ST. GEORGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND PRESCHOOL

St. George International School and Preschool is the largest international school in Bulgaria, offering a complete educational cycle to nearly 700 children and students aged 2 to 18, supported by 190 teachers and administrative staff. St. George International School and Preschool is not just a school. It is a community of 36 nationalities where education is not only about mathematics, sciences, sports, arts, and career development but also about discovery, learning, experiencing, understanding strengths, and growing in a calm and supportive environment.

The school provides education in accordance with the standards of the Ministry of Education of Bulgaria and Cambridge International Education. This allows students to obtain a Bulgarian high school diploma as well as IGCSE, AS, and A Level certificates. Practical classes in laboratories, studies in music and performing arts, swimming, skiing, and outdoor school activities are an essential part of the curriculum.

After school hours, students can participate in over 30 types of extracurricular activities, including performing and fine arts, debates, sports, technology, and opportunities to obtain internationally recognized certificates for singing and playing musical instruments. They can also join the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program and other initiatives.

The school ensures the best educational and material resources to help children grow in a dynamic, multicultural environment. The teaching staff includes qualified educators from Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, the USA, France, Romania, Russia, Chile, Canada, Hungary, Latvia, South Africa, and more. The academic team is supported by psychologists and specialists in personal development and career counseling, who identify the unique opportunities and needs of each child, helping them discover and nurture their talents.

The school’s facilities, built with the support of the programme JESSICA by the Regional Fund for Sustainable City Development, meet the highest modern standards. The campus includes over 70 classrooms, 4 laboratories for chemistry, physics, and biology, 2 for computer science, 3 for technology, 12 for music, 2 for fine arts, a cooking room, a library, 2 swimming pools, 6 sports halls, a dedicated dance hall, 2 squash courts, outdoor playgrounds, own kitchen premises, a theater hall with 314 seats, an event zone, and more. In 2018, the school campus was awarded "Building of the Year" in the categories of "Education" and "Public Choice Award."

The achievements of St. George International School students are numerous across sports, arts, and education. They include champions of the World School Swimming Championships, winners of many national and international competitions in athletics, gymnastics, karting, debates, creative writing, as well as medalists from the international STEM Olympiad in physics, chemistry, and biology.

After completing the 12th grade, students successfully continue their education at prestigious universities in Bulgaria and worldwide, such as the London School of Economics and Durham University in the UK, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Universidad De Valencia in Spain, Grinnell College, Stanford University, and MIT in the USA, among others.

Each year, the school offers students something more than the previous year.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, St. George International School is planning a special program for Bulgarian students who have completed 7th grade. This program will focus on preparing students to apply to top universities abroad and in Bulgaria in fields such as law, humanities, or business. It will include intensive study of English language and an additional foreign language—German, French, Russian or Spanish.

For more information: www.stgeorgeschool.eu