Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
750 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
40 |
| Most common nationality |
Bulgarian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
3:1 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Bulgarian, German, French, Russian |
| Max. number of students per class |
15 in Preschool; 20 in Primary; 24 in Secondary |
| Average number of students per class |
15 in Preschool and Primary; 19 in Lower Secondary; 20 in Secondary |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Widely - we implement variety of online educational resources, as well as innovative technology (such as VR) to engage and provide a dynamic and high quality learning process |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| How does the school accommodate non-religious students or students of a different religion? |
In our school are welcomed students from any religion, nationality or culture. |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A Levels and for the Bulgarian citizens - Bulgarian diploma |
| Results in these examinations |
Well above of the international average results of the same exams |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes, as per the school’s homework policy depending of students grade and is usually due in a week time |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depending of their age - primary students - up to 30-45 minutes for a week; for lower secondary students from one hour to few hours for the sixth former students per week. |
| Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation |
100% as per their first choices in universities as Stanford, UCL, St. Andrews, Hong Kong, Durham, TU Delft etc. |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes, we have a fully qualified SENCO; assistant teachers; psychologists and speech therapist |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
We apply a diferentiative teaching approach |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes, Entrance exams |
| Waiting list |
Yes, for some of the grades |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
February-March |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes, upon availability |
| School start time |
8:15 |
| School finish time |
15:30/15:45 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
After the school day is over, the students have the opportunity to attend variety of extracurricular activities in sports, music, arts, technologies, drama, debates etc. |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes. The school has its own kitchen facilities and we cook on site freshly prepared and healthy meals. The students have 4 meals per day : morning breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Variety of opportunities like football, tennis, swimming, basketball, fencing, martial arts, yoga, performing arts, fine arts, design and technology; drama; individual music lessons like violin; piano; drums; guitar; also cooking; debates; choir; school band; fitness; tae bo; conditional trainings; spinning; squash; badminton etc. |
| Sports activities included |
Regular PE lessons that cover extended and broad sports activities |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Yes - in swimming, athletics, basketball, volleyball, football |
| Facilities at the school |
Theatre hall with full and contemporary equipment with backstage area; two libraries; outside playgrounds and relaxing areas; cooking lab; science labs; dedicated selfstudy area for the sixth form students; observatory etc. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
- Swimming pool for students in size 25 x 12,50 meters
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| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
St. George International School & Preschool aims to combine the best of Bulgarian and British educational systems to produce a world class education for its students. |