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Košice, Slovakia · est. 2006 · Private
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Súkromná spojená škola HUMAN in Košice is a private joint school of a primary school (since 2006-2007) and a gymnasium (bilingual track since 2011, general track since 2015). In May 2020 it became the first school in Košice and the second in Slovakia authorised by the IB for the PYP; since September 2020 the PYP runs in Grades 1-4. Lessons are taught in Slovak, with English built into subjects through CLIL: in Grades 1-4 into mathematics, science and arts subjects, in Grades 5-9 into mathematics, informatics, history, geography, biology, chemistry and physics. Under the method, core information is given in the mother tongue and knowledge is assessed in Slovak. The primary school uses Jolly Phonics and Hejný mathematics. The school holds the European Language Label for language teaching.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Slovak
About the fees A private school charging tuition under a contract. The site posts contracts and payment guidelines separately for Grades 1-4, 5 and 6-9 for the 2023-2024 school year; no newer price list.
Admissions Grade 1 enrols children who started a foreign language in English or Slovak kindergartens, grow up in bilingual families or attended preschool abroad; enrolment is preceded by language entry tests with a psychologist and a special educator. The school admits foreigners: 'Uplatňovanie tejto metódy umožnilo prijímať anglicky hovoriacich žiakov cudzincov' - CLIL let it admit English-speaking foreign pupils, and the number of pupils from Vietnam, Ukraine, Britain and the USA keeps growing; the school supports them in learning Slovak.
Stages and year groups Primary: Grades 1-4 follow the IB PYP aligned with the Slovak state curriculum, Grades 5-9 the school curriculum based on the state one. Gymnasium: currently the eight-year form, with four-year and five-year forms planned; the bilingual gymnasium is among its registered tracks. Leaving certificate: Slovak maturita.
Address Starozagorská 3104/8, 040 23 Košice
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Primary Years Programme at the school (recorded as Súkromná spojená škola); the school says it was authorised in 2020, the first in Košice. Lessons are in Slovak, with English built into subjects.
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). 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.
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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 hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Campus: Gym, computer room, school library, school playground, canteen, after-school club for Grades 1-5 until 17:00.
Clubs and activities: English School Club · Športovo-pohybová príprava · Farebná paleta · Veselá veda · Európsky klub · Školský parlament
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
All 10 first-stage teachers took part in PYP preparation. The English club is run by Mark Colin Britten. A teacher using CLIL must also be qualified in the foreign language.
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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
At enrolment children are tested together with a psychologist and a special educator; the contacts page names a liaison officer of the local police. The school has a page for complaints and suggestions and a school parliament.
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 data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 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.
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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