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St Petersburg International School (Herzen University)

Russia, Saint Petersburg

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The school at a glance
Instructs in Russian
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 5 - 17 years
Pupil numbers 152
Type Co-educational
Opened 1998
Bus Service No
Availability Not shared by this school
Academic offering
Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum
Taught languages English, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian
Strengths Sport, Visual and Creative Arts, Languages
Clubs Arts and Creative, Lifestyle and Wellbeing, Academic and Intellectual
Stages Preschool, Primary School, Secondary School, Senior Secondary School
Introduction

St Petersburg International School (SPbMSh), also known as Herzen University, is a long-standing international-leaning day school in central Saint Petersburg. It offers education for ages 5 to 17 across full-time, part-time, extramural studies and family education, using Russian state programs for grades 1–11 alongside a bespoke curriculum. Classes are small, and languages are taught with level-based instruction. The full school day runs from 9:00 to 17:00, and students receive a state-issued certificate on completion. The school operates in historical buildings in the city center and at the Novo-Znamenka palace-estate, reflecting its heritage. Since 1993, SPbMSh has hosted an international community drawn from about 33 countries. It combines a local framework with international features, including a School Sports Club, dance and music groups, an art studio, a theatre, and a student newspaper. The school emphasizes individualized routes to learning and offers family, part-time and distance-learning pathways. It offers flexible, internationally oriented learning.

St Petersburg International School (СПбМШ), Chekistov St., 13, building V, Saint Petersburg, 198206, Russia

Vibes and Culture
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The Essentials

St Petersburg International School (Herzen University) has 152 pupils, instruction in Russian.

Location
Located in central Saint Petersburg. Classes are held in historical buildings in the city center and in the Novo-Znamenka palace-estate.

Stages
RF program covers 1st through 11th grades; education types include full-time, part-time, extramural studies, and family education.

Type
Full-time, part-time, extramural studies, and family education are offered.

Pupil Nationality Mix
International community – children from 33 countries, including the USA, the UK, France, India, the Republic of Korea, the Czech Republic, and Turkey.

Country affiliation
Russia

School day structure
Full-time education with an extended day; part-time, extramural (distance) and family education options are available.
Diving Deeper
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Fees
Application fees

- The school requires entrance assessment(s) (testing/interview) as part of admission for all year groups. The school does not publish a fixed application or testing fee amount on its public documents; an application/testing charge, if any, is determined through the school's admissions process and fee schedule.

Tuition fees by year group (structure and availability of amounts)

- Tuition amounts are set from the school's official price list and are applied to each student's contract. The school does not publish per-term or per-year numeric tuition figures in the publicly available contract and document set; therefore specific per-term or per-year amounts by year group cannot be stated here.

- Billing basis and academic-month definitions used to calculate tuition:
- For payment purposes the academic year is divided into averaged months: 9 months (September–May) for grades 1–8 and grade 10, and 10 months (September–June) for grades 9 and 11. Tuition is calculated on the basis of these averaged calendar months.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Regular billing: tuition is billed and collected by monthly prepayment. Payment for each upcoming month must be made in full (100% prepayment) by the 1st day of the month being paid.

- Special payment timing rules in the contract:
- Payment for January must be made no later than December 27.
- If a contract for a new school year is signed between April and June 1, payment for September must be made by June 1 (on the basis of the invoice issued). If the contract is signed between June and September 1, payment for September must be made within three business days of signing. If the contract is signed during a school month, payment is due before classes start.

- Late payment: the school may charge a penalty (contract specifies 1% of the overdue amount per day) and may refuse continuation of tuition when payments are overdue; a place may be released to other applicants if fees remain unpaid.

- Additional services (for example extended day, extra lessons, individual services, special programs, or catering beyond the standard program) are charged extra and are payable in full at the time they are provided; such additional charges are separate from the tuition line and are not covered by tuition discounts.

Boarding / dormitory

- The school's published materials include information indicating the existence of residential accommodations / an internat/dormitory; however, boarding-specific fees or published tariff tables for residence (room, board) are not provided in the publicly available documents. Any boarding charges are determined by the school's price list and contract.

Other costs and fees

- Other charges that may apply (not exhaustive): additional paid educational services (tutoring, remedial/individual lessons), supervised after-school services, special subject fees, meals/cafeteria costs, school materials or equipment if required beyond the standard curriculum, and optional extracurricular program fees. These items are invoiced separately according to the school's price list and are not included in the base tuition. Additional-service charges are payable in full and typically are not subject to the tuition discounts.

- Uniforms, consumables, textbooks and voluntary extracurricular program fees are handled as separate cost items when they apply; no universal uniform fee is published in the publicly available documents.

Discounts and concessions

- The school's published internal policy documents specify the following discounts and special payments:
- Discount for two children from the same family: 10% of the contract cost; for three children: 15%.
- Excellence discount for high academic results: 15% (applied according to the rules in the school's policy).
- Timely-payment discount: 10% for on-time payment under the contract rules.
- Early-payment credit: a one-time credit of RUB 24,000 applied when the parent/guardian signs a contract and pays for September by June 1 (applies under specified conditions and is credited against subsequent billing periods as described in the school's policy).
- Discounts apply only to tuition charges (not to other paid services) and are applied in the sequential order established in the policy; the school may revoke discounts for accounts with arrears of more than one month. These discount rules are set out in the school's internal provisions.

Refund and adjustment rules

- Illness and missed classes: starting from the sixth consecutive school day of illness supported by medical documentation, 50% of the pre-paid amount for the affected period is credited toward the next billing period. The school provides for recalculation and crediting of fees where classes are missed for documented health reasons.

- Cancellation or contract termination: the school's provisions require settlement of actually incurred costs; overpaid sums are subject to refund or offset according to the procedures set out in the school's internal documents and the education contract. Where scheduled lessons are cancelled by the school and not replaced, the school makes deductions for services not provided.

Fee payment options and bank details

- Permitted payment methods listed in the contract are bank transfer to the school's designated account and cash payment to the school cashier. Credit-card payment is not specified in the contract as a standard payment method.

- The contract contains RUB bank-account details for payments (example fields shown in the contract): account number with VTB Bank branch, BIC and correspondent account for ruble transfers. Those bank details are supplied in the school contract/invoice for payment processing.

Summary (availability of numeric fee figures)

- The school establishes tuition and other service charges via an official price list that is applied in the enrolment contract. The publicly available school documents include the contractual terms, payment timing, discounts, refund rules, and payment methods, but do not contain a published, itemised numeric price list for tuition, boarding, or application/testing fees; therefore specific per-term or per-year numeric fee amounts by year group are not available in the school's public documentation. For billing cadence and contractual obligations use the terms above when preparing entries in an external database.
Academics

St Petersburg International School (Herzen University) teaches Bespoke Curriculum for students aged 5 to 17.

Curriculum
Education uses Russian state programs for grades 1–11. Foreign languages are taught with level-based instruction. Classes are small. Individual educational routes are available to tailor learning. Students receive a state-issued certificate upon completion. The full day runs from 9:00 to 17:00. Grades 1–5 and 6–11 are offered.

Student Teacher Ratio
Small class sizes.

Higher Education Progression
Graduates continue their studies at higher education institutions in Russia, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Korea, New Zealand, Estonia and Serbia, as well as at leading universities in Saint Petersburg.

Gifted and Talented
Individual educational routes are offered to tailor learning to students' needs. Level-based foreign language study supports differentiated learning.
Wellbeing
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Parent Experience
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Facilities
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Extra-Curricular Activities
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Languages
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Reputation
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Admissions

Admissions
The school has two campuses for different grade levels. 6–11 grades are at 8 Vosstaniya Street, Wing B; phone +7 812 275 76 84. 1–5 grades are at 191186 Bolshaya Morskaya Street, 23; phone +7 812 315 74 42. Hours are Monday–Friday 9:00–17:00. Admissions steps: registration for an excursion; the excursion; registration for an interview or testing in subjects; testing; coordination of an individual education plan; provision of the documents package and signing of the education contract.
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