Brit-Magyar School is a private, fee-paying Hungarian-English bilingual primary and middle school (általános iskola, grades 1-8) in District 2 of Budapest for children aged 6 to 14. It opened in September 2020 and added one grade a year until it reached grade 8; it is run by a foundation. The curriculum is the Hungarian national curriculum for bilingual schools, with subjects in English supported by Cambridge International; the school says it is the second bilingual school in Hungary accredited by Cambridge International. About half of the lessons are in Hungarian and half in English: Hungarian language and literature and mathematics in Hungarian, English, science, digital culture, visual culture and target-language civilisation in English; English is taught by native speakers from the UK, the US, Ireland, Canada and South Africa. The school aims for most students to obtain a C1-C2 or at least B2 language certificate by the end of grade 8 and to continue in Hungarian or international secondary schools; preparation for Hungarian secondary school entrance exams starts in the second semester of grade 7. Classes have up to 24 students, optimally 22.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $8 861–9 116 a year
2.9–3 million HUF
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary · National programme
Languages of instruction
Hungarian, English
Class size
up to 24 students per class, optimally 22; English lessons in smaller groups, language lessons from grade 5 split into four groups by level
About the fees Tuition contribution (including books and materials) for 2026-2027: 2881000 forints paid annually by 31 May, 2964000 forints paid annually by 31 August, 1528000 forints per semester (two payments) or 320000 forints per month in ten payments. 10% discount for the third child. Lunch, field trips, museum and theatre visits, transport to them and extra support (Hungarian as a second language, additional English help) are paid separately.
Admissions Grade 1: online application, then two sessions at the family's choice where teachers assess, in English and Hungarian, the child's cognitive, social and emotional readiness; a kindergarten opinion on school readiness and a minimum age of six are required; the decision comes within 2-3 working days. Grades 2-8: application, a meeting of parents with the management and pre-screening of the child in Hungarian, maths and English, then two trial days; the student must be able to access both the Hungarian and English curricula. Students entering grade 5 with minimal English follow the Fast Track Extra English programme. Places are limited and admission order follows the date of enrolment; enrolment is not bound by district boundaries. After the decision the family signs the contract and pays the registration fee. The school says its programmes cater for Hungarian speaking families.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-8. A Hungarian-English bilingual általános iskola (két tanítási nyelvű), grades 1-8, on the Hungarian national curriculum (NAT) for bilingual schools with the official Hungarian report; subjects in English are supported by Cambridge International. Grades 1-2 receive detailed written assessment, marks start in grade 3. Language progress is assessed with Cambridge Assessment English; the goal is a C1-C2 or at least B2 certificate by the end of grade 8. There is no gimnázium and no érettségi.
Address Tárogató út 2-4, 1021 Budapest (II. kerület)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre (listed under the name of its foundation, A Brit-Magyar Oktatásért Alapítvány). It is a bilingual Hungarian school for grades 1-8, with the English-taught subjects following the Cambridge International curriculum.
school 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
CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: Primary (ages 5-11), Lower Secondary (ages 11-14). Primary is the primary stage, ages 5 to 11: English, mathematics and science to Cambridge syllabuses. At the end of the stage a school may run the optional Checkpoint test, which is marked in Cambridge. Lower Secondary is the middle stage, ages 11 to 14, with the same optional Checkpoint test at the end.
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The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
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 transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Campus: The school is in a quiet, green area of District 2 of Budapest, with free street parking; the building also hosts an after-school activity centre and other schools, and a children's music school is next door. All classrooms have interactive whiteboards, teacher laptops and projectors, students use tablets, and the furniture can be rearranged. The school has a fenced 1000 square metre play area on two levels: a flat area for ball games and one with play equipment. PE takes place in the gym, the garden or a local sports centre; grades 1-3 have an eight-week swimming course. Lunch in the school canteen is optional, paid separately or brought from home. There is no boarding.
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 sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: qualified school teachers; subjects in English are taught by qualified native English teachers
The School Director is Katalin Székelyné Czirják, with an International Deputy Director. English and subjects in English are taught by native speakers from the UK, the US, Ireland, Canada and South Africa, and core English lessons are delivered by two native speakers. A homeroom teacher stays with a class for two years. Teachers are supported by teaching assistants (all day in grade 1), a speech and language therapist and a Hungarian as a Foreign Language teacher. The school provides regular in-service training.
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 room
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has its own child protection policy; all staff receive child protection training twice a year and must recognise and report signs of abuse. The school works with a Child Protection Officer from the District 2 Family and Child Welfare Centre (Család- és Gyermekjóléti Központ), which also offers counselling and workshops; there is a school nurse and doctor, and students take statutory screening tests. The play area is fenced and exclusive to the school's students; lunch is supervised by teachers and teaching assistants.
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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 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 data55 "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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Budapest, Hungary · est. 2020 · Private