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Bratislava, Slovakia · Private
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Galileo School is a private complex in Bratislava made up of a bilingual Slovak-English kindergarten, a primary and lower secondary school taught in English and a five-year bilingual gymnázium (Galileo High School). In the primary school all subjects are taught in English with original English textbooks, Slovak Language in Slovak and mathematics in both languages; in the gymnázium the school programme names English and Slovak as languages of instruction. The gymnázium has been a Pearson Edexcel centre since November 2017 and since October 2023 the first OxfordAQA centre in Slovakia: students take IGCSE in the first two years and International A Level in the third and fourth, then the Slovak maturita. The school is part of the Slovak school network of the Ministry of Education. More than a third of gymnázium teachers are native English speakers. Graduates study at British, American and European universities; the school reports Best in Europe awards in chemistry and biology.
Key facts
Programmes
Pearson Edexcel · IGCSE, A-Level · National programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Slovak
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish
Class size
about 16 students per primary class
Admissions Gymnázium applications go through ePrihlasky by 20 February 2027; entry exams are on 22 and 31 March 2027. Applicants need at least 75 SAS points in the verbal part of the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT, GL Assessment); an English essay, 8th and 9th grade marks in Slovak, mathematics and English, Olympiads and UKMT also count. The gymnázium requires English at B1 or above. According to the school programme, the bilingual form of study is open to students of other nationalities and to foreigners with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia; many students have returned from abroad. In the primary school a child is placed by age, years of schooling, previous attainment and English knowledge.
Stages and year groups The kindergarten is bilingual: from age three lessons with a native English teacher, and in the final year preparation for school with Jolly Phonics. The primary and lower secondary school teaches in English to the Slovak state standards, about 16 students per class. Gymnázium: five-year bilingual study in field 7902 J 74, two classes per year; IGCSE in Gym 1-2 (biology, business, chemistry, computer science, English as a second language, French, geography, German, history, mathematics, physics, Spanish), International A Level in Gym 3-4 (biology, business, chemistry, geography, history, mathematics, physics, psychology) from Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA. Maturita: Slovak language and literature, English language and literature at C1 and at least two elective subjects in English.
Address Dudvážska 6, 821 07 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeThe Pearson register names the school as a Pearson centre (recorded as Galileo High School). Nursery, school and grammar school share one address; teaching is in English and Slovak.
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
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. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). 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 →National programme
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
Exam results The school reports that its students won Best in Europe awards this year at A Level and IGCSE in chemistry and biology, and a year earlier a student was named Best in Region Europe in the OxfordAQA Go Further Awards 2024. The school does not publish average scores or grade shares.
Where leavers go: University of Oxford · University of Cambridge · Imperial College London · UCL · King's College London · Columbia University · Georgia Institute of Technology · Santa Clara University · Northwestern University · McGill University · University of Edinburgh · University of Glasgow
and others, 22 universities in the school's list in allThe school lists universities that admitted its graduates and profiles several on its Graduates page: a 2011 graduate studied at Oxford and was named in Forbes 30 Under 30, others studied at UCL, the University of Sheffield, Santa Clara University and Quinnipiac University.
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 · Playground
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
More than a third of the gymnázium teachers are native English speakers; teachers teaching in English studied and worked abroad or passed the state English exam. Gymnázium director Mgr. František Bezák, deputy Nicholas Mark Torricelli. A special pedagogue and a psychologist work with the city counselling and prevention centre.
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 policynot stated on the website
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
Common areas, the entrance and the surroundings are covered by a CCTV security system. Students register with a chip or ISIC card on entry and exit, and phones go into a security pouch during lessons; parents enter the building with staff knowledge. Bullying and cyberbullying are serious violations under the school rules. Staff are regularly trained in health and safety and fire prevention; a psychologist and a special pedagogue are available through the city counselling centre.
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