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Kazakhstan, Astana
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The school conducts a competitive selection for admission to the seventh grade under the Orken educational grant. Documents are accepted from January 8 to February 11, 2025. Comprehensive testing will be conducted on March 27 and 28, 2025. The number of admitted students is determined by the Autonomous Education Organization (AEO) based on resources allocated for the school in that academic year. Applicants may be admitted to the Middle Years Programme year 2 based on the Aptitudinal and Language tests described in this document, with no additional filters beyond those test scores. Students in Grade 10 (MYP year 5) are eligible for admission to the Diploma Programme upon completion of their academic studies and the fulfillment of the School's Assessment Policy. Students enrolled in other Nazarbayev Intellectual School network schools are eligible to transfer to Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Astana, subject to place availability.
Orken educational grant funds education for 7th grade at Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools. The grant is awarded through competitive selection by the AEO Board, and the number of grants depends on resources allocated for the school in the given year. Documents are accepted from January 8 to February 11, 2025. Comprehensive testing will be conducted on March 27 and 28, 2025. Eligibility for the grant is tied to participation in the competitive selection for education in Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools.
The Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Astana is part of Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools network, offering the IB MYP (12–16) and the IB DP (16–18). Instruction is in English; Language and Literature are taught in Kazakh, Russian and English, with Language Acquisition in the same languages. The MYP covers Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Mathematics, Humanities, Science, Design, Arts and Physical Education. The DP core comprises the Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and CAS; six subjects from six groups, typically three HL and three SL. The DP was authorised in 2013; this is the network's only NIS delivering IB. Accreditations include Council of International Schools (Dec 2023) and UNESCO Club status (2019). Located on Hussein Bin Talal Street, Astana, a 5-hectare campus; founded 2010. Extracurriculars include Robotics and Chess; plus arts and language/cultural clubs. Routes: NIS-Program or IB, with acceleration or independent study.
