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Ruđer Bošković or Crnjanski?
Privatna internacionalna škola „Ruđer Bošković“ and Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ 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
Privatna internacionalna škola „Ruđer Bošković“ teaches IB PYP, IB MYP to ages 5-18 in Banovo Brdo, Košutnjak. Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ teaches Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary to ages 7-18 in Banovo Brdo, Žarkovo. 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
| Ruđer Bošković | Crnjanski | |
|---|---|---|
| Curriculum | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB DP, Serbian national programme | Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, IB Diploma Programme |
| Language of instruction | English and Serbian | Serbian for the national programme, English for IBDP and Cambridge Upper Secondary |
| Ages | 5-18 | 7-18 |
| Founded | Not published | 2002 |
| Neighbourhood | Banovo Brdo, Košutnjak | Banovo Brdo, Žarkovo |
| Publishes fees | Yes, a full schedule | No |
| Inside the fee | Compulsory and elective lessons; Seminars and research projects; School lunches; Health care; Security surveillance; IT support; School uniform; Coursebooks, notebooks and stationery; Field trips, museum, gallery, cinema and theatre visits; Excursions | 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 |
| Entrance testing | English language placement test is mandatory for all applicants. A trial day at school forms part of the process. | A readiness test is administered for Grade 1 entry. |
| School bus | Runs a service | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Campuses | Main |
| Students | Not published |
| Nationalities | Not published |
| Class size | Not published |
| Billed on top | Not published |
| Admission type | Rolling, year-round |
| Special needs support | Nothing published |
What stands out about each
- Ruđer Bošković: One of two private schools in Belgrade running the full IB continuum; Runs a Serbian national track alongside the IB Diploma, so a family can change route without changing school; Lunch, uniform and coursebooks are inside the fee; Class sizes of 10 to 20, published.
- 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%.
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:
- Ruđer Bošković: Aggregators list British/IGCSE provision; the school's own site does not mention it at all
- Ruđer Bošković: Aggregators say uniform is not required; the school's fee text lists uniform as included
- Ruđer Bošković: Founding year
- Crnjanski: Any published tuition figure
- Crnjanski: Cambridge centre number
- 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 Ruđer Bošković and Crnjanski?
Privatna internacionalna škola „Ruđer Bošković“ teaches IB PYP, IB MYP to ages 5-18; Obrazovni sistem „Crnjanski“ teaches Serbian national programme, Cambridge Primary to ages 7-18. 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, Ruđer Bošković or Crnjanski?
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.