Best boarding schools in Turkey 2025

Turkey does not have a great variety of boarding schools, as students rarely come here without their parents. There are several prestigious educational institutions that provide accommodation and leisure for teenagers. In their free time and on weekends, students attend various clubs offered by the school, celebrate holidays in different countries, go on excursions, go to the beach.

• International Boarding School in Antalya

The school is accredited by the Ministry of Education of Turkey and conducts studying according to the programs of the standard secondary school. Accommodation is organized in double or triple rooms, five meals a day are provided according to the buffet system.

In addition, the students study other foreign languages in depth: English — daily, Turkish and German — four times a week. After graduation, a Turkish state certificate is issued.

• NÛN Schools

An international school conducts studying according to the International Baccalaureate program. In elementary grades, children study together, in middle and high school there is a separation — boys and girls study at different campuses. The students live in apartments designed for three or four people. Everyone has their own room, and the bathroom and toilet are in the common area.

The Turkish school system is organized according to the principle "4+4+4 "- four years for elementary, middle and high school. Education at the expense of the state can be obtained only at the first two stages. Students who plan to enter the university have been attending the lyceum at their own expense for the last four years.

Turkish schoolchildren start studying at the age of 6. In the lower grades, children do not write with a pen — only with a pencil, it is believed that this helps to make the handwriting more accurate. Students try not to load, so they give only easy creative tasks at home.

To move on to the second stage of studying, the students need to pass the Ortaokul exam. For the next four years, children are intensively preparing for admission to the lyceum due to high competition.

In general, Turkish educational programs are similar to global ones. Already in the middle grades, students can choose three subjects that they want to study at an advanced level.

Turkish colleges offer excellent learning conditions: modern facilities and learning systems. Native speakers teach in many institutions, the system is built according to the latest techniques, your child is picked up from home in the morning and brought in the evening.

It provides meals, optional classes, sports sections and clubs. Your child will study in an international atmosphere, quickly learn Turkish and adapt to life in Turkey.

The cost of studying depends on the prestige of the school, its ranking, as well as on the class in which the child studies, chosen educational program, number of extracurricular activities. For example, in Istanbul International Community School, a year of study in elementary grades costs $ 19,000, and in senior classes — $ 24,250.

At the boarding school Brights International School of Istanbul, the cost is significantly lower and varies from 3,920 to 5,500 dollars per year.

Usually, there is no strict selection in Turkish international schools, and entrance tests and supporting documents are necessary to make sure that the child will cope with the program.

To enrol in boarding school in Turkey, the foreign students need to provide the following documents:

• A certificate with grades for the last 1-2 years
• Recommendation from the teacher
• Copies of passports
• Vaccination certificate
• Health certificate.