← Back to homeSpojená škola, Pankúchova 6
Bratislava, Slovakia · est. 1992 · State
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Spojená škola, Pankúchova 6 in Petržalka grew out of a gymnasium whose first students arrived on 1 September 1992; in 2020 it became a joint school of a primary school and a gymnasium. The school is authorised for all three IB programmes: PYP, MYP and DP. Both PYP classes learn in English, MYP and DP are also in English; alongside them run an eight-year gymnasium in Slovak and a five-year bilingual stream with biology, chemistry and geography in English. The school has about 850 students and 110 staff. The Slovak Ministry of Education has declared IB DP final exams equivalent to the Slovak maturita.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
English, Slovak
Languages taught
German, French, Spanish
Students
about 850 students (the English about page gives 826)
About the fees The school is a state school. The school publishes no tuition for either national classes or IB programmes and does not state outright that study is free; the about, IB, admission criteria and contributions pages were read.
Admissions PYP Grade 1 admits children who turn 6 by the end of August, by an exam in English and mathematics; maximum 40 pupils in two classes, and both parents sign the application. MYP takes students from 8th and 9th grade by an exam in English and mathematics (MYP classes are currently full); the preMYP class takes up to 12 students. The IB Diploma adds students to an existing class: exams in mathematics, Slovak literature or English, and a critical thinking test, plus a short interview in English. The Slovak eight-year gymnasium admits one class of up to 30 by exams in Slovak and mathematics. For foreigners the school posts a separate 'Application form to 3.MYP foreign applicants'.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-13. Primary: PYP from Grade 1 in English (two classes per year), preparatory preMYP in Grade 6. Gymnasium: MYP in English (MYP year 3 is Gymnasium Grade 1), then the two-year IB Diploma Programme in English; in parallel an eight-year gymnasium in Slovak and a five-year Slovak-English bilingual stream. DP subjects: English and Slovak A, English, German, French and Spanish B, geography, economics, history, psychology, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics; the arts are not offered yet.
Address Pankúchova 6, 851 04 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. It is a Slovak state school: the IB is taught in English alongside an eight-year grammar school taught in Slovak.
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). 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 →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
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
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: School canteen, the school club Pankucháčik for Grades 1-4 (up to 159 children in 8 groups), a dentist on site.
Clubs and activities: Pankucháčik · Školský parlament · Erasmus+
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
The school has about 110 staff. The support team includes two school psychologists (one for IB, one for the gymnasium), a special educator, a social educator and a counsellor.
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
Two school psychologists, a special and a social educator; consultations by appointment on weekdays.
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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 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 data67 Value for money (6%) scored at the median75 "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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