Galaxy International School Almaty, Almaty | International Schools Guide

A Cambridge curriculum school in Almaty offering IGCSEs and A Levels, with COBIS Patrons membership and CIS accreditation. A more affordable British-route option than the premium Almaty schools, with a mix of local Kazakhstani and international families.

The school opened in 2001 and now serves roughly 415 students from age 5 to 18. The Cambridge International pathway leads to IGCSE and A Level, which makes university transfer to the UK and onwards relatively clean.

Parent feedback skews positive on teaching staff and a friendly community feel, with English-medium instruction delivered by a mix of native and international teachers. Discipline and uniform consistency run looser than at the very top end of Almaty schools. Reasonable fit for families who want a Cambridge route in Almaty at a fee level below Haileybury and the IB schools.

Year level	Age	Fee
K3	5	KZT 5,040,000
Grades 1-5	6	KZT 5,265,000
Grades 6-8	11	KZT 5,380,000
Grades 9-10	14	KZT 5,490,000
Grades 11-12 (A-Levels)	16	KZT 5,710,000

Year level

Age

Fee

KZT 5,040,000

Grades 1-5

KZT 5,265,000

Grades 6-8

KZT 5,380,000

Grades 9-10

KZT 5,490,000

Grades 11-12 (A-Levels)

KZT 5,710,000

Item	Age	Fee
Admission Fee		KZT 10,000

Item

Age

Fee

Admission Fee

KZT 10,000

A small Cambridge school in the 4th microdistrict, sitting in the working middle of the Almaty market rather than at the prestige end. The atmosphere reads as warm and the international framing genuine, with English-medium teaching from the early years and a steady trickle of graduates into foreign universities. Quieter notes keep recurring around teacher continuity, the strength of English among some hires, and whether IGCSE and A-Level preparation pulls its weight against the fees, which rise each year.

Considerations

Teacher turnover and English fluency. Recurring complaint that staff change yearly and that the English level of some incoming teachers is patchy. Families paying multi-year fees notice the churn, and a few connect it to gaps in IGCSE and A-Level preparation.
Fees rising against perceived value. Annual tuition runs roughly KZT 4.5 to 5.1 million, with first-year onboarding costs lifting that further. Increases come through each year, and a slice of the parent body questions whether the academic delivery moves at the same pace.
Canteen and day-to-day operations. Food in the canteen draws steady criticism on quality versus price. Organisational rough edges show up around external exam days, with parents flagging proctoring and disruption during SAT sessions held on site.
Site and traffic on the microdistrict. Sits in residential 4th microdistrict. Drop-off and pick-up clog the surrounding streets at peak times, which neighbours raise repeatedly. The campus itself is well-kept, but the location adds friction to the school run.

Cambridge programme and English-medium classrooms. Cambridge primary through A-Level, taught in English from Grade 0 alongside the Kazakh national requirements. COBIS member, sits inside the BILIM ORDA foundation network. Graduates land places at foreign universities with some regularity.

School feel and pastoral tone. Parents describe a friendly, student-centred atmosphere. Long days (roughly 9 to 5) with homework support built in, modern facilities, and staff who are generally seen as engaged with the children rather than distant.

Smaller, less pressured Cambridge option. Around 300 students keeps year groups compact and the environment closer to a working school than a flagship. Fees sit well below the top of the Almaty market, which is part of the draw for families who want Cambridge without Haileybury pricing.

Bakhtiyor Ermetov