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Skopje, North Macedonia · est. 1998 · Private
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A private school in Skopje, the city's oldest private international preschool, which has since grown into a school. It was founded in 1998 by a diplomat of Brazilian/American nationality temporarily living in Skopje and two Macedonian university students. Primary education started in 2018 and the secondary school began enrolling in 2020. The school takes children from 1 to 18 years old and runs three IB programmes: the PYP in the kindergarten and primary school, the MYP in the middle years and the IB Diploma in the upper school; the Diploma is for students aged 16-19. The kindergarten is a private preschool licensed under Macedonian preschool law. The primary, middle and upper school are at 11 Skupi Street, the kindergarten separately at 1 Karposhovo Vostanie Street. The school does not name its language of instruction directly; English is inferred from the MYP structure, where English is the language and literature subject while Macedonian, German and French are taught as acquired languages, and the whole website is in English. Macedonian is part of the PYP and is taught by a certified Macedonian teacher. A learning support programme, in class and 1:1, helps students who need extra support with learning, behaviour and social skills. The school promises small classes and highly qualified teachers.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
1 year · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Macedonian, German, French
Admissions The school describes itself as open to children of all nationalities aged 1 to 18 and as a community where everyone is respected regardless of nationality, race or religion. Applications to the PYP and MYP are accepted all year round through a form on the website. The admissions page names no entrance tests or document requirements.
Stages and year groups Grades kindergarten, PYP, MYP, IB Diploma. Kindergarten from age 1, primary school on the PYP, middle years on the MYP, upper school with the IB Diploma for students aged 16-19. The school does not publish a breakdown by grade or age.
Address ul. Skupi 11, Skopje
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeschool 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). 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The primary, middle and upper school occupy the building at 11 Skupi Street; the kindergarten is separate, at 1 Karposhovo Vostanie Street. There is a school bus and a school catering service. The school does not describe its rooms or grounds beyond saying it has dedicated facilities for different types of learning.
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
No reviews yet. The community rating counts towards the score once a school has five verified reviews - until then we do not show a zero, so as not to mislead.
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 data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median70 "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.
The score is counted from 7 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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