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Bratislava, Slovakia · Private
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Cambridge International School (CIS) is a private international school in central Bratislava next to Horský park for ages 6-18. English is the main language of instruction, as the school states directly; it follows Cambridge Assessment International Education from Cambridge Primary to IGCSE and AS/A Level. The school is accredited by the Slovak Ministry of Education, so graduates can also obtain the Slovak certificate: the Maturita exam in Slovak is taken in an extra Year 14. The school is a member of ECIS, runs The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and holds international Eco-School (Zelená škola) certification. Pre-school children are admitted not by the school itself but by the associated Funiversity kindergartens with four sites in Bratislava.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $19 205–23 442 a year
17 000–20 750 EUR
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, IGCSE, A-Level · Pearson Edexcel
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Slovak, German, Spanish
Class size
small classes, the school gives no exact number
Registration fee
≈ $395
350 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026/2027: Years 2-6 17000 euros, Years 7-9 18250 euros, Years 10-11 19300 euros, Years 12-13 20750 euros a year, payable in 10 equal instalments; Year 14 (Maturita) 2950 euros. After discount (conditions not explained on the site) 16660, 17890, 18920, 20340 and 2900 euros.
Admissions The school admits students aged 6-18 (for Year 2 a child must be 6 by 31 August 2026); children under 6 are referred to the Funiversity kindergartens. Age and previous schooling, level of English and learning style are considered; applicants take an age-appropriate English assessment and a Trial Day, and the School Director makes offers in writing. According to the handbook, the school welcomes children of all nationalities, races and religions. Slovak citizens provide a birth certificate copy, non-Slovak citizens a passport copy and residence permit card, everyone a health insurance card and reports for two years. Years 4-11 students who need English get EAL lessons in place of a modern foreign language.
Stages and year groups Grades Year 2-14. Primary Years 2-6 (ages 6-11) follow Cambridge Primary: Key Stage 1 (Years 2-3, four classes per year group, each with a class teacher and an assistant) and Key Stage 2 (Years 4-6). Secondary: Key Stage 3 in Years 7-9, IGCSE in Years 10-11, AS/A Level in Years 12-13 (usually 3 or 4 subjects, plus Slovak for Slovak nationals). Year 14 is the Slovak gymnasium year with the Maturita exam in Slovak language and literature; the certificate is issued with IGCSE Mathematics at D or better, IGCSE English at C or better and three A Levels at E or better. The school day is 8:15-14:30, with Družina and clubs until 17:00.
Address Úprkova 3663/3, 811 04 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmePearson · authorised programmeThe Cambridge and Pearson registers name the school as an exam centre. On its own website the school names only Cambridge programmes.
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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), IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). 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. IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →PearsonPearson Edexcel, a British exam board
It gives a school approved centre status: that means Pearson exams can be sat in the school itself. What is checked is the premises, the equipment, the secure storage of papers and the presence of trained invigilators.
What the badge means for this school. The school can run Pearson exams on its own premises. The status says nothing about teaching, about results or about the school itself: any school able to run an exam securely holds it. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. Which Pearson qualifications this school is approved for is not stated here.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Clubs and activities: Student Council · The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award · Young Voices Choir · School Band · Year 6 Shakespeare Production · Upper Primary Winter Performance · Secondary Spring Concert
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
Leadership: Director Wayne Johnson, Deputy Director Lucia Pauková, heads of primary and secondary. Teachers are international; in Years 2-3 each class has a teacher and an assistant, there is a Special Educational Needs team, a Key Stage 5 Coordinator for university guidance with external counsellors from A+ Academic Assistance, and a Wellbeing Coach trained in psychology.
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
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school says it has a trained safeguarding team and that staff receive regular safeguarding training; the Safeguarding Policy and Anti-Bullying policy are on the website. Visitors sign in at reception and wear a badge; non-parental visitors sign a safeguarding declaration and are always accompanied by staff. Injuries and illness are handled by the School Health Coordinator in the Medical Room; a Wellbeing Coach supports students.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 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 data75 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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