← Back to the rankingVocational School of Computer Programming and Innovations
Burgas, Bulgaria · est. 2018 · State
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The Vocational School of Computer Programming and Innovations (PGKPI) is a municipal vocational high school in Burgas for grades 8-12 with a technology focus. It was created in summer 2018 in partnership with the Municipality of Burgas and the two universities of Burgas; according to the school profile, enrolment grew from 100 in 2018 to about 500 in 2022, its maximum capacity. The course lasts five years with admission after grade 7; the profession is programmer, with specialities in software, applied programming, intelligent systems and robotics, intensive English and dual training with mentors from IT companies. Grades 8-10 cover general subjects and grades 11-12 vocational ones (programming, algorithms and data structures, databases, web development and others). From the 2026/2027 school year the school, by its own account the first municipal vocational school in Bulgaria to do so, runs the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12; the first cohort has 9 students. The language of instruction is Bulgarian: the site, rules and admissions are in Bulgarian, and the school describes English as an intensively studied language; it does not state the language of instruction of the Diploma Programme. The school has a dormitory for 40 students, a Cisco Academy, an IT Academy and a Pearson VUE exam centre.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Bulgarian
Languages taught
English, German
About the fees The school is municipal; it does not state any fee for the main Bulgarian programme. The IB Diploma Programme costs 3000 euro a year in two instalments (September and February); parents pay separately for textbooks, materials and final IB exams. The school's first sponsor covers the Diploma Programme fee for one girl, and the school is seeking support for others.
Admissions Admission to grade 8 follows grade 7; for 2026-2027 the school lists 104 places: Intelligent Systems with intensive English (26 places), the same speciality in dual form (26 places) and Robotics with intensive English (2 classes, 52 places); enrolment requires the primary education certificate and a medical certificate. The IB Diploma Programme admits only the school's own students who successfully complete grade 10 with at least 240 points in total on the National External Assessment (Bulgarian, mathematics, English, digital competencies) and an average of at least 4.50; candidates write an essay in English.
Stages and year groups Grades 8-12. A five-year course in grades 8-12: general education in grades 8-10 (mathematics, Bulgarian, English, German, natural and social sciences) and vocational subjects in grades 11-12; it ends with the state matriculation exams and the Bulgarian secondary school diploma. The IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12 for the school's own students: Higher Level English, Mathematics: analysis and approaches, Computer Science; Standard Level German, Bulgarian, Digital Society; the core of Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and CAS.
Address bul. Zahari Stoyanov, zh.k. Meden Rudnik, 8009 Burgas
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school; it is taught in grades 11-12 to the school's own students alongside the Bulgarian vocational programme.
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: 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
Exam results According to the school profile, about 40% of students earned Cambridge First and Advanced certificates and 90% ITS certificates in web technologies, databases, operating systems and networking. The school does not publish state matriculation or IB results; the first Diploma Programme cohort started in 2026/2027.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
✓Boarding
Clubs and activities: IT Academy · Cisco Academy · Robotics · Digital Design
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: master's degrees in their subjects, a CELTA certificate, professional teaching qualification grades
The team page presents the director, three deputy directors and teachers of Bulgarian, English, German, informatics and technology, mathematics and social sciences; many hold master's degrees (mathematics and informatics, English and German philology), one teacher holds CELTA, and one is the Certiport exam centre administrator. The school does not state the total number of teachers.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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