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Prague, Czech Republic · est. 2004 · Private
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The Christian International School of Prague is a Christian international school in central Prague, opened in September 2004 by parents who wanted an affordable English-language education that integrates biblical faith in learning, for expat and Czech families. It started with ten students and now gives about 150 students on its FAQ page (about 170 in its history section) from over 30 countries, with one class per grade, typically 10-16 children. It teaches Grades 1 to 12 with an American-based curriculum adapted to the local context: elementary, middle and a four-year high school leading to an American-style High School Diploma, with several Advanced Placement courses. All curriculum is taught in English and school life is an English immersion experience; children with limited English join the ELL programme, and children with learning difficulties the Discovery programme. Czech is compulsory in elementary and middle school (with separate groups for foreigners and native speakers), the high school offers German, and other languages can be credited through courses at the Institut français, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes and other centres. The curriculum includes Bible classes, and elementary students attend chapel on Wednesdays. The school is run by a non-profit institute (zapsaný ústav); teachers raise their own financial support, so fees are below the real cost of education. Trips are included in fees: one week in May is set aside for trips - younger students typically have a swim camp in Prague, Grades 6-8 spend five days at Škola v přírodě outside the city, and older students take an educational trip to another European country.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $8 959–9 421 a year
194 000–204 000 CZK
Programmes
AP · American programme
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Czech, German
Class size
Typically 10 to 16 students per class.
Registration fee
≈ $231
5 000 CZK
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year: tuition 194000 CZK in Grades 1-5 and 204000 CZK in Grades 6-12; required School Fees (supplies, textbooks, technology, activities, capital fee) 18000 CZK in Grades 1-5, 25000 in 6-8, 27000 in 9-11 and 37000 in Grade 12. The total is 212000 to 241000 CZK, or 227000 to 256000 CZK with ELL. The school writes that the actual cost to educate a child exceeds 300000 CZK. Fees can be paid in full by 15 June, in two or four instalments, in CZK, EUR or USD. The discount is 5 percent for the second child and 10 percent for further children; students with a Czech passport or občanka receive a 5 percent scholarship; partial need-based scholarships are limited.
Admissions The school was founded for expat and Czech families; over the years it has had students from over 50 countries, and its Ministry of Education recognition "allows citizens of the Czech Republic and the greater European Union to receive instruction at CISP" without special permission. Czech children aged 6-15 must also be registered at a Czech school and take exams there. The school "reserves the right to admit students on the basis of academic performance, English language proficiency, religious commitment, lifestyle choices, and personal qualifications". Grade 1 takes children who are six by 1 September with any level of English; from Grade 2 a minimum CEFR level is required, from low A1 in Grade 2 to B2 in Grades 11-12; non-native speakers are tested, and if their level is too low the child enters the fee-paying ELL programme or a lower grade. The process: online application with school reports (in English or Czech) and a 5000 CZK fee, entrance tests and an interview (for Grade 1 only in person in Prague), a parent meeting with the director, and a decision usually within 1-3 days. Enrolment for the new year opens in late March; mid-year entry is possible if there is space, but not after the 4th quarter begins. Students live with parents or a guardian approved by the director. Some grades are closed, others have a wait pool.
Stages and year groups Grades Grade 1 - Grade 12. American grade system: elementary Grades 1-5, middle school 6-8, high school 9-12; one class per grade. Graduates receive the school's diploma (CISP Diploma, called the Advanced Diploma on the FAQ page), accredited by MSA and ACSI; for Czech universities the school issues a nostrification transcript. The diploma requires 25 credits, including 4 in Bible and 2 in a foreign language. High school students prepare for College Board Advanced Placement exams (the course offer varies by year) as well as the SAT and ACT. There is no IB programme and no British exams. The school is recognised by MŠMT but fulfils compulsory school attendance for Czech citizens only partially.
Address Legerova 1878/5, 120 00 Praha 2
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ACSI · accreditationMSA · accreditationCollege Board · authorised programmeThe school is jointly accredited by ACSI and MSA (Middle States Association), by MSA since 2013. It appears in the College Board AP Course Ledger for the 2025-2026 school year with 3 subjects.
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
ACSIAssociation of Christian Schools International
An accreditation of Christian schools: the school spends eighteen months to two years on a self-study, and then peers from other Christian schools visit. Faithfulness to the Christian confession is part of the standards, so this is an accreditation with a condition of belief. It often runs jointly with MSA or Cognia, and such a pair is stronger than ACSI alone.
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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →College BoardCollege Board, the AP programme
An American organisation that allows a school to put the letters AP on a pupil's transcript. The permission is granted course by course and tied to a particular teacher, it has to be renewed every year, and College Board reads the course syllabus before granting it.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run advanced AP courses - not the school as a whole, but one by one: by subject and by teacher. Governance, safeguarding and the primary years are not part of that check. Which subjects are actually approved is visible in the ledger. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. Authorisation here runs a year at a time: the register lists the school for the 2025-2026 school year.
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Advanced Placement: American advanced courses for the senior years. The exam for a course is set and marked by the College Board, not by the school. A good result is counted by American universities as a first-year course already passed, which saves a student time and money.
What this means for this school. A school does not get to call a course AP automatically: the College Board reads the course syllabus and approves it separately for every subject and every teacher, and the permission has to be renewed each year. Every approved school in the world is listed in the open AP Course Ledger, and this school's entry there stands as a line in the accreditation block above. How many courses a school is approved for, and in which subjects, the ledger does not show in its general listing. AP has no leaving certificate of its own: it sits on top of the school's main programme rather than being a separate system.
American programme
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
Where leavers go: Charles University · Czech Technical University in Prague · Prague University of Economics and Business · Anglo-American University · University of New York in Prague · Baylor University · Wheaton College · Northeastern University · University of Miami · North Carolina State University · University of Melbourne · University of Edinburgh
and others, 15 universities in the school's list in allThe school lists universities its graduates have attended in the Czech Republic, Europe, North America and Australia: mostly Christian colleges and universities in the US (Calvin, Cedarville, Taylor, Wheaton and others) and Prague universities. The school counsellor helps with university choice and applications.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school uses 21 classrooms plus office and resource space in a building on Legerova in Prague 2; elementary and secondary students use separate entrances on Legerova 5 and Sokolská 6. The building also houses a school cafeteria (jídelna) that is not run by the school: a lunch of soup, a hot dish and a drink from two menus costs 88 CZK, and many students bring their own lunch. The school provides all textbooks and Chromebooks for Grades 6 to 12; it has a library with an online catalogue. There is no boarding; students live with parents or guardians.
Clubs and activities: Worship Club · Chess · Sports and Games Club · Discipleship Club · Cheerleading · Lego Robotics · Hoop Dance · American Sign Language · American Karate · Crochet Club · Basketball Team · Choir · Drama Club · Ballet
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 more than 50 staff members as well as volunteers. Teachers are Christians from many countries, many coming through mission organisations (TeachBeyond, ReachGlobal) and raising their own support; Czech is taught by native speakers.
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
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a Child Protection Policy: all staff and volunteers undergo yearly child safety training led by the school counsellors, and volunteers provide a background check. Elementary students cover the Second Step child protection unit every year, learning to recognise, refuse and report unsafe situations. Under Czech law the school reports suspected abuse to the authorities. School counsellors provide academic, career and informal emotional counselling; the student rules explicitly forbid bullying.
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Academics and programmes (16%)75 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)95 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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