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Košice, Slovakia · State
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Gymnázium, Šrobárova 1 is a state grammar school of the Košice Region, one of the oldest schools in Košice, in an early Art Nouveau building near the historic centre. Its history begins with the State Higher School for Girls, for which the present building was built in 1891-1896; boys have been admitted since 1948-1949. There are currently 25 classes, 695 students and 60 teachers. The national programme is taught in Slovak: classes with extended English, German (with free DSD certificates), biology and chemistry, IT, and a general stream. Since September 2023 there is one IB Diploma class in English for years 3 and 4, and since September 2024 IB MYP; together they form an "eight-year international education IB programme taught in English". The school is Erasmus+ accredited and takes part in DofE.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · MYP, DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Slovak, English
Languages taught
German, French, Russian, Spanish
Students
695 students in 25 classes
About the fees The school is a state school. The school publishes no information on tuition, including for IB classes; the about, IB DP, IB MYP, selection and contact sections were read in full.
Admissions One IB Diploma class is admitted. The transfer exam is open to students after year 2 or 3 of the four-year gymnasium, year 6 or 7 of the eight-year gymnasium or years 3 and 4 of the bilingual programme: written mathematics, English and a 500-word English essay (50 points each), plus an interview worth 150 points. Applications for 2027-2028 are due by 15 April 2027, the exam is on 23 April 2027. Students "from international schools or schools from abroad" are admitted by transfer with a motivation letter of up to 500 words, a recommendation and school reports. MYP offers English A instead of Slovak and Slovak language acquisition for foreign students.
Stages and year groups National programme in Slovak ending with the Slovak maturita. IB MYP for ages 11-16 (MYP 0 and MYP 4 opened in 2024-2025) and the IB Diploma in years 3 and 4, taught in English except languages. DP subjects: English A and Slovak A, English, German, French and Spanish B, geography, history, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics Applications and Interpretation, visual arts. The German stream offers DSD certificates.
Address Šrobárova 1, 042 23 Košice
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Middle Years and Diploma Programmes at the grammar school. It is a Slovak state gymnázium: the IB is taught in English alongside the Slovak curriculum.
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: MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). 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.
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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 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
Campus: An early Art Nouveau building near the historic centre, a listed cultural monument. Physics, chemistry and biology labs, a Science Lab, multimedia, computer and interactive classrooms, an indoor gym and a new multi-purpose outdoor pitch, a library, a student council room, a canteen with diabetic and gluten-free menus, a cafeteria and free drinking water.
Clubs and activities: Vtedy na Šrobárke · Šrobárska futbalová liga · Volejbalový krúžok · Akční Šrobárčania · DofE · Žurnalistický krúžok · Krúžok prípravy na VŠ z MAT a LOG · Debatný klub · Krúžok ZAMAT · Svet fantasy a hier · Kalamajkový krúžok · Informatický krúžok · MatFyzX · Dejepisný krúžok · Šachový krúžok · Rozhlasový krúžok · Pohodotúra · GeoOlymp · ZAFYR · Bedminton/fitness · KreaTvor · Príprava na chemickú olympiádu · C'est parti! · Street law
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers60
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
60 teachers and 17 other staff; usually two foreign teachers and a volunteer from Germany, with some lessons taught by staff of the Faculty of Science and the Department of British and American Studies of Pavol Jozef Šafárik University. IB coordinator: deputy head Mgr. Dana Starostová.
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, an educational and careers counsellor and an addiction prevention coordinator; it runs an anti-drug prevention programme and takes part in the School Without Hate project.
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