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Ruska škola or Russian Embassy school?
Prva ruska međunarodna škola „Valentina Tereškova“ u Beogradu and Общеобразовательная школа при Посольстве России в Сербии 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
Prva ruska međunarodna škola „Valentina Tereškova“ u Beogradu teaches Russian federal state programme (FGOS) to ages 6-17 in Senjak. Общеобразовательная школа при Посольстве России в Сербии teaches Russian federal state programme (FGOS) to ages 6-17 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
| Ruska škola | Russian Embassy school | |
|---|---|---|
| Neighbourhood | Senjak | Novi Beograd |
| Publishes fees | No | No tuition — the school charges none |
| Admission type | By admissions conference | By decision of the head of the diplomatic mission |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Curriculum | Russian federal state programme (FGOS) |
| Language of instruction | Russian |
| Ages | 6-17 |
| Founded | Not published |
| Campuses | School |
| Students | Not published |
| Nationalities | Not published |
| Class size | Not published |
| Inside the fee | Not published |
| Billed on top | Not published |
| Entrance testing | Not published. |
| School bus | Nothing published |
| Special needs support | Nothing published |
What stands out about each
- Ruska škola: Teaches in Russian, not in English — the only school in this guide besides the Embassy school where that is true; Cites a numbered Serbian Ministry of Education decision, 022-5-16/2017-07, for its recognition; English from the second grade, with Serbian available at an enhanced level.
- Russian Embassy school: Not a private school — a structural subdivision of the Russian Embassy, founded by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The only school in this guide that runs the full Russian eleven-year ladder to a Russian state certificate; Charges no tuition: the law it quotes makes places free, including for children outside the diplomatic staff.
What to ask both
Questions worth asking both schools, because neither publishes the answer:
- Ruska škola: What the school charges, and what an interview covers
- Ruska škola: The full grade range the school covers — its own site names fourth grade and "upper grades" but no range
- Ruska škola: The year the school opened
- Russian Embassy school: How a family without diplomatic status applies in practice, and how often such places are given
- Russian Embassy school: Whether anything is charged for meals, trips or materials
- Russian Embassy school: Whether the leaving certificate is recognised in Serbia without nostrification
- 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 Ruska škola and Russian Embassy school?
Prva ruska međunarodna škola „Valentina Tereškova“ u Beogradu teaches Russian federal state programme (FGOS) to ages 6-17; Общеобразовательная школа при Посольстве России в Сербии teaches Russian federal state programme (FGOS) to ages 6-17. 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, Ruska škola or Russian Embassy school?
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.