School profile
EDUCA International School
Finnish pedagogy combined with the school's own international framework and the NTC early-learning method, with nature-connected and forest-classroom teaching. Ages 3 to 14 only — there is no upper secondary, so pupils move on elsewhere at 14.
Updated August 2026 · schools' own pages read 24 August 2026
EDUCA International School teaches Finnish pedagogy, bespoke international framework, NTC Framework in English to ages 3-14, in Dedinje. It does not publish its fees. The full detail below is sourced and dated.
The facts
| Curriculum | Finnish pedagogy, bespoke international framework, NTC Framework |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Ages | 3-14 |
| Year groups | Kinders (3-7), Juniors (7-11), Seniors (11-14) |
| Neighbourhood | Dedinje |
| Founded | Not published |
| Students | 250 directory figure |
| Nationalities | 23 directory figure |
| Class size | average 12, maximum 16 directory figure |
| Ownership | Operated by the Education for Serbia Foundation, a non-profit, founded and led by Dr Lana Belić. |
| Website | educa.school |
educa.edu.rs presents an invalid TLS certificate and does not serve the school's site.
Figures marked directory figure come from a third-party directory. The school does not publish them and we have not confirmed them with the school.
Where it is
- Campus — Koste Vojinovića 3, Dedinje
The school runs a bus service.
What the fee covers
EDUCA does not publish its fees. The 'view our fees' button links to a parent contact form, not a fee schedule.
Inside the fee. Full curriculum tuition; All textbooks, classroom materials and supplies; Internal assessment fees; Extracurricular and enrichment activities; Wellbeing programmes; Health insurance; Summer camp; Field trips.
One-off charges. Deposit at enrolment.
Discounts. Full payment discount ranging from 30% for early birds to 5% before 31 August; Family: 5% for the second child, 10% for the third and subsequent.
Payment plans. Bi-annual: 31 August and 31 January; Monthly: ten instalments, subject to a 10% surcharge.
Uniform. No uniform required.
Not addressed anywhere public: Bus, Lunch.
Getting in
Rolling — the school admits year-round, subject to a place being free.
Testing. Orientation and assessment of academic abilities, learning styles and talents, framed as low-pressure rather than an exam. Optional trial day.
Documents. Child's passport, birth certificate, portrait photo, previous school reports with English translations, parent ID or passport.
Process. Initial contact, personal interview with parents and child, orientation and assessment, then enrolment with a 10% deposit.
Accreditation
| Body | Status | How we treat it |
|---|---|---|
| Serbian Ministry of Education | officially recognised | confirmed |
| Cambridge International | accredited Professional Development Qualifications (PDQ) centre, EA 104 — a qualification for teachers and school leaders rather than a pupil curriculum or examination authorisation | confirmed |
- confirmed — Stated by the school and consistent with the accrediting body.
What stands out
- Health insurance and summer camp inside tuition — unusually inclusive
- Non-profit ownership
- Sensory gardens and forest classrooms
- Supervised care 07:00-19:00
What we are still checking
A directory publishes an annual tuition figure for EDUCA that is implausibly low by two orders of magnitude and appears to be a data error. We do not reproduce it.
Open questions we could not settle from the school's own published pages. We have not yet put these questions to the schools. When we do, the answers will appear here with the date we asked.
- Founding year
- Whether pupils sit any external examinations, and if so which
- Current address — a directory lists a different street from the school's own site
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