← Back to homeGymnázium Andreja Sládkoviča
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia · est. 1648 · State
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Gymnázium Andreja Sládkoviča is a state grammar school of the Banská Bystrica Region and one of the oldest schools in Slovakia: "Podľa historických prameňov existuje naša škola od roku 1648"; it has carried the name of Andrej Sládkovič since 1919, and its alumni include Svetozár Hurban Vajanský, Jozef Gregor Tajovský and Jozef Murgaš. The school runs three four-year programmes in Slovak: general, extended English and extended sciences. In years 3 and 4 it runs the IB Diploma Programme: "IBDP students at GAS study all subjects in English (except Slovak A: Literature and Spanish ab initio)", and graduates receive the international IB diploma. The programme admits up to 31 students each year from all over Slovakia, who transfer to the school after year 2 of their own school.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Slovak, English
About the fees The school is a state school. The school publishes no information on tuition, including for the IB class; the IB programme, selection and key information sections were read in full.
Admissions The IB Diploma admits students who have completed year 2 of secondary school from all over Slovakia, up to 31 per year. Applications are accepted from 31 January to 31 March 2027 with copies of school reports; selection for 2027-2028 is on 21-22 April 2027: English at B2 (reading, listening, use of language) and mathematics; the biology and chemistry test is diagnostic and does not count. Before selection the school holds open information sessions and consultations in mathematics and chemistry. National classes admit by exams on 3 and 10 May 2027. The school says nothing about foreign applicants.
Stages and year groups Four-year programmes in Slovak: general, extended English, extended sciences; ending with the Slovak maturita. IB Diploma in years 3 and 4 in English, up to 31 places per year. DP subjects: Slovak A, English A, English B, Spanish ab initio, history, Digital Society, chemistry, biology, physics, two mathematics courses, visual arts, plus TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay.
Address Komenského 18, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school. It is a Slovak gymnázium: the IB Diploma class is taught in English in the final years alongside the Slovak curriculum and the maturita.
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
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
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 hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: School canteen with the weekly menu on the website.
Clubs and activities: DofE (Medzinárodná cena vojvodu z Edinburghu)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers15
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The IB Diploma team has 15 people: head PhDr. Iveta Onušková, IB DP coordinator PaedDr. Lucia Lipovská, TOK teacher doc. Mgr. Martin Schmidt, PhD., CAS and Extended Essay coordinators, subject teachers and university counsellor Mgr. Armand Majer.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a school psychologist and a school support team.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)82 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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data61 Value for money (6%) scored at the median75 "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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