← Back to the rankingGreater Grace International School
Brasov, Romania · est. 2001 · Private
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Greater Grace International School (GGIS) is a private Christian school in Brașov which since 2001 has offered English-language education from kindergarten to grade 12 following an American curriculum. The school calls itself the city's only international school; over the years it has served students from more than 35 countries and 8 religions. According to the school, it has 150 students of 29 nationalities and 33 staff; the director is Micah Stambovsky. The two-year kindergarten (K4 and K5) teaches reading with the Abeka programme, and elementary teaches mathematics with Math Mammoth, English, science, social studies, Bible, art, music and gym. In middle school (grades 7-8) and high school the core subjects are joined by Worldview Bible and electives: music, band practice, shop, IT, art, personal finance, foreign languages, SAT preparation, entrepreneurship and leadership. High school prepares students for the GED and SAT exams; upper students have a volunteer programme and internships. Teaching is grounded in a biblical worldview.
Key facts
Programmes
American programme
Admits from
4 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
About the fees The latest published fee list is for 2024-2025: K4-K5 5800 euro, grades 1-5 7700 euro, grades 6-8 8200 euro, grades 9-12 8450 euro per year. The website has no fee list for 2025-2026 or later years.
Admissions The school states directly that it admits foreign and Romanian children of any race, national and ethnic origin whose parents want a Christian English-language education for their child and whose needs the school can meet. Admission has six steps: school tour, application packet, student assessment and interview, meeting with the director, notice of acceptance or refusal, registration. Students needing English support get separate paid lessons.
Stages and year groups Grades K4-K5, 1-12. Two years of kindergarten (K4 and K5), elementary grades 1-5, middle school grades 6-8, high school grades 9-12 under an American curriculum (Abeka, Math Mammoth, Saxon, Apologia, Mirrors and Windows). High school prepares students for the GED and SAT; the website does not say which diploma the school awards.
Address Str. Bisericii Române 107, 500068 Brașov
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ACSI · accreditationMSA · accreditationThe school is jointly accredited by ACSI and MSA (Middle States Association). It follows an American Christian curriculum in English, from kindergarten to grade 12.
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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 →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
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities
The school does not describe its premises on its website.
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
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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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median84 "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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