British School of Sofia - Study Structure

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BSS is a private school, which covers the education process up to the end of secondary school.

The course of study includes:

Nursery school
Duration four years

Pre-Nursery – 2 year old children

Nursery 1 - 3 year old children

Nursery 2 - 4 year old children

Reception - 5 year old children

Primary school
Duration of six years
Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in two stages:

Key Stage 1 – duration of two years

Grade 1 - 6 year old 

Grade 2 - 7 year old 

Key Stage 2 – duration of four years

Grade 3 - 8 year old 

Grade 4 - 9 year old 

Grade 5 - 10 year old

Grade 6 - 11 year old 

Lower Secondary
Duration two/three years

Grade 7 - 12 year old 

Grade 8 - 13 year old 

Grade 9 - 14 years old

High School – IGCSE
Duration two years

IGCSE Year 1 - 14/15 year old 

IGCSE Year 2 - 15/16 year old 

College - IB DP
Duration two years

IB DP Year 1 - 16/17 year old 

IB DP Year 2 - 17/18 year old 

(1) The Primary education is completed in Grade 6, after successful completion of an external examination from the Cambridge International Examination Board: Cambridge Primary Checkpoint.

(2) Lower Secondary education is completed in Grade 9, after successful completion of an external examination from Cambridge International Examination Board: Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint.

(3) High School is completed in IGCSE Year 2, after successful completion of an external examination from Cambridge International Examination Board: Cambridge IGCSE.

(4) The College is completed in IB DP Year 2, after successful completion of an external examination from IB Diploma Programme.

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