Programmes
Four stages, from the preparatory class to grade 11. Every stage has an Azerbaijani and a Russian section, with the same hours of English in both.
Preparatory class
Ages 5–6
The preparatory class takes children who are five by 15 September. Each group has 16 children and two adults, a teacher and an assistant. The day runs from 09:00 to 15:00; lessons last 30 minutes, with active games, time in the yard and lunch in between.
- Age
- Five by 15 September
- Group
- 16 children, a teacher and an assistant
- Day
- 09:00–15:00, until 18:00 if needed
- Lesson
- 30 minutes
Primary school
Grades 1–4
Each class in grades 1 to 4 has its own class teacher, who teaches native language, maths and life studies and stays with the children for all four years. English, ICT, music, art, PE and chess are taught by subject teachers.
- Class size
- Up to 20, 18 on average
- Lesson
- 45 minutes, 40 in grade 1
- English
- 5 hours a week
- Homework
- None in grade 1, then up to 40 minutes
Middle school
Grades 5–9
From grade 5 every subject has its own teacher and lessons move to subject rooms: three labs for physics, chemistry and biology, and two computer rooms. The form tutor stays: they keep in touch with parents and, at the end of each half-year, go through the pupil’s progress in every subject at one meeting.
- Class size
- Up to 20; English in groups of 10
- Day
- 7 lessons, 08:30–15:05
- Second foreign language
- From grade 7, German or French
- Labs
- Physics, chemistry, biology
High school
Grades 10–11
In grade 10 each student chooses one of the four groups of the state university entrance exam, and those subjects get six extra hours a week. Groups run with 8 to 16 students; if fewer than eight choose a group, its subjects are taught on an individual timetable.
- Profile groups
- Groups I, II, III and IV
- Extra hours
- 6 a week in profile subjects
- Mock exams
- Monthly, Saturday 10:00–13:00
- Class of 2026
- 49 students, average 536
How the languages work
- Language of instruction
- A child studies in the Azerbaijani or the Russian section, and every subject is taught in that language. The section is chosen at admission and can be changed up to grade 4.
- Second language
- The Azerbaijani section has two hours of Russian a week, and the Russian section two hours of Azerbaijani. Pupils in the Russian section study Azerbaijani language and history to the state curriculum.
- English
- Every day in the preparatory class and five hours a week in grades 1–11. From grade 5 each class splits into two groups by level; pupils are tested twice a year and can move between groups.
- Second foreign language
- German or French from grade 7, two hours a week. Pupils choose in May of grade 6.
The stages side by side
| Stage | Age or grades | Class size | Lesson | English per week | Fee per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparatory class | Ages 5–6 | 16 pupils | 30 min | 4 hours | ₼6,300 |
| Primary school | Grades 1–4 | 20 pupils | 45 min | 5 hours | ₼7,600 |
| Middle school | Grades 5–9 | 20 pupils | 45 min | 5 hours | ₼8,400 |
| High school | Grades 10–11 | 16 pupils | 45 min | 5 hours | ₼9,200 |