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About NOVA · The 2026–27 snapshot

Year 30 Our thirtieth school year in Skopje, told in shapes, lines and numbers instead of paragraphs.

1997the year NOVA opened in Skopje
~3,500alumni who began their journey here
~2,100graduates across three decades
600+IB Diploma earners since the programme began
Thirty years, in four numbers
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How we got here

Built one milestone at a time

  1. 1997

    NOVA is foundedGovernment approval and Ministry accreditation of the high school.

  2. 2006

    An IB World SchoolThe IB Diploma Programme begins.

  3. 2017

    Accredited by Middle StatesMSA-CESS accreditation, in the year NOVA turns 20.

  4. 2023

    An IB World Continuum SchoolPYP authorization completes the full IB journey, after MYP in 2022.

  5. 2026

    Year 30 opensA full IB continuum, PreK 3 through Grade 12.

Our learners, 2026–27

720 students. 15 grades. One IB path.

Every step builds on the last, from play based inquiry at age three to the independence of the Diploma Programme.

20+

languages heard across campus, with English as our common one

7:1

students for every faculty member

1 in 6

students are new to NOVA this year

Languages we teach

Native languages
EnglishMacedonianAlbanian
World languages
FrenchGermanSpanish
Language Institute after school
MandarinItalianTurkishGreekLatin

Specialists, K to 5

ArtMusicDancePE

Electives, Grades 6 to 12

Visual ArtsTheatreDanceMusicDesignPhysical and Health Education

How we track growth

MAPMYP eAssessmentIB DP examsPSATSATOther assessments

Results and the people behind them

Above the world average. Taught by people who stay.

IB Diploma, May 2026

Average grade across the class, with 65 diplomas awarded.

Bilingual diploma

80%

of diploma students earned the bilingual diploma

Classroom experience

12+years

brought by the average NOVA teacher. 65% have ten years or more.

Years at NOVA

1 in 3 faculty members have been with NOVA for a decade or longer.

Highest degree held

Bachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate · 5%

Faculty from 13 countries

North MacedoniaUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaFranceBulgariaTurkeyIndiaMexicoPeruNew ZealandUgandaMauritius

Our campus

A campus, counted

In a residential neighborhood near the center of Skopje, and fully wireless end to end.

15,700m²of land, about 169,000 sq ft
10,900m²of buildings, about 117,000 sq ft

Where the built space goes

EEC, Elementary and Lower SecondaryUpper SecondarySports facilityTwo campus houses · 400
3
  • Early Education Center
  • Elementary and Lower Secondary
  • Upper Secondary
2panoramic elevators
2playgrounds
3courts: soccer, basketball and volleyball
1large outdoor amphitheater
+1adjacent sports center for PE and events

The shape of our year

Two semesters, four breathers

Dates shift a little each year, but the rhythm stays the same.

  • SeptemberInternational Day and the Parade of Nations
  • Oct & AprParent Teacher Student Conferences
  • DecemberWinter performances and gatherings
  • Late MayGraduation for the senior class
Recognized by MSA-CESS accreditedIB World Continuum SchoolMinistry of Education and ScienceU.S. Dept. of State assisted schoolCEESAACESGlobal Impact DiplomaFounding school, MSA Responsible AI in Learning