Guide · Comparison
BIS or Brook Hill?
British International School Belgrade and Brook Hill International School side by side on curriculum, admissions, what the fee covers and what neither school publishes.
Updated September 2026 · schools' own pages read 24 August 2026
British International School Belgrade teaches Cambridge Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level and University of Nebraska curriculum (Years 12-13) to ages 3-18 in Voždovac. Brook Hill International School teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS and A Level to ages 5-18 · early years from 1 in Dedinje, Vračar, Senjak. The table below sets them side by side on everything either school publishes. Where a row says “not published”, that is the finding — it means the school does not put it anywhere public, and it is a good question to take to an interview.
Where they differ
| BIS | Brook Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | Cambridge Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level, University of Nebraska curriculum (Years 12-13) | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level |
| Ages | 3-18 | 5-18 (early years from 1) |
| Founded | 1997 | 2012 |
| Neighbourhood | Voždovac | Dedinje, Vračar, Senjak our reading |
| Campuses | Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary | Kindergarten, Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary |
| Students | 473 | 200 |
| Nationalities | Not published | over 30 |
| Inside the fee | Teaching and extracurricular activities; Books and instructional materials; Examination fees; Report and certificate issuance; Single-day curriculum-related field trips; ESL support at no extra charge | Not published |
| Billed on top | School transport; Lunch (external caterer); After-school activities; The annual study tour; Uniform | Not published |
| Entrance testing | No entrance examination is described. | A short English assessment 'when necessary' — conditional, not universal. Optional trial day. |
| Admission type | By admissions conference | Rolling, year-round |
| School bus | Runs a service | Nothing published |
| Special needs support | Individual education plans are in place for all pupils identified with special educational needs. The 2025 inspection recorded 32 such pupils, and noted that monitoring in the primary school is close and consistent while use of the plans in secondary teachers' planning is less consistent. | Nothing published |
Rows where the two schools give the same answer are listed separately below, so that this table shows only what actually separates them.
Where they are the same
| Both schools | |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Class size | Not published |
| Publishes fees | No |
What stands out about each
- BIS: Two routes in the final years: Cambridge A Levels, or the University of Nebraska curriculum; Examination fees and ESL are both inside the fee; Duke of Edinburgh's International Award operator; Hosts its 2025 British Schools Overseas inspection report on its own site — the only inspection report we found published by a school in this guide.
- Brook Hill: Indoor swimming at the Primary campus, run as Brook Hill Swimming School; A school counsellor in every division; A full online learning option running parallel to in-person classes; Publishes a maximum class size, which most schools in this guide do not.
BIS: A directory publishes an annual tuition range for BIS on a profile the school does not manage, with no academic year stated. The school's own position is that fees are given to families directly, so we do not reproduce that range.
What to ask both
Questions worth asking both schools, because neither publishes the answer:
- BIS: Whether the University of Nebraska route leads to an awarded American high school diploma — the Upper Secondary page and the homepage description word it differently
- BIS: Whether Advanced Placement is offered
- BIS: Fee schedule
- Brook Hill: Whether examination fees are charged separately
- Brook Hill: The school's FAQ describes the Cambridge curriculum as covering ages 1-18; Cambridge's own pathway begins at 3
- Both: last year's actual leaver destinations and average results.
- Both: how many teachers in your child's year group were also there last year.
- Both: whether the bus covers the street you will live on.
Questions families ask
What is the difference between BIS and Brook Hill?
British International School Belgrade teaches Cambridge Checkpoint, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level and University of Nebraska curriculum (Years 12-13) to ages 3-18; Brook Hill International School teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge AS and A Level to ages 5-18 (early years from 1). They also differ on admissions process, what the fee covers and how much each publishes about itself. The full side-by-side is on this page.
Which is better, BIS or Brook Hill?
Neither, in the abstract — and any source that answers that question is guessing about your child. The comparison that decides it is narrower: which one teaches the curriculum your child will finish in, has a place in the right year group, is reachable from where you will live, and can support your child's particular needs. This page is built to let you answer those four.