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Hungary, Budapest
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BBIS operates on two Budapest campuses: 4 Zsolna utca, 1125 and 55/B Istenhegyi ut, 1125. The land behind the Primary School was purchased and work began on a new purpose-built Secondary School, which opened in 2018. In 2021 the new Secondary School opened, along with a new Nursery and Reception class. The Primary Library houses almost 4,000 books for children aged three to 11, and a brand-new Secondary Library was opened to support the IB MYP and DP curricula and is open daily at break and lunchtimes. The library also provides access to digital resources such as Gale In Context: Middle School, Global Issues, Opposing Viewpoints and Britannica School.
BBIS runs sports teams that compete in Budapest fixtures and international tournaments in Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and the Czech Republic. There are after-school sports clubs, including BBIS Lions Football. The school organizes seasonal programmes with Autumn football and cross country, Winter basketball, Spring volleyball and tennis, and Summer athletics.
From Primary Years Programme 5, BBIS implements the BYOD policy, with students using 1-to-1 iPads or Chromebooks in the classroom. In primary, every classroom is equipped with touch-screen SMART Panels, and every secondary classroom has televisions to enhance teaching and learning. The secondary library opened recently and is designed to support the IB MYP and DP, with a growing collection and access to digital resources such as Gale In Context: Middle School, Global Issues, Opposing Viewpoints, and Britannica School. The Sciences offer Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies, and Sport, Exercise and Health Science; Robotics is introduced with VEX from the 2025–26 year.
BBIS offers a broad range of after-school clubs, including Academic Writing, BBIS Lions Football, Model UN, K-Pop Club, Theatre Club, Marketing Club and Choir. Sports clubs and Teams participate in competitive fixtures within Budapest and beyond, with tournaments in Austria, Slovakia, Serbia and the Czech Republic. Extra-curricular activities include Homework Club, Science Club, Creative Writing and Hungarian, among others. All competitive teams are open to both boys and girls, with separate training for MYP students and KS2 students when appropriate.
Budapest British International School (BBIS) is an independent day school offering an IB World Continuum and the British Curriculum for students aged 3 to 18. In the Primary School, BBIS delivers the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) with a Programme of Inquiry that links units across ages and emphasizes inquiry-driven, student-centred learning within six transdisciplinary themes. In the Secondary School, the curriculum continues with the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma (DP). The school operates on two Budapest campuses, with a purpose-built secondary site opened in 2018 and a nursery and reception area added in 2021. BBIS provides BYOD from Year 5, 1-to-1 devices, and classroom tech such as touch-screen panels and televisions. The libraries offer thousands of titles and extensive digital resources. BBIS is COBIS-accredited, authorised for PYP, and is Budapest's first IB Continuum School, with a growing DP cohort and a 100% Diploma pass rate.
