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Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
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1. Make initial contact with BIS admissions to learn about BIS programs, admission requirements, and grade placement. The Admissions team answers questions and guides families through enrollment and transition to BIS. 2. Start the enrolment process by completing this enrolment form. This initiates the enrollment process for BIS. The enrolment form is the first step in enrolling a child at BIS. 3. Review the fee structure by examining the tuition schedules for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027. The schedules are titled 'BIS tuition fees 2025/2026' and 'BIS tuition fees 2026/2027'. 4. Visit the School & Taster Days. 5. Explore scholarship opportunities for high school students. Scholarships are advertised each spring; applicants must perform well in Math, English, and Sports exams, and succeed in interviews while demonstrating financial need; in 2024/25 there were 25 scholarship students with fee discounts ranging from 50% to 90%.
BIS offers scholarships for high school students who cannot afford BIS fees. Scholarships are widely advertised every spring. Applicants must perform well in Math, English, and Sports exams, as well as in interviews, while demonstrating financial need. In the 2024/25 academic year there were 25 scholarship students, with fee discounts ranging from 50% to 90%; ten current scholars will graduate with the Class of 2025 and be replaced with new scholars in Grades 9-11.
Bishkek International School (BIS) is a non-profit, community-run international school in Kyrgyz Republic, serving 400 students aged 2 to 18 from 34 countries. BIS is an IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP, ages 3-10), the Middle Years Programme (MYP, ages 11-13) and the Diploma Programme (DP, ages 16-18). For 14-16 year olds, BIS provides the Cambridge IGCSE to prepare for the DP. English is the main language of instruction, with English Language Acquisition programs and opportunities to learn Kyrgyz, Russian, French, Spanish, German and Mandarin. The school is accredited by NEASC and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Education and Science for national certificates. Its campus features two libraries, three science labs, art room, a music room, a maker-space, fourteen classrooms, plus outdoor facilities including a full-size basketball court, grass field and adventure playground. BIS emphasizes community governance and involvement, opened in 2011 after being established by the community.
