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English International School of Bratislava (EISB) is a private English-medium school in Ružinov for ages 3 to 18. The school calls itself an English speaking international school and says it has been in Bratislava for 12 years; students and teachers together represent 35+ nationalities. EISB is a fully authorized IB World School offering PYP, MYP and DP and is accredited by WASC. Since 2022, after merging with the American Academy, an American Program runs alongside IB: in High School students choose between the IB Diploma and an American diploma with AP and SAT exams, awarded by partner Foxcroft Academy in Maine; the Slovak Maturita can be added to either path. Classes are small and there is an English as an Additional Language (EAL) programme. According to the school's reports to the ministry, on 15 September 2024 there were 118 pupils in the basic school and 66 in the high school, excluding the kindergarten.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 354–21 465 a year
8 280–19 000 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Slovak, German, Spanish, French
Class size
small classes, the school gives no exact number
Registration fee
≈ $667
590 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026/2027: Pre-School and Year 1 8280 euros each for 12 months including July and August, meals included; Years 2-3 15000 euros, Years 4-6 16000 euros, Years 7-9 17000 euros, Years 10-11 17500 euros, Years 12-13 19000 euros a year, in three instalments.
Admissions Admission is open all year in four steps: a tour, a trial day with English and mathematics placement tests, an evaluation meeting with the Director, who decides on suitability from the results and documents, and the application form. The school stresses that not speaking English is no barrier: the EAL programme supports children. According to the school, its students and teachers together represent 35+ nationalities. Students with special needs are admitted if the school can support them; otherwise parents are offered alternatives.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-School 3-4, Year 1-13. Early Years: Pre-School 3 and Pre-School 4 (ages 3-4) and Year 1 (ages 5-6). Primary Years 2-6 (ages 6-11) follow the IB PYP. Middle School Years 7-9 (ages 11-15) follow the IB MYP, which runs from Year 7 to Year 11. High School Years 10-13 (ages 15-18): the IB Diploma in Years 12-13 or the American credit-based programme in Years 10-13 with AP and SAT exams (31 credits to graduate, Foxcroft Academy diploma); the choice is made after Year 11. The Slovak Maturita is available with either path. For the ministry the high school is registered as Súkromná stredná športová škola EISB under the sports gymnázium field.
Address Radničné námestie 4, 821 05 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeACS WASC · accreditationThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. It is accredited by ACS WASC.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →ACS WASCAccrediting Commission for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
An American regional accreditation of the institution, working since 1962 and covering some 5,500 schools in California, the Pacific and Asia. It judges the whole school: a self-study, then a team visit. It gives the same status to supplementary and virtual programmes, so the category of an entry is worth checking separately.
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 →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: Model United Nations (MUN) · Olympiads · Spirit Club · Culture Weeks · Student Exchange · Professional Internships · Robotics · Coding · Floral design · Service as Action
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
According to the 2024/25 reports: the basic school has 33 teachers, 4 teaching assistants and a school psychologist, the high school 9 teachers, a school psychologist and a special pedagogue. Teachers come from many countries; the High School has a school counselor and a guidance counselor.
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 roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Visitors register at reception and enter the school zone only escorted; the school zone is closed to the public. A full-time psychologist sees students and families by appointment. The Health and Safety section of the High School handbook refers to the Student Well-being Policy and the Child Protection Policy.
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