Prague British International School

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Prague British International School
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PBIS - Kamýk campus
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Prague British International School
Coordinates 50°0′38.83″N14°26′33.87″E / 50.0107861°N 14.4427417°E / 50.0107861; 14.4427417
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Type Private school, International school
Established1992
Website Prague British International School
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PBIS - Libuš campus

Prague British International School (PBIS), previously Prague British School (PBS), is a British international school in Prague, Czech Republic. It is an independent English language, multinational day school, providing British education for children aged between 20 months and 19 years. It has three campuses: the Kamýk and Libuš campuses in Prague 4, and the Vlastina campus in Liboc, Prague 6.

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In 1996, the school introduced the IGCSE programme. The school, established as the British International School Prague (BISP) in 1992, changed its name to Prague British School in 2006. [1] BISP had 500 registered students at the time.

In 2017 it was announced that the school had been purchased by Nord Anglia Education, and from September 2018, the school would be merged with The English International School Prague as the PBIS. [2]

Curriculum

PBIS pupils up to Year 9 follow the National Curriculum for England. Pupils in Years 10 and 11 follow the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), followed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in years 12 and 13.

Sites

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Prague British International School
Campuses in Prague

The Prague British International School has three main sites: [3]

The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) describes PBIS as "an established school of quality and distinction" adding "All teaching staff are highly qualified and experienced graduate teachers, with relevant experience of the National Curriculum, IGCSE and IB programmes." [8]

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References

  1. "PBS School History". Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "PBS & EISP Together". British International School of Prague . Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "One School, Three Campuses." Prague British International School. Retrieved on 4 January 2019. "Vlastina campus Vlastina 19 161 00 Praha 6" and "Kamýk campus K Lesu 558/2 142 00 Praha 4" and "Libuš campus Brunelova 960/12 142 00 Praha 4 "
  4. "History of the new campus". Prague English International School. 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. "Our new campus ." The English International School Prague. 4 March 2008. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
  6. "Vlastina Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine ." Prague British School. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Address: Vlastina 19, Prague 6" and "The school is located in Vlastina street in the area of Liboc in the west of the city."
  7. "Vlastina". Prague British School. 15 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. Council of British International Schools: Prague British School Archived 2011-06-27 at the Wayback Machine