Education

Sponsors with children should contact the School Liaison Officer (SLO) at 011-49-174-934-5186; DSN: 314-478-7090 or commercial +011-49-6371-405-7090. If you have school-age dependents, there are several options that need to be considered prior to your arrival. The Non Department of Defense School Program (NDSP) serve students who live where Department of Defense Schools are not available as is the case with Papa. Children may attend local private schools, public schools, or they receive home-based education.

They will need to register with the Non DoD Schools Program (NDSP) by completing a form 610 and adding a copy of their orders. Sponsors should hand carry their child's educational records including previous reports cards and standardized testing.

Quality Schools International (QSI) is an accredited, not for profit school offering an American International program from Early Childhood through grade 12 for students of all nationalities located in Pápa Bratislava, Slovakia. In Sept 2012, QSI opened a satellite school in Papa for children ages 3-14. NDSP provides an educational allowance for tuition and other allowable expenses as well as educational support. Parents can choose a local school, the tuition paying bilingual school or home school. High School students in grades 9-12, also have a DoDEA Virtual School option and Boarding School option. The following schools are working with the multi-national families:

Fay Nursery School serves children from three to five years of age. They use a creative curriculum in Hungarian. American parents have the option to check out a homeschooling program from the School Liaison Officer and supplement lessons in English at home.

Tarczy Lajos Primary School is a Hungarian Bilingual School for grades 1-8 offering classes in English and Hungarian. Middle school students are eligible for on-line learning classes to supplement math and language.

Petofi Sandor Secondary Grammar School has a bilingual high school program. There are limited classes in English and supplemental homeschooling or on-line learning is necessary. Refer to the NDSP website for further information about the program.