Gaudium et Studium is a private school in Poznań with a primary school (szkoła podstawowa, grades 1-8) and the English-language Private High School at one address on ul. św. Michała under one director. Since September 2020 the primary school has been registered as a Cambridge International School, the first in Poznań; it follows the Polish curriculum and the English National Curriculum, English is taught from Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Global English books, and from grade 3 a second foreign language is added: Spanish, German or French. Primary classes have 15 to 20 children, three classes per year group; there is sport five times a week, each class stages a play twice a year, project weeks run twice a year, and all students go on a zielona szkoła trip in September and a biała szkoła trip in January. The secondary school is an authorised IB Diploma Programme school with two tracks: an international track where all subjects are taught in English from grade 1 and students graduate with the IB Diploma, and a bilingual track with the Polish matura, from which students can move to the IB after two years. In 2026, 33 graduates sat the IB, with an average of 32 points and a top score of 44 out of 45; this was the school's fourth graduating class. The school states a ratio of 7 students per teacher.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
English, Polish
Languages taught
German, Spanish, French
Students per teacher
7 students per teacher
Class size
15 to 20 children per class in the primary school; up to 20 in the secondary school, with 25 also stated in the admissions questions
Registration fee
≈ $52
200 PLN
About the fees Neither the primary nor the secondary school publishes its czesne on the website. The secondary school offers scholarships of up to 90% of the czesne based on school reports and exams.
Admissions The primary school admits to all grades all year: an application form (karta zgłoszenia) in person, by post or email, a school presentation, an interview with the child and parents, a decision by the admissions committee and the wpisowe, then a contract. The secondary school also admits all year: a parent's form, an information meeting, and an interview (this year online via Teams) with the candidate only. Class 0 of the secondary school admits on a language aptitude test (at least 80%), the interview and grades for grade 7 and the first half of grade 8; grade 1 admits on an English entrance exam (at least 80%; FCE holders and Gaudium et Studium students with an average of at least 80% are exempt), grade 8 results (preferably an average of at least 4.5 and good conduct), the interview and the egzamin ósmoklasisty result (preferably stanine 8 or higher). The international IB track takes students with English from B2, the bilingual track from A2. The admissions fee is 200 PLN. Unsuccessful candidates are not placed on a waiting list. Interviews are held in Polish for Poles and in English for foreigners; foreigners give their date of birth and sex instead of a PESEL number on the form.
Stages and year groups Szkoła podstawowa grades 1-8: the Polish curriculum (podstawa programowa, egzamin ósmoklasisty) and the English National Curriculum; since 2020 the school has been a Cambridge International School (centre number PL 132). According to the 2026-2027 textbook list, English in the lower grades uses Cambridge Primary Path and in grades 3-7 Cambridge Global English; the website does not say which Cambridge International subjects are examined (Primary Checkpoint, Lower Secondary Checkpoint). Liceum (Private High School): an international track (oddział międzynarodowy) with the IB Diploma Programme, all subjects taught in English from grade 1 except Polish, German and Spanish; a bilingual track (oddział dwujęzyczny) with the Polish matura, extended subjects from grade 2, and the option to move to the IB after two years. IB subjects: Polish, English, German, Spanish, History, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Business Management, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics Applications and Interpretation, Mathematics Analysis and Approaches; Psychology and Philosophy are planned; at least 6 subjects, 3 at higher level and 3 at standard level. The secondary school also names a class 0 with separate admission requirements.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme.
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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: DP (ages 16-19). 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.
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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
Average IB score
32 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma, May 2026: 33 students sat the exams, average score 32, school record 44 points out of 45 (previous record 43). Egzamin ósmoklasisty in the primary school, 2026: Polish 81%, mathematics 85%, English 96%, Spanish 100%, average across subjects 87.3%, equal to the top stanine 9.
Where leavers go: University of Amsterdam · Trinity College Dublin · University of Groningen · Maastricht University · Erasmus University Rotterdam · KU Leuven · Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Frankfurt School of Finance and Management · EDHEC Business School · Poznań University of Economics and Business · Poznań University of Technology · Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
and others, 17 universities in the school's list in allSecondary graduates of 2024-2025 study international economics, psychology, liberal arts, artificial intelligence, mechanical engineering and business management. The school says most 2026 graduates received offers from universities in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, the UK and Poland; it prepares applications to universities in the US and Europe.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
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 states a ratio of 7 students per teacher across its schools. Extracurricular activities are run by school teachers and outside instructors. The website does not publish teacher qualifications or staff numbers.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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