The British School of Tashkent – BST

• Year of foundation: 2010
• Location: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• Age of students: 1,5-18
• Number of students: 600
• Language of instruction: English, Uzbek.

Since its opening in 2010, the British School in Tashkent has become a respected and respectable educational institution that enjoys the respect of the parent community both inside and outside the country, a kind of stronghold of international education in the Central Asian region. He is a member of the close family of Nord Anglia Education, an association of 77 schools in dozens of countries on five continents. It offers high-class classical English education of international class for children aged one and a half to eighteen years - from kindergarten to grade 12 of secondary school.

Along with education under the British system, BST is the only school in the country and, in all likelihood, in the world that offers students a mixed Anglo-Uzbek educational system.

Students demonstrate outstanding academic results, which is confirmed by the results of testing: students in 2021/2022 achieved 95.6% of passing scores on  A Levels  and 96.6% of passing scores on AS Levels, which is almost twice as high as similar indicators in SCHOOLS in the UK.

The school closely cooperates with the Juilliard School; teachers underwent internships and education in New York, within the walls of BST education was implemented in all three areas - music, dance, dramatic arts.

The school also cooperates with MIT in the framework of education in the direction of STEAM; students have the opportunity to visit the campuses of Harvard University and MIT, attend lectures of famous scientists with a worldwide reputation, and feel the academic spirit.

The school consists of two campuses - Sayram and Kalandar, located on the streets of the same name:

• Sayram is intended for kindergarten and students up to and including the second grade,
• Kalandar is for older students.

Both campuses are modern buildings with an efficient and thoughtful layout, making the most of the integration of the school's interior and exterior spaces and equipped with age-appropriate play, recreational and learning areas.

The Kalandar campus, which opened its doors in the autumn of 2017, is one of the most modern secondary educational institutions in the city. It includes:

• 26 classrooms;
• 4 laboratories of various profiles;
• Library;
• Canteen and buffet;
• A theatre and an assembly hall capable of accommodating all students;
• 2 swimming pools;
• 3 sports halls;
• Sports and playgrounds for children and adolescents of different ages;
• Five-a-side football pitch with artificial grass.

Meals are organized at the school, including breakfast, a full lunch and an afternoon snack. Cooking is carried out on the basis of the food plant, in agreement with the administration, it is possible to draw up an individual menu for religious, medical or other indications.

When enrolling in a school, students are assigned to one of 4 houses: Vikings, Romans, Normans and Saxons (BST is the only school in Uzbekistan where this model is practiced). Gender balance is maintained within the houses.

The cost of meals is 5 162 000 soums per trimester.

Extracurricular education is considered one of the priorities of local school life, the key to the harmonious development of the personality of students. The school has organized a large selection of clubs (more than 40 items in total). Classes are held after the lessons and are provided on a non-profit basis. Among them:

• chess
• crafts and arts,
• foreign languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Korean),
• ping pong
• robotic circle,
• soccer
• tennis and other activities.

Outside of school hours, the school administration organizes tourist trips to the historical cities of Uzbekistan, including Samarkand, Merv, Khiva, Bukhara (included in the payment price), as well as foreign trips to the United States, Europe and Asia (paid separately).

• Located in the most dynamically developing and largest city of Central Asia - Tashkent.
• BST is registered and accredited by the national Ministry of Education of Uzbekistan and the Uk and Northern Ireland Curriculum and Qualifications Development Agency.
• In addition, the school enjoys the support of the British Council and the embassies of Great Britain, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and other states that have diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan, as well as international organizations.
• 600 students representing 30 nationalities and 27 states speaking 23 world languages.
• 30 teachers are native English speakers, 8 of them are engaged with children in the program of English as a second foreign language.
• The share of foreign students is at least 40%, of which at least a third are Indians, another third falls on other Central Asian countries and Russia. The average class size ranges from 24-26 students in elementary school and 20-22 in high school.
• The school is fully accredited by the COBIS, CIE and Edexcel examination centres.
• The school works with the distance learning systems Google Classroom and Seesaw.

Classrooms are equipped with the latest technology and meet the norms and standards of the English national curriculum. Children have access to interactive whiteboards, students in grades 7-8 receive tablets, and grades 9-12 get MacBook laptops with individual programs.

The local library is equipped with specialized reading areas, computers with Internet access and a rich library in Uzbek, English and Russian languages.

Uzbek citizens pay for tuition in the national currency, while foreigners have the opportunity to use US dollars as a means of payment (at the rate of the Central Bank of the country). Payment can be made both in cash and by bank transfers, as well as by other means).

Both a one-time payment once a year and a trimester payment are permissible, in accordance with the approved payment schedule. During the academic year, the course fee is subject to change.

The course price includes access to all the resources of the educational institution, meals, excursions to the sights of Uzbekistan. The purchase of the uniform is carried out for a fee.

The annual fee varies depending on the age of the student and ranges from 76.08 million soums for a kindergarten of 1/2 day and preschool groups and up to 173.7 million soums per year of study.

An application for admission to the school should be sent electronically through a special application form on the website. The questionnaire sent through the selection committee will also be considered in the general order.

In addition to the application, the following must be attached:

• A signed copy of the declaration;
• Timesheet with marks from the previous educational institution;
• Entrance fee.

After the application is submitted and properly processed, representatives of the school will contact the parents and offer to meet and examine the child. Exams are conducted in the form of testing, their results are reported within a few days.

The school issues citizens of Uzbekistan with a certificate of completion of the 9th grade within the framework of the national educational system, while under the British system, children continue to study until the 11th grade. After passing the A-level, graduates have the opportunity to enter a higher education institution in any country in the world in which a British diploma is valued.

In order for your child to be enrolled in a kindergarten or school, you should provide the following documents:

• Copies of passports of the father, mother and child;
• A copy of the birth certificate;
• Health certificates in the form 086;
• An extract confirming the fact of vaccination;
• 4 photos 4*3 ;
• Completed application, school declaration and BST Terms and Conditions form;
• If available, contacts of the class teacher in the current school.     

In addition to the Duke of Edinburgh Prize (a prestigious British award given to pupils and students aged 14 to 26 years for special distinctions in academic, sports, music and other arts, as well as for active participation in public and social life), the administration of schools in the North of England offers a number of discounts:

• Sibling Program

If the older brother or sister is already studying at school or has graduated from it earlier, parents are entitled to count on a discount of 10% of the cost for the entire period of study.

• Referral program

Each new student enrolled in BST on your recommendation and giving your first and last name entitles parents to a one-time discount of $ 200 for each student.

In addition, the school administration can offer corporate and advisory discounts. The possibility of obtaining such discounts and the conditions for their provision should be consulted in the financial department and the admission commission.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision