BISC Wrocław


British International School of Wrocław is a co-educational private school in Wrocław, Poland. The school opened in September 2006 to provide primary and secondary educations for the growing expatriate community. BISC Wroclaw is the sister school of the British International School of Cracow (BISC).

History

From September 2006, the school shared premises with a Polish sports school on ul. Trwała. In January 2009, it moved to its present location on al. Akacjowa 10–12.

Primary section

The primary school section is split between the two villas, with junior classes in the smaller villa and senior classes in the larger. The school has classrooms for each year group along with a dedicated room for English as an Additional Language.

Secondary section

The secondary section is situated in the larger building and has a theatre hall, dining hall, science laboratory and library. In addition to classrooms, there is an ICT suite and a staffroom. The second floor houses more classrooms for the secondary school.

Administration

The School Secretary and Head of School are based on the first floor of the smaller villa. The School Administrator is based on the ground floor of the larger villa.

Curriculum

Key stages 1 - 3

Students in Years 1 through 13 follow the Cambridge International Curriculum. Students graduate with the Cambridge International A levels. BISC Wroclaw has consistently scored outstanding results in international examinations and has graduates attending some of the best universities in the world.

Key stage 4

The school offers iGCSE subjects at Years 9 to 11. Subjects offered include:

* non-examined

Alevel

Subjects offered at Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level include:

Polish Education

BISC Wrocław also offers education to Polish Citizens through the Polsko-Brytyjska Dwujęzyczna Szkoła Podstawowa This is a programme of lessons in accordance with Polish education law. These are scheduled to ensure students receive a complementary balance of instructions in both the British and Polish systems.

Management

Head of secondary

Period of ServiceName
September 2008August 2009Chris Holliday
September 2009 – August 2010Vincent Keat
September 2010 – August 2011Ben Chell
September 2011August 2015Wayne Billington
September 2015 - August 2019Joe Peck
September 2019 - August 2021Agnieszka Peck & Nancy Pliego Blancas
September 2022 - March 2024Ayobami Peter Oluwafemi Bamgbose