Guide · Comparison
Crnjanski or Deseta gimnazija?
Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ and Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“ 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
Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ teaches Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma Programme to ages 7-18 in Banovo Brdo, Žarkovo. Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“ teaches Serbian national gimnazija and IB Diploma Programme to ages 15-19 in Novi Beograd. 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
| Crnjanski | Deseta gimnazija | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, IB Diploma Programme | Serbian national gimnazija, IB Diploma Programme |
| Language of instruction | Serbian for the national programme, English for IBDP and Cambridge Upper Secondary | Serbian, with the IB Diploma taught in English |
| Ages | 7-18 | 15-19 |
| Founded | 2002 | Not published |
| Neighbourhood | Banovo Brdo, Žarkovo | Novi Beograd |
| Publishes fees | No | State school — publishes nothing about cost |
| Inside the fee | Regular, elective and supplementary instruction; Learning support including competition and university-entrance preparation; Use of school facilities 07:45-15:00; Lunch; Field trips, museum and theatre visits, sports days | Not published |
| Entrance testing | A readiness test is administered for Grade 1 entry. | Entry to the IB stream is by first- and second-year grades plus an entrance examination. |
| Admission type | Rolling, year-round | Serbian state enrolment process, not the school's own |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Campuses | Main |
| Students | Not published |
| Nationalities | Not published |
| Class size | Not published |
| Billed on top | Not published |
| School bus | Nothing published |
| Special needs support | Nothing published |
What stands out about each
- Crnjanski: Runs the IB Diploma, Cambridge and the Serbian national programme in one institution; Bilingual Serbian-English option at Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary; Merit scholarships of up to 50%.
- Deseta gimnazija: A state gimnazija authorised for the IB Diploma Programme; IB classes capped at 20 students.
Crnjanski: There is a separate International School Crnjanski in Jagodina, at crnjanski.rs. It is a different institution from the Belgrade Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ at crnjanski.edu.rs.
What to ask both
Questions worth asking both schools, because neither publishes the answer:
- Crnjanski: Any published tuition figure
- Crnjanski: Cambridge centre number
- Deseta gimnazija: Whether the IB Diploma stream carries any charge for students
- Deseta gimnazija: How many places the IB stream has each year
- 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 Crnjanski and Deseta gimnazija?
Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ teaches Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma Programme to ages 7-18; Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“ teaches Serbian national gimnazija and IB Diploma Programme to ages 15-19. 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, Crnjanski or Deseta gimnazija?
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.