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BASIS Prague is a private international school founded in Prague by Olga Block, creator of the American BASIS Charter Schools network; it follows the BASIS curriculum with its emphasis on mathematics and science and describes itself as part of the BASIS International Schools family. It currently consists of a preschool for children aged 3-5 in Břevnov and an elementary and middle school on the new Bubeneč campus: instead of grades it uses Levels; for 2026-2027 it accepts Levels 1-7, from next year Levels 1-8, and the high school (Levels 10-14) is due to open in 2029-2030. Level 1 takes children from six, and ready children from five. The whole programme is taught in English (full immersion), and Czech is compulsory from Level 1 to Level 10: the curriculum covers the entire Czech Framework Educational Programme, and foreigners without this obligation learn Czech as a foreign language. In the lower Levels key subjects have two teachers in the room - a subject expert and a lead teacher; from Level 5 there is one. Cambridge English exams are built into the English course; the future BASIS Diploma requires passing at least two Advanced Placement exams and Cambridge English C1 Advanced, and students may also take the Czech maturita. In comparative maths and science tests, Level 4 students performed on par with their peers at BASIS Charter Schools in the US.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 727–21 404 a year
210 640–463 500 CZK
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Czech, Spanish
Class size
Optimally 15 students per class, at most 18; in the preschool 2 teachers per group of up to 15 children.
Registration fee
≈ $231
5 000 CZK
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year: preschool 210640 CZK a year for three full days a week, 242670 for four and 254930 for five days. School: Level 1 355350 CZK, Levels 2-4 396550, Levels 5-6 442900, Levels 7-9 463500 CZK a year; the price list also shows the future high school Levels 10-11 at 484100 and Levels 12-14 at 517060 CZK. The annual fee covers 10 months and is paid by trimester; monthly payment adds 3.5 percent and requires a deposit of one month's fee. The discount is 5 percent for a second younger child and 10 percent for a third; a referral of a new student earns a 20000 CZK discount (10000 in the preschool).
Admissions The school admits both Czech and foreign children: in its language section it states that "Czech children and foreigners with permanent residence are regularly assessed in the Czech language in their catchment school. Foreigners without this obligation learn Czech as a foreign language"; the programme is designed for both Czech and foreign students. No English is needed to enter the preschool or Level 1. Admission is open year-round: an open day or tour, the application form, the registration fee, an entrance assessment (for the school) and the contract. The preschool takes children from age three, and children aged two and a half to three depending on readiness and space. BASIS Prague elementary students move up to middle and high school without entrance exams; new students take entrance exams.
Stages and year groups Grades Preschool, Level 1 - Level 7. Preschool (Goldfish ages 3-4 and Sea Turtles ages 4-5, S.T.R.E.A.M. programme), elementary school Levels 1-4, middle school Levels 5-9 (for 2026-2027 enrolment is for Levels 1-7), and the high school Levels 10-14 opening in 2029-2030. The BASIS curriculum emphasises mathematics and science, with Cambridge English built into the English course. The BASIS Diploma requires at least two Advanced Placement exams and Cambridge English C1 Advanced by the end of Level 13; the Czech maturitní zkouška is optional. The school operates under an MŠMT permit as a foreign school and covers the Czech Framework Educational Programme. There is no IB programme.
Address U Vorlíků 623/4, 160 00 Praha 6 - Bubeneč
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cognia · accreditationThe school is accredited by Cognia. It follows the BASIS curriculum; the upper school opens in the 2029-2030 school year.
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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 from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Clubs and activities: Football club · Athletics club · Handicrafts club · Coding club · Math club · Musical theater club · French club · Book club · Ceramics club · Cooking club · Science club · Dance club
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
In Levels 1-4 key subjects have two teachers in the classroom: a Subject Expert and a Lead Teacher who moves with the class between rooms; from Level 5 there is one teacher. The team page lists about 30 teachers and assistants; preschool teachers are mainly native English speakers, with Czech-speaking staff available.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
✓Nurse or medical room
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Entry to the school is by a chip system, with a reception by the main entrance; children are handed over only to the people listed in the application form. The staff includes a Health Aide.
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Academics and programmes (16%)60 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 data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "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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