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Prague, Czech Republic · est. 1948 · Private
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The International School of Prague is a not-for-profit international school founded in 1948; it teaches children aged 3 to 18, with about 950 students from over 60 nationalities according to the school, and 45 languages are spoken across its community. ISP describes itself as a full continuum IB school: it offers all four International Baccalaureate programmes - the PYP in early childhood and elementary school, the MYP from Grade 6 to Grade 10, and in Grades 11 and 12 a choice of the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme; all graduates also receive ISP's own ISP Diploma, recognised through NEASC accreditation. Lessons are taught in English: in its scholarship criteria the school states plainly that English "is the language of instruction". In middle and upper school students learn French, German or Spanish; native Czech speakers have a separate Czech Programme based on the national curriculum, and children with another mother tongue get English as an Additional Language (EAL). The early childhood section follows a Reggio Emilia approach with plenty of time outdoors and in the nearby forest, an atelier and daily specialist sessions. The school stresses inclusion, with a learning support team, school psychologists and wellbeing counsellors. The class of 2025 averaged 36 points in the IB Diploma against a world average of 30.6. The school belongs to the CEESA and SCIS sports leagues, and graduates go on to universities in the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $14 500–34 773 a year
314 000–753 000 CZK
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish, Czech
Students per teacher
One educator per 7 students in early childhood and elementary school, one per 8 in middle and upper school.
Registration fee
≈ $416
9 000 CZK
Deposit
≈ $3 602
78 000 CZK
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year: ECF 3 and 4 half day 314000 CZK, full day 375000 CZK; ECF 5 and Grades 1-5 622000 CZK, Grades 6-8 674000, Grades 9-10 733000, Grades 11-12 753000 CZK. From ECF 5 to Grade 12 an annual Capital Assessment Fee of 78000 CZK is added, bringing the total to between 700000 and 831000 CZK. Fees are invoiced and paid in CZK; on request individual payers can split them into four instalments (administrative fee 25000 CZK per child). Financial assistance is only for currently enrolled students facing unexpected hardship; merit and need-based scholarships are offered to Czech citizens and residents in middle and upper school. The Czech Programme is charged separately.
Admissions ISP writes: "We strive to accept all students who are interested in joining our school, as space and resources permit", and does not discriminate on ability, ethnicity or religious belief. Its Ministry of Education authorisation "enables ISP to provide mandatory education to foreign nationals and Czech citizens"; children with Czech citizenship or permanent residence aged 5 to 15 must also be registered at a Czech school and take exams there in Czech language, history and geography, and ISP helps with enrolment in a partner school. Grade placement is by age on 1 September: Early Childhood Foundations takes children from age three, and completion of the kindergarten year is required for Grade 1. Applications are online: passport or birth certificate, parents' documents, school records for two years in English, teacher recommendations, a medical form and vaccinations under Czech law; from Grade 6 students write an essay, and non-native English speakers take an English test. A decision comes within two weeks; for August entry families are advised to apply before early March, places are allocated in April, and if a class is full the child goes into a waiting pool. Mid-year entry is possible when places are available. Diagnoses and individual learning plans must be disclosed before applying.
Stages and year groups Grades ECF 3 - Grade 12. Early Childhood Foundations 3, 4 and 5 (from age 3, half day or full day for ECF 3 and 4), Elementary School Grades 1 to 5, Middle School Grades 6 to 8, Upper School Grades 9 to 12. IB programmes: the Primary Years Programme from ECF 3/4 to Grade 5, the Middle Years Programme from Grade 6 to Grade 10, and in Grades 11 and 12 the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme; all graduates receive the ISP Diploma, recognised through NEASC International Division accreditation. For the Career-related Programme the school names partners SCAD, SUMAS, World Academy of Sport, Arizona State University, Anglo-American University and Global Online Academy. Upper school students can take Global Online Academy courses. In the DP French, German and Spanish are offered at Ab Initio, SL and HL. A separate Czech Programme for Grades 1 to 9 follows the national MŠMT curriculum for students with Czech.
Address Nebušická 700, 164 00 Praha 6 - Nebušice
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP · authorised programmeNEASC · accreditationCIS · membershipThe IB register lists four programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related Programmes. It has been accredited by NEASC since 2007, with the latest review in 2023, and is a member of CIS.
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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19), CP (ages 16-19, with a vocational slant). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. 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. CP is the final stage with a vocational slant, ages 16 to 19: some of the DP subjects plus an applied qualification. It is meant for those heading into a trade or an applied degree rather than an academic one.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
An American accreditation working since 1885. For international schools it uses an approach where the visitors look first at live lessons rather than at folders of paperwork: the team works in the school for about a week. It is the only one here whose public directory honestly separates accredited schools from candidates.
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 →CISCouncil of International Schools
It accredits international schools and is a paying association at the same time. It examines governance and ownership, the curriculum, teaching, student wellbeing, staff and premises; a team of volunteers from other CIS accredited schools visits the school. Membership and accreditation are different things here, and schools confuse them more often than anything else.
What the badge means for this school. The school belongs to this organisation but has not been through its accreditation. The difference matters: membership is usually paid for and has no external inspection behind it. The entry is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
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Average IB score
36 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma results for 2025: 70 candidates, average score 36 against a world average of 30.6, pass rate 97 percent against a world average of 81.2, average subject score 5.6 against 4.9 worldwide, highest score 45. The average was 35 in 2024 and 34 in 2023.
Where leavers go: Barnard College · Boston University · Northwestern University · Parsons School of Design · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · McGill University · University of Toronto · Imperial College London · King's College London · UCL · University of Bath · University of York
and others, 25 universities in the school's list in allThe school publishes the universities entered by the class of 2024: 14 universities in the US and 2 in Canada, 14 in the UK, universities in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece and Monaco, as well as Hong Kong and Korea; the largest number of graduates (5) went to the University of Amsterdam. The upper school has a college and career counselling service.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Bollywood dancing · Rugby · Yoga · Book Besties · Changemakers Club · Student Council · Drama Production · Modern Dance · Speech and Debate · Pride · Robotics · International Award · Model United Nations Club · Media Correspondent Club · Basketball · Football · Volleyball · Swimming · Cross Country
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
✓Number of teachers120
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Over 75 percent of educators hold advanced degrees and 90 percent have more than 10 years of teaching experience.
The school has over 120 educators from 20 countries. Many upper school teachers are IB workshop leaders, examiners and curriculum writers.
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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
All employees receive ongoing child protection and first aid training and are subject to police background checks. A health office with fully qualified nurses is open throughout the school day. There are counsellors in every section, a psychologist and a wellbeing coordinator. The child protection policy is based on the International Task Force on Child Protection, Czech law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; as a CEESA member the school is a signatory to its safeguarding statement, and allegations are handled by the safeguarding team.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data75 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "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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