← Back to the rankingBulharská základní škola a gymnázium Dr. Petra Berona
Prague, Czech Republic · est. 1948 · State
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The Dr. Petar Beron Bulgarian Secondary School in Prague is a state school of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science abroad, a free day school for grades 1 to 12 in Dejvice. The school dates its history to 1948: in October 1948 the Bulgarian Ministry of Public Education decided to open a state school in Prague, classes began on 2 January 1949, and it was first a primary school with a boarding section. In 1991 the school was closed when state funding stopped and reopened the same year; in 1996 it became a general secondary school and took the name of Petar Beron, and in 2003 it moved to its present building on Rychtářská street. Teaching follows the curricula and programmes of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education in Bulgarian; grades 11-12 follow a humanities profile. English and Czech are taught as subjects from grade 2. The school issues Bulgarian education documents: certificates for completed stages and, after grade 12, the state matriculation exams (matura) and the diploma za sredno obrazovanie. There are full-time and independent (exam-based) study forms. The school says 130 children study there (figure given for its 75th anniversary in 2023).
Key facts
Programmes
Bulgarian programme
Languages of instruction
Bulgarian
Languages taught
English, Czech
Class size
the school does not state class size
About the fees Tuition is free: the school states directly that teaching is in Bulgarian and free of charge; it is funded by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. Textbooks for general education in grades 1-12 are provided free every year; textbooks for profile subjects and study aids are bought by parents.
Admissions The school admits children who are Bulgarian citizens permanently or temporarily residing in the Czech Republic, as well as children of other nationalities; there are no entrance exams. Grade 1 admits children turning 7 in the year of entry and, at the parents' discretion, children who have turned 6; parents submit an application, a certificate of completed preparatory group and a copy of the birth certificate or international passport. Grades 2-7 admit pupils with a transfer certificate, grade 8 with a certificate of basic education. For transfers into grades 8-12, if the previous curriculum differs from the school's, the pupil takes equivalence exams in subjects not studied; there are no such exams in grades 1-7. Teaching is in Bulgarian.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-12. Bulgarian national programme: primary stage grades 1-4, lower secondary grades 5-7, first upper secondary stage grades 8-10, second upper secondary stage grades 11-12 with a humanities profile. National external assessments take place in grades 4, 7 and 10; grade 12 ends with the state matriculation exams (matura) and the diploma za sredno obrazovanie. In grades 1-4 the school day is full-day (8:00 to 17:00, with an after-school group); grades 5-12 study in one shift. The school describes no programmes other than the Bulgarian national one.
Address Rychtářská 2506/3, 160 00 Praha 6 - Dejvice
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
MONBulgaria's Ministry of Education and Science (MON) runs the school as a Bulgarian state school abroad: it teaches the Bulgarian curriculum from grade 1 to grade 12 and is fully funded by the ministry.
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MONBulgaria's Ministry of Education and Science (MON)
A Bulgarian school abroad: the curriculum of Bulgaria's education ministry and Bulgarian qualifications. Under Bulgarian law such schools are state schools.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Bulgarian school abroad: it teaches the curriculum of Bulgaria's education ministry, as confirmed by the state agency for Bulgarians abroad and by the school itself. This is not a quality inspection. The curriculum and the certificate are Bulgarian. Whom the school admits and what it charges are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Bulgarian school curriculum taught in Bulgarian, with Bulgarian qualifications: state matriculation exams and the diploma of secondary education at the end.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by Bulgaria's education ministry. A leaver receives the Bulgarian diploma of secondary education used for entry to Bulgarian universities; Bulgaria keeps separate university places for children of Bulgarians abroad.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski · St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo · Plovdiv University Paisii Hilendarski · Medical University of Sofia · Charles University · Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT) · Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
The school says its graduates go on to Bulgarian and Czech 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
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: Since 2003 the school has occupied its own building on Rychtářská street in Dejvice, Prague 6, given to it for its 55th anniversary. The school mentions a gym, a schoolyard and a sports ground, a computer room (opened in 1998), a school museum and a library of more than 3200 books that is also open to Bulgarians in Prague. An after-school group runs for grades 1-4. There is currently no boarding or dormitory.
Clubs and activities: Emotsionalna inteligentnost (emotional intelligence)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
✓Number of teachers18
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: higher education in teaching or philology, most hold a Master's degree, many hold professional qualification grades
The staff page lists the principal and 18 teachers: primary and after-school group teachers, teachers of Bulgarian language and literature, mathematics and IT, history, English and Czech, geography and biology, fine arts and philosophy, physics and chemistry, PE and music. Almost all are graduates of Bulgarian universities with a Master's degree; the history teacher is writing a doctoral thesis on history teaching. The school has a school psychologist.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
✓CCTV
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The building has video surveillance and an access control regime that applies to everyone. The school has a mechanism against bullying and violence, a code of ethics for the school community, a disaster plan and health and safety rules; the school psychologist runs class sessions on relationships and personal boundaries.
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