR
Programmes
American programme
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Macedonian, German
Class size
6 to 15 students
About the fees Annual tuition in euros: elementary school 4700 (in one payment by 31 August, two payments of 2400 or three of 1633), high school 4200 (in one payment, two of 2150 or three of 1467). Payments fall by 31 August, mid-January and mid-March. Students cannot attend classes until payment is received; on withdrawal during the year only whole quarters not yet started are refunded.
Admissions The elementary school admits foreign nationals; Macedonian children who intend to move abroad or want an American education are also encouraged to apply. The high school, Grade 9 to Grade 12, has no such restriction. Applications are accepted from February for the next year subject to places, and during the year with a leaving certificate from the previous school. New high school students take entry tests in English and mathematics; there are no tests for elementary school. An application form, a report card from the previous school, a birth certificate and a passport copy are required.
Stages and year groups Grades Grade 1 - Grade 12. Elementary school is Grade 1-8, high school Grade 9-12. From Grade 1 to Grade 11 students take MAP tests in reading, language usage and mathematics.
Address Ul. Nikola Parapunov 41, 1000 Skopje
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cognia · accreditationschool 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
CogniaCognia, formerly AdvancED
The widest-reaching American accreditation: some forty thousand schools in over a hundred countries. It accredits both individual schools and whole school systems. It also sells a paid membership with no inspection behind it, and that membership is often passed off as accreditation.
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.
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The American school programme, with the High School Diploma at the end. It usually comes together with AP courses, which the College Board stands behind, and with an American accreditation - MSA, NEASC or Cognia.
What this means for this school. The diploma is written out by the school itself: the American programme has no common leaving exam, and the content of the senior years is set by the school. Outside checking therefore rests on two things here - the accreditation of the school, and the AP exams if the school runs them.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities
The school does not describe its premises on its website.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The school has elementary and high school counsellors, ESL teachers and child protection leads.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a child protection policy with zero tolerance of any abuse, safer recruitment and staff training. For the high school there is a procedure for protecting students from violence following Ministry of Education and Science requirements: two report forms, for the victim and for a witness, and two designated contact persons.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 "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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