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Istanbul, Turkey · est. 1882 · Private
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Sankt-Georgs-Kolleg in Istanbul (in Turkish Özel Sankt Georg Avusturya Lisesi) is the oldest Austrian school abroad, founded in 1882. The Austrian Ministry of Education describes it as «Oberstufenrealgymnasium und Handelsakademie» - an upper secondary academic school and a business academy; it leads to the Austrian Matura. The ministry describes Austrian schools abroad as recognised private schools under the private schools law of the host country; they teach to the Austrian curriculum adapted to local rules, and graduates receive both the Austrian Matura and the local certificate, recognised by both countries. The language of instruction is taken from the registry: the ministry writes that for pupils of these schools «die Unterrichtssprache Deutsch zugleich eine Fremdsprache ist» - «the language of instruction, German, is at the same time a foreign language for them».
Key facts
Programmes
Austrian programme · National programme
Languages of instruction
German
Stages and year groups Stages according to the registry of the Austrian Ministry of Education: «Oberstufenrealgymnasium und Handelsakademie» (upper secondary academic school and business academy), leaving qualification «Matura» (Austrian school-leaving certificate). The registry pages say nothing about lower grades, a language preparatory class or the Turkish diploma.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
BMBAustria's education ministry names the school on its list of Austrian schools abroad (Österreichische Auslandsschule): the oldest of them, dating from 1882. Leavers receive the Austrian Matura and the local certificate.
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
BMBAustria's Federal Ministry of Education (BMB)
An Austrian school abroad: the Austrian curriculum adapted to the country, teachers sent by Austria's ministry, and leavers receive the Austrian Matura and the local certificate. Every such school is named on the list of Austria's education ministry.
What the badge means for this school. This is an Austrian school abroad, and that can be checked on the list of Austria's education ministry. The entry is not a quality inspection: a school is on the list as part of the Austrian network, not as the outcome of an assessment. What it charges and in which language the youngest pupils are taught are on the school's own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Austrian school curriculum adapted to the country: leavers receive the Austrian Matura and the local certificate.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by Austria's education ministry, which also names the school on its list of Austrian schools abroad and sends its teachers. The Matura is the Austrian school-leaving certificate used for entry to Austrian universities; according to the ministry, the school's certificates are recognised by both countries.
National programme
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
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Facilities
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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 sizenot stated
According to the Austrian Ministry of Education, Austrian schools abroad are staffed by Austrian teachers sent by the ministry («vom BMB entsandten österreichischen Subventionslehrenden») and by local teachers paid by the school's sponsor («Ortslehrkräften»).
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
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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%)72 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 data55 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median64 "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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