FAQs

You are welcome to submit an application at any time of the year. However, due to classroom capacity constraints we encourage you to apply as early as possible. When classroom capacity has been reached, accepted students will join the waiting pool for their particular year group.

International students comprise of 70% of the student population and the remaining 30% are local (Hungarian) children. Altogether we welcome students from almost 60 different nationalities here at Britannica.

Britannica offers EAL support across Years 1 - 9. In Years 10 - 13, students require a certain level of English proficiency to be able to access the examination curriculum fully. Find out more about our language programmes here.

Britannica International School has limited services for students with special educational needs. The school is prepared to consider applications from students with special educational or physical needs under the following circumstances:

• The nature of special needs is clearly established prior to admission;

• The scope of special needs does not exceed the competencies and provisions available within the school, or through agencies known to the school; with which we can work.

There is a door-to-door bus service provided by Premier bus company. Please find information about this service and prices here.

The majority of Britannica graduates attend universities in the UK and Europe. For a comprehensive list of colleges and universities in the past years please visit our academic achievements section of our website.

The majority of our teachers come from the United Kingdom. All teaching staff members are certified and experienced teachers. Click here to find out more about them!

Find out more about our Term Dates here.

All students applying to Britannica will be assessed prior to admission as part of the enrolment process.

Children applying to Year 1 and Year 2 will have an interview with our Head of Primary and/or the Key Stage Coordinator, allowing us to get to know them a little bit before making a formal placement offer.

Applicants into Year 3 - 6 are required to complete a standardised test called the CAT4, followed by an interview with our Head of Primary and/or the relevant Key Stage Coordinators.

Students applying to our Secondary school (Years 7-13) will also need to complete a CAT4, as well as a Cambridge English language placement test, followed by an interview with the Head of Secondary. Students seeking admission to Years 10 - 13 must have an advanced English proficiency level (C1 is preferred) in order to allow them to access the examination curriculum fully. 

Find out more about our Admissions process here.

Modern Foreign Language options at Britannica include Spanish, French and German, offered from Year 5 through to A Levels. Hungarian is offered from Year 1 to Year 9. More information about our language programmes can be found here.

It is compulsory for the students to wear uniform in the school. Please find information about our uniform code and purchasing information here.