Guide · Comparison
Brook Hill or PRIMA?
Brook Hill International School and PRIMA International School Belgrade side by side on curriculum, admissions, what the fee covers and what neither school publishes.
Updated August 2026 · schools' own pages read 24 August 2026
Brook Hill International School teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary to ages 1-18 in Dedinje, Vračar, Senjak. PRIMA International School Belgrade teaches English National Curriculum via Cambridge, Cambridge IGCSE to ages 2-18 in 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
| Brook Hill | PRIMA | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level | English National Curriculum via Cambridge, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge AS and A Level |
| Ages | 1-18 | 2-18 |
| Founded | 2012 | Not published |
| Neighbourhood | Dedinje, Vračar, Senjak | Senjak |
| Campuses | Kindergarten, Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary | Campus, Administrative |
| Students | 200 directory figure | Not published |
| Nationalities | over 30 directory figure | over 45 |
| Inside the fee | Cambridge-endorsed textbooks and teaching resources; School counsellor across all divisions; Indoor swimming and sports; Regular field trips | Daily warm school lunch; Morning break fresh fruit; Day trips to museums, fairs, exhibitions and theatres; One full-day excursion within Serbia; Use of all books and equipment; PE kit; Progression tests and exams; Secondary Cambridge examination fees (Years 11-13); Primary after-school clubs (Years 1-6); Child insurance during the school day |
| Billed on top | Not published | School bus (optional, charged on top) |
| Entrance testing | A short English assessment 'when necessary' — conditional, not universal. Optional trial day. | No formal entrance examination described. The process is interview- and records-based: parent interview with the Head of School, plus previous school reports. |
| School bus | Nothing published | Runs a service |
| Special needs support | A school counsellor across all divisions. | 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 |
| Admission type | Rolling, year-round |
What stands out about each
- Brook Hill: Indoor swimming with a dedicated Brook Hill Swim School; School counsellor across all divisions; Flexible schedules for young athletes, including combined in-person and online classes.
- PRIMA: Bundles Cambridge examination fees, books and a daily hot lunch into tuition; Natural-grass football pitch, unusual for a city international school.
PRIMA: PRIMA's site names Yale, Harvard, Boston University and New York University in the context of how A Levels are recognised generally. It is not a list of where PRIMA leavers have gone, and we have not been able to find one.
What to ask both
Questions worth asking both schools, because neither publishes the answer:
- Brook Hill: Age range: 1-18 (school) vs 3-18 (aggregator)
- Brook Hill: Student numbers
- Brook Hill: Whether examination fees are charged separately
- PRIMA: Founding year
- PRIMA: COBIS status and level
- 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 Brook Hill and PRIMA?
Brook Hill International School teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary to ages 1-18; PRIMA International School Belgrade teaches English National Curriculum via Cambridge, Cambridge IGCSE to ages 2-18. 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, Brook Hill or PRIMA?
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.