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Nationalities
| Number of students |
254 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
24 |
Languages
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish |
Student support
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Year 1 candidates will be invited to PBAW for the interview during which PBAW evaluates their emotional and cognitive readiness for school. PBAW also checks their level of English. Candidates for upper Years will be invited to PBAW, so that it can meet and see if student mastered curriculum requirements appropriate for the class. Students who are currently abroad may participate in online recruitment process, after receiving appropriate tests fromPBAW. |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School day
| School start time |
8:10 |
| School finish time |
15:05 |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
French, Creative Lego, theater, art tricks, karate, chess, fencing, dance, tennis, guitar, piano, singing |
Facilities
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, modern playground, professional field with artificial grass |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Polish British Academy of Warsaw is a non-public primary school and reception. It is a member of the International British schools group (COBIS) where students enter a bilingual education system and gain knowledge in English and Polish. PBAW cares about keeping what’s valuable in Polish program, and Polish language education is unique in PBAW thanks to the experience and passion of the teachers conducting these classes. The English-language program is modeled on the British curriculum, and that gives children from an early age a sense of belonging to an international student body. Learning English is a kind of education stimulating students to work which gives excellent, measurable results that puts our students more than mediocrity. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
PBAW's main goal is to provide its children with the best education offered by both the British and Polish education standards. PBAW wants to give the children a good basis for their future school career regardless of whether they will study in Poland or abroad. PBAW teaches both in English and Polish, so they can be confident in an international society and at the same time feel like “at home” while in Poland. |