How to apply
It usually takes two weeks from application to contract. The assessment is free and there is no pass mark.
2026/27: the year is under way, and some places are free
We also take pupils during the year: the assessment is within 5 working days of the application, and a child who is accepted starts the following week. The fee is charged for the remaining months only.
- Azerbaijani section
- Grades 3, 6, 7, 10
- Russian section
- Grades 4, 8
As of 1 October 2026
The steps
1. Application
1 working day
Fill in the form on this site, call, or come to the school. The admissions office calls back within one working day with times that suit you.
2. Visit
40 minutes
You see the classrooms, labs and dining hall, and the head of admissions answers your questions. If you come during school hours, you can sit in on a lesson.
3. Assessment
30 minutes to 4 hours
A conversation or written tasks depending on the grade, free of charge. Held on Saturday mornings or at 15:30 on weekdays.
4. Result
3 working days
We tell you the result by phone and e-mail, with written feedback: what your child does well and what to go over in the summer.
5. Contract
Within 10 days
You sign the contract and pay the ₼300 registration fee and the first instalment. The place is then held for your child.
6. Before September
27–28 August
At the end of August new pupils meet their class teacher, collect uniform and textbooks, and the bus route is confirmed.
The assessment, grade by grade
There is no pass mark. We look at the results to judge whether your child will cope comfortably in the class; if there are gaps, we give you a plan for the summer.
- Preparatory class
- A play-based conversation with a teacher and the psychologist, 30 minutes, with a parent in the room. No preparation needed.
- Grade 1
- Reading and number readiness and a talk about a picture, 40 minutes. Knowing the letters helps; reading is not required.
- Grades 2–4
- Written tasks in the language of instruction and maths, 40 minutes each. A short English conversation is only for placing your child in a group.
- Grades 5–9
- Tests in maths and the language of instruction, 60 minutes each, and a 40-minute English placement test.
- Grades 10–11
- Tests in maths, the language of instruction and two subjects of the chosen group, 60 minutes each, then a talk with the deputy principal.
Dates for the 2027/28 school year
Interviews for the preparatory class and grade 1 run from January to April, at a time agreed with you.
- Applications open
- Open day, 11:00–14:00
- Last day for priority applications from brothers and sisters of current pupils
- Last day to apply for round 1
- Assessment, round 1 (two Saturdays)
- Open day, 11:00–14:00
- Fees for 2027/28 published
- Last day to apply for round 2
- Assessment, round 2
- Last day to sign contracts from rounds 1 and 2
- Assessment, round 3 (if places remain)
- New pupils meet their class teacher
Age for 2027/28
Under the state rule, age is counted on 15 September.
- Preparatory class
- Date of birth: 16 September 2021 – 15 September 2022
- Grade 1
- Date of birth: 16 September 2020 – 15 September 2021
Documents
Needed when you sign the contract; no documents are required to apply or to sit the assessment.
- A copy of the birth certificate
- Copies of the parents' ID cards
- Pupil file and report from the previous school (from grade 2)
- Medical card and vaccination record from the clinic
- Four 3×4 cm photos
The next step
The online application takes five minutes and commits you to nothing. If you would rather see the school first, book a tour.