Secondary and sixth form international school fees in Warsaw run from about PLN 20,000 a year at value bilingual secondaries to PLN 75,000 to 125,000 at the premium international schools for 2026, roughly EUR 4,700 to EUR 29,000, with the senior IB Diploma years sitting at the top. Most expat families land in the upper mid band around PLN 50,000 to 75,000. For the full picture across stages see our primary international school fees in Warsaw bands, and browse the international schools in Warsaw hub.
Warsaw has become one of central Europe's busiest relocation destinations, and its secondary market reflects a fast growing international sector alongside a strong field of Polish bilingual schools. At the top sit long established American and British schools and the academically selective Akademeia, offering the IB Diploma, A Level or American high school diploma in English. Below them a deep upper mid and mid tier of international, IB and bilingual providers serves families who want an English medium senior education at a lower fee. At senior level the premium fee buys a portable qualification, university counselling and broad enrichment, while the bilingual and value routes offer strong academics for considerably less. The choice at secondary therefore turns on budget, curriculum and how internationally mobile the family expects to be.
The bands below are tuition only and follow the tier structure used across our Warsaw fee research, with secondary and sixth form placed at the upper part of each school's range and euro equivalents given for planning. Treat them as planning ranges. The exact fee depends on the school, the year group and whether the child is in lower secondary, the IGCSE or middle years, or the IB Diploma and senior years, which sit highest.
| Tier | Annual secondary tuition | Illustrative schools |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | PLN 75,000 - 125,000 (EUR 17,500 - 29,000) | American School of Warsaw, British School Warsaw, Akademeia |
| Upper mid | PLN 50,000 - 75,000 (EUR 11,500 - 17,500) | International European School Warsaw, Canadian School Warsaw, Lauder Morasha |
| Mid | PLN 35,000 - 50,000 (EUR 8,000 - 11,500) | Thames British School, smaller IB and bilingual providers |
| Value | PLN 20,000 - 35,000 (EUR 4,700 - 8,000) | Bilingual and faith based international secondaries |
School names indicate the fee tier and are illustrative, not a ranking. The IB Diploma and senior years are the highest published fee at the premium Warsaw schools, with one well known senior fee structure reaching roughly PLN 125,000 for 2026/27, so a family entering at secondary should budget for a rising tuition line. Euro equivalents are approximate and move with the exchange rate.
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Three things move the senior number in Warsaw. The first is the tier and curriculum, since a premium American or British school or the selective Akademeia charges far more than a bilingual or faith based secondary. The second is the year group, where the IB Diploma and senior years carry the highest tuition and external examination load. The third is fee inflation and the zloty to euro rate, since Polish tuition has risen steadily in recent cycles and a euro budget shifts with the exchange rate, so a place priced today will cost more across a full secondary stay and should carry a currency buffer.
Headline tuition is only part of the picture, and the senior years carry the heaviest add ons. The lines to plan for are a one time registration or enrolment fee that can reach PLN 8,000 at the premium schools, a seat deposit credited toward tuition, lunch and school bus where offered, uniform where required, residential and curriculum trips, and external examination entries for the IB Diploma, IGCSE or A Level in the final years, though some schools include public examination entry in tuition. Our Warsaw primary fees page sets out the lower stage bands, and the relocation cost calculator places tuition inside a complete family budget. To weigh Warsaw against another posting, the fee comparison tool models several cities at once, and verified parent perspectives will appear on Warsaw international school reviews as they arrive.
Secondary and sixth form tuition runs roughly PLN 20,000 to PLN 125,000 per year in 2026, about EUR 4,700 to EUR 29,000, with premium international schools at PLN 75,000 to 125,000 and most expat families in the upper mid band of PLN 50,000 to 75,000. The IB Diploma and senior years sit at the top of each range.
The two year IB Diploma and the senior years carry the highest tuition at almost every premium Warsaw school, because senior teaching is more specialised, university counselling is intensive and external examination entry is built into the upper years. Families entering at secondary should plan for a rising fee line across the phase.
Expect a one time registration fee that can reach PLN 8,000 at premium schools, a seat deposit credited toward tuition, lunch and school bus where offered, uniform where required, trips, and external examination entries for the IB Diploma, IGCSE or A Level, though some schools include public examination entry in tuition.
The premium schools run full senior years, including the American School of Warsaw, the British School Warsaw and the selective Akademeia, alongside upper mid providers such as the International European School Warsaw, the Canadian School of Warsaw and Lauder Morasha. The named schools are illustrative of the tier rather than a ranking.
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