Poland, Bydgoszcz
Let the school know you're thinking of applying — they can share their prerequisites and help you through the process.
It's best to ask — circumstances can change at any time.
The International Sokrates High School is housed in a modern building on the Kujawsko-Pomorskiej Wyższej Szkoły campus at Toruńska 55-57, Bydgoszcz. The building is near the city centre and adjacent to modern sports facilities such as an ice rink, a rowing harbour, Łuczniczka Hall and Artego Arena, with nearby public transport stops. The school has a sports hall, several lecture halls, computer laboratories, a laboratory, a library, and modern classrooms equipped with multimedia equipment. The main headquarters is located in a historic building at Jana Henryka Dąbrowskiego 8, which has been renovated to offer a modern educational space. The International Sokrates High School also operates an outdoor base, Rafa, in Nadwiślański Landscape Park near Ostromecko for field and outdoor learning.
Sports facilities include a gymnasium, a climbing wall, a multifunctional sports field, and a playground.
Academic facilities include a chemistry-physics laboratory, a library, computer laboratories, and modern classrooms equipped with multimedia equipment.
There are opportunities to participate in musical, artistic and theatrical activities. Foreign trips abroad are part of the program, including week-long camps and trips to the United Kingdom, Malta and Spain; Cambridge Science Festival is attended by students; expansion to language camps in the United States is underway.
Sokrates International High School in Bydgoszcz, Poland, is part of Szkoły Sokrates, a network of private schools founded in 1989. The school educates students aged 14 to 18 with a dual track approach that blends the Polish core curriculum with international programs. Its offerings include Cambridge Upper Secondary and Advanced levels, Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Levels, Cambridge Pre-U, Cognia, the American Curriculum, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme (authorized in 2023). Language of instruction is Polish and English, and students benefit from a multicultural environment with learners from more than 32 countries. The campus hosts modern facilities—a sports hall, climbing wall, gym, laboratories, library, and multimedia classrooms—plus an outdoor learning base near Ostromecko. The school runs international trips to the United Kingdom, Malta, and Spain, and hosts arts, music, and theatre activities. It prepares graduates for universities worldwide, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, and MIT, and holds Cambridge and Cognia accreditations, with DND approval since 2014.