Exupery International School vs International School of Riga - Secondary

	E Exupery International School Riga, Latvia	I International School of Riga - Secondary Riga, Latvia
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €12,800 - 20,900	Fees / year €18,300 - 19,400
Age range	Age range 1½ - 18 years	Age range 11 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (DP), Cambridge (Primary), Cambridge IGCSE	Curriculum IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Pupils	Pupils 350	Pupils 314
Typical class size	Typical class size 16	Typical class size 6
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened —	Opened 1997
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Jaunā iela 8, Piņķi, Babītes pagasts, Mārupe Municipality, LV-2107, Latvia. Piņķi is a residential area near Riga. The campus is accessible by road and has a bus service twice a day.	Location —
Stages	Stages K-12 international school; Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, and High School are offered.	Stages —
School type	School type International school (K-12) with boarding for high school students; instruction in English with strong mother tongue support in Latvian, Russian, and French.	School type —
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix Over 360 students and 100 staff represent roughly 35 nationalities.	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support Online learning support and group sessions are available on request; translation assistance is provided on the first day; groups are 4–11 children to tailor attention to learning needs.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Latvia	Country affiliation —
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details Bus service twice a day.	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application / registration fees - Membership registration / application fee: a one-time, non-refundable membership/registration fee applies at enrolment. For new students the standard one-time enrolment fees are: EUR 1,500 for entry in K1 through Grade 9 and EUR 2,500 for entry in Grades 10–12. Tuition fees by year group (annual amounts) - Nursery (age 2.5–3): EUR 11,900 per year. - K1–K2 (age 3–5): EUR 12,495 per year. - K3 (age 5–6): EUR 15,000 per year. - Grades 1–5 (ages 7–11): EUR 15,000 per year. - Grades 6–9 (ages 12–16): EUR 16,520 per year. - Grades 10–12 (16–18, IB DP/IB‑Prep): EUR 17,580 per year. Boarding fees (annual options and key conditions) - Full‑board annual fees: EUR 31,000 (Grades 9–10) and EUR 32,000 (Grades 11–12). - Weekly‑boarding annual fees: EUR 29,000 (Grades 9–10) and EUR 30,000 (Grades 11–12). - The boarding fee package includes daily meals (five meals per day), workbooks and related materials, English language support, local field trips (excluding overnight trips), after‑school activities (excluding outsourced providers), access to university counselling services and campus pastoral care. - A boarding student deposit equal to 10% of the yearly boarding fee is required on signing the boarding agreement. The boarding deposit is refundable after graduation or where the boarding agreement is not renewed for the following academic year; the deposit is not refunded in the case of early withdrawal. What the tuition and boarding fees do and do not cover - Tuition and boarding packages explicitly cover: daily meals for boarders (as noted above), workbooks and related materials, English language support, local day field trips, many after‑school activities (excluding outsourced/third‑party providers) and access to university counselling. - Tuition and boarding packages do not include: overnight field trips (local or international), certain extra after‑school activities run by external providers, international examination fees, visa services, medical insurance for international boarding students, and personal expense accounts for boarders. These items are additional costs to families. Other costs and routine extras - Preschool summer programme (full‑day summer weeks) is charged separately at EUR 385 per week (meals included). - Uniforms: students are not required to wear a school uniform. - Additional occasional or annual charges that families should plan for include: international exam fees (IB/IGCSE where applicable), optional external activity fees, school trips with overnight stays, visa and medical insurance for international students, and any required textbooks or special materials not covered by the tuition package. Billing schedule and payment terms - The school issues invoices from the Financial Department; enrollment is confirmed once the issued invoices have been paid. Specific invoice dates, termly instalment dates and late‑payment penalties are set in the school's Payment Schedule and Terms & Conditions. The school's admissions materials indicate that families will receive invoices from the Financial Department by email after acceptance. - A minimum enrolment duration of nine months is required by the school. This is a condition that determines minimum billing/attendance expectations. - For boarding applicants a 10% boarding fee deposit is payable on signing; refund rules for that deposit are stated above. Refunds and cancellations (summary of applicable conditions) - The membership/registration fee is non‑refundable. - The boarding deposit (10% of the annual boarding fee) is refundable only after graduation or where the agreement is not renewed; it is not refundable if the student withdraws early. - Additional refund rules for term tuition (for example, partial refunds for mid‑term withdrawal, illness, or prolonged school closure) are handled under the school's Payment Schedule and Terms & Conditions and by the Financial Department. Families are invoiced and must follow the Payment Schedule and the school's Terms & Conditions for formal refund processes. Fee payment options - The school issues invoices through its Financial Department. Specific permitted payment methods (for example: bank transfer/IBAN, SWIFT, credit/debit card, cheque) are specified on those invoices and in the school's Payment Schedule. The publicly available admissions pages state that invoices are issued by the Financial Department and must be paid to confirm enrollment, but the exact payment channels are set out in invoice documentation and the Payment Schedule. Summary of key figures at a glance - Nursery: EUR 11,900 per year. - K1–K2: EUR 12,495 per year. - K3: EUR 15,000 per year. - Grades 1–5: EUR 15,000 per year. - Grades 6–9: EUR 16,520 per year. - Grades 10–12: EUR 17,580 per year. - Boarding (full‑board): EUR 31,000–32,000 per year depending on grade. - One‑time new‑student fee: EUR 1,500 (K1–Grade 9) or EUR 2,500 (Grades 10–12). Membership/registration fee is non‑refundable. --- Brief note on sources and missing detail (operational summary) - The school publishes a detailed 2026–27 Financial Information / School Fees document and issues invoices from its Financial Department; that document contains the full payment schedule, exact termly billing amounts (where applicable), and the precise list of accepted payment methods. The public admissions pages refer families to that Financial Information document for the complete payment schedule. Those detailed invoice/payment schedules were not directly retrievable through the public site pages during this compilation, so the figures above present the school's published annual fee lines and the boarding deposit/refund conditions that are available in public listings and the school admissions pages.	Fee details —
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for preschool through primary; Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) for Grades 6–9; International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) in high school. Courses taught in English with strong mother tongue support programs in Latvian, Russian, and French.	Curriculum details —
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results The first IB DP graduating class surpassed the world average in IB DP exams; 44% of diploma recipients earned a bilingual diploma; one student achieved a perfect IB DP score (45).	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Students have been accepted to leading universities in the UK, Europe, and the USA, including a Williams College recipient (full scholarship) in the United States.	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented EIS offers a High School Scholarship Competition with one 100% scholarship and four up to 90% scholarships; over four years more than 15 scholarships have been awarded; scholarship graduates include a student with a perfect IB DP score (45) and admissions to Williams College, plus other Olympiad and academic achievements.	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions The school enrolls students aged 2.5 to 18 and delivers IB PYP, IGCSE, and IB DP programs with English as the language of instruction and strong mother tongue support in Latvian, Russian, and French. The Admissions Team reviews each application and, if eligibility and space exist, directs the applicant to the appropriate assessment; extra information may be requested, and High School applicants may be interviewed with the Head of Teaching and Learning or the IB Coordinator. Interviews and assessments differ by level: Preschool (1.5–6 years) requires an official copy of the last term/year report for Grades 2–9 or the last two years for Grades 10–12, plus a “trial day” and a family meeting with the Preschool leadership; School applicants (Grades 1–12) undergo a placement diagnostic test for Grades 1–2, an online English placement test and a writing assessment, and interviews with the school psychologist and family, with an additional Head of High School interview for Grades 10–12 if required. Applicants must demonstrate an English level appropriate to their grade (e.g., Grade 1 at A1, Grade 7 at B1, Grade 11 at C1). Admissions results are communicated by email within 5 working days after testing and interviews; to enroll, submit a signed Enrollment Application, read and accept Terms and Conditions (and Boarding Terms if applicable), sign the Payment Schedule, and sign the Family/Boarding Handbook. Invoices from the Financial Department are issued after you confirm; enrollment is confirmed upon payment. Additional documents before joining include medical forms (Form 026/U) and vaccination documents for Preschool, or medical statements and previous school transcripts for international families, and all applicants must present a valid passport/ID and the birth certificate. Fees information is published in the school's fee PDF, and there are municipal co-financing arrangements for Preschool in certain districts; scholarships exist for High School, with details published by the Admissions team.	Admissions —
Scholarships	Scholarships High School scholarships are offered; The Scholarship Competition for 2025/2026 is closed, and a new scholarship program for 2027–2028 will be announced in fall 2025, with details published by the Admissions team. Scholarships are open to applicants who have completed Grade 9 or Grade 10 and who continue into the IB Diploma Programme at Exupery; amounts can cover up to 100% of tuition for day or boarding, and recipients come from multiple countries including Brazil, China, Georgia, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Malta, Russia and Ukraine. For inquiries, contact admissions@exupery.lv or +371 266 22 777.	Scholarships —
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