Guide · Curricula
IB schools in Belgrade
Every authorised IB World School in the city, which programmes each one runs, and how to check an IB claim against the register yourself.
Schools' own pages read 24 August to 23 September 2026
Four schools in Belgrade appear on the International Baccalaureate's own register of IB World Schools. The International School of Belgrade and Ruđer Bošković run the full continuum – Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma. Gimnazija Crnjanski runs the Diploma only, authorised in 2006. Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“ in Novi Beograd is a state school authorised for the Diploma – worth knowing about, because we have not found it listed alongside the private schools anywhere else. Those four are the schools the IB's own register returns for Belgrade. Everything here comes from the IB's own register and the schools' own pages, read on 24 August 2026.
The 4 schools
| School | Programmes | Ages | Where | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deseta gimnazija | IB Diploma Programme | 15-19 | Novi Beograd | State school |
| Crnjanski | IB Diploma Programme | 7-18 | Banovo Brdo, Žarkovo | Private |
| Ruđer Bošković | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB DP | 5-18 | Banovo Brdo, Košutnjak | Private |
| ISB | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB DP | 3-18 | Senjak | Private |
What to check before you choose
How to check an IB claim yourself
The IB publishes its own register of authorised schools, and it is the authority we check against. Search it by country and you get six results for Serbia: the four Belgrade schools above, plus Gimnazija Svetozar Marković in Niš and Gimnazija Jovan Jovanović Zmaj in Novi Sad – which are sometimes listed alongside Belgrade schools in error.
One Belgrade school describes itself in a way that can read as an IB claim. Chartwell describes its teaching approach by reference to the International Baccalaureate; that is a description of teaching style rather than an authorisation, and Chartwell students sit IGCSE and A Level.
Continuum or Diploma only?
This matters more than families expect. A school running the full continuum takes a child through Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma inside one framework, so there is no change of system on the way. A Diploma-only school takes them for the last two years, which means arriving from a different system at sixteen – a real transition, and one worth asking both schools about. Only ISB and Ruđer Bošković run the continuum in this guide, and they start at different ages: ISB from 3, Ruđer Bošković from 5, with no nursery.
Questions families ask
Which schools in Belgrade offer the IB?
Four are on the IB's own register: the International School of Belgrade and Ruđer Bošković (both the full continuum – PYP, MYP and Diploma), Gimnazija Crnjanski (Diploma only) and Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“, a state school in Novi Beograd authorised for the Diploma.
Is there a state school in Belgrade offering the IB Diploma?
Yes. Deseta gimnazija „Mihajlo Pupin“ in Novi Beograd is a state school authorised for the IB Diploma Programme, with IB classes capped at 20 and entry by first- and second-year grades plus an entrance examination. It publishes nothing about whether the IB stream carries a charge, so we cannot say what it costs – but no international-school directory lists it at all, which means most families comparing IB options never hear it exists.
Can my child join the IB Diploma partway through?
The Diploma is a two-year course and joining after it has started is rarely practical. Joining at the start of the two years from a different system is normal and all four schools do it, but ask specifically what preparation they provide – moving into the Diploma from a national curriculum is a bigger step than moving into it from the MYP.