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Kazakhstan, Almaty
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Day school; no boarding is offered.
Uniform is worn by students. The uniform set includes Female primary (Grades 1-5): skirt, waistcoat, knitted sweater, blouse and bow; Male primary (Grades 1-5): waistcoat, knitted sweater, trousers, shirt and tie; Female secondary (Grades 6-12): waistcoat, knitted sweater, trousers, blouse and bow; Male secondary (Grades 6-12): waistcoat, knitted sweater, trousers, shirt and tie. The PE kit includes sports trousers, a T-shirt and a track jacket.
Students may have breakfast, lunch and a snack on school days. The meals are hot, nutritious and well-balanced, prepared on site in the school kitchen under the supervision of the school nurse to meet the standards of the Ministry of Healthcare of Kazakhstan. The weekly menu is posted on notice boards. Meals are provided by a catering company contracted with the school, and parents must arrange a contract with the company if they wish to have their child eat at school.
Galaxy International School is a private, co-educational day school and is part of BILIM ORDA, an education group that owns a network of institutions in Kazakhstan. Governance is by a Board of Trustees appointed by BILIM ORDA, which sets the school's vision and ensures legal and policy compliance. The Director oversees day-to-day management and reports to the Board, with the authority to form the Senior Leadership Team.
Galaxy International School provides education for ages 5 to 18, offering Cambridge Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, AS and A Levels, alongside the Kazakh national curriculum and optional Modern Foreign Languages. The curriculum supports a bilingual pathway: English is used for core subjects in Primary and Lower Secondary, with Kazakh Reading and Writing, and Grades 2+ offering Turkish, Russian or Korean. The school is authorized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan as a non-profit international institution and has been a Cambridge International School since 2015, with COBIS and CIS memberships and affiliations with BILIM ORDA and UNESCO Kazakhstan Federation of UNESCO Clubs. It provides on-site meals prepared in a kitchen under nurse supervision to meet healthcare standards, with weekly menus. Extra-curricular activities include Dance, Art, Handcraft, Chess, Piano, Dombyra and Choir; leadership through the Student Council and community service projects are emphasized, and ongoing personal growth opportunities globally.
