LAS Academy is a private school in Sopot which, it says, grew out of a love of music, art, nature and all-round education. At one address it runs a primary school (Niepubliczna Szkoła Podstawowa LAS Academy, grades 0-8), a first-level music school and a high school (Niepubliczne Liceum LAS Academy w Sopocie). The programme is built on three spheres: Language, Art, Science; English is not treated as a foreign language, some subjects are taught in it, and classes have no more than 12 students. Instead of conventional grades the school has used its own feedback system based on student self-assessment since 2019. The high school runs the IB Diploma Programme in grades 3-4 in English, so students can also join IB after grade 2 of another high school; there are also afternoon IB courses for students of other schools. The high school offers mentoring, one-week work placements after grades 1, 2 and 3, a music school with a jazz programme (piano, bass guitar, drums, vocals) and a cognitive acceleration programme that the school says is the only one in Poland.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Admits from
6 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Class size
no more than 12 students per class
About the fees The admissions page publishes fees paid 12 months a year: grades 0-8 1990 PLN per month, high school grades 1-2 2200 PLN, high school grades 3-4 (IB) 3500 PLN per month; an afternoon IB course (September to June) 1000 PLN per month. No year is stated on the fee list; the admissions page refers to the 2026-2027 school year. The school says all income from fees, subsidies and sponsors goes into running the school.
Admissions Applications for grade 1 of the primary school for 2026-2027 were accepted via the website form until 20 March 2026; grades 2-8 admit all year if places are free, after a meeting with parents and trial days for the child. High school admission to grade 3 (first IB year) and grade 4 (second IB year) for 2026-2027 is ongoing: an application via the form, then an interview about the candidate's interests, motivation and goals, and for IB an additional English check; fluent English is not required at the start. A meeting and a trial day can be arranged. Transferring into a later stage of IB depends on matching subjects. Families for whom fees are an obstacle are invited to get in touch to find a solution together. The website does not say anything specific about admitting foreign students.
Stages and year groups Grades grades 0-8, high school grades 1-4 (3-4 IB Diploma Programme). The primary school (szkoła podstawowa) follows the Polish curriculum with a preparatory grade 0, English and Spanish, and a first-level music school. High school: grades 1-2, then the IB Diploma Programme in grade 3 (IB1) and grade 4 (IB2): six subjects, three at higher and three at standard level, TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS, with IB subjects taught in English. The IB guide lists English, Polish, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, Business Management, Psychology, Music. Students in the full IB programme do not need to sit the Polish matura. Afternoon IB courses for students of other schools: mathematics, psychology, chemistry, biology, business management, economics, music, English, Spanish.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme. The IB track runs in the international classes of a Polish liceum: the Diploma in grades 3-4, alongside the Polish curriculum leading to the matura.
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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
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school is away from city noise and exhaust fumes, bordering a forest that it uses all year round; PE is held outdoors all year, with more sport than the national curriculum requires. For winter it has installed lighting close to natural sunlight. There is a well-equipped science laboratory and the ecoPracownia eco workshop with renewable energy kits (wind, solar, hydrogen and salt-water fuel cells), opened with funding from the regional and national environmental protection funds. In the high school, weekly band rehearsals and drawing and spatial design classes are part of the timetable. It is a day school.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
Teachers and mentors support high school students in choosing subjects, organising their work, projects and preparing for university; form time is given to sessions with a psychologist. The website does not publish a list of teachers by name or their qualifications.
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
Form time is given to sessions and workshops with a psychologist on handling difficult emotions and resolving conflicts. The school follows Jesper Juul's approach and practises Nonviolent Communication (NVC) after Rosenberg.
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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 data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median89 "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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Sopot, Poland · Private