Studies
As one of few high schools, our PRIGO High School is licensed by the Ministry of Education to teach some subjects in a foreign language, which is also reflected in our students’ school reports. PRIGO collaborates with over 20 foreign schools, from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, USA and China (click here). Language teaching takes place in a newly built language and computer classroom and also uses the elements of the so-called blended learning – operational on-line teaching involving e-learning and multimedia resources. For the purpose of social sciences education, we also opened a courtroom replica, in which our students can participate in real-like legal proceedings while wearing court dresses and role-playing in a courtroom environment. We have recently built and opened two new specialised classrooms.
General Information
Our high school provides education with a school-leaving examination in the fields of ‘Business Academy’ or ‘Economy and Business’ (applied to sports), both of which emphasize international elements in the global environment. In the Business Academy programme, our school offers either economic or legal profiling, depending on whether the student wants to study at the faculties of economics or law after graduating from high school. In the Economy and Business program, focus is placed upon students who want to work or carry on business in the field of sports. In addition, we have recently prepared two other study programmes whose graduates meet the requirements for regulated profession in this area: Pre-school and extra-curricular pedagogy and Veterinary Medicine. Our high school holds a permit from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports enabling us to teach some subjects in a foreign language. At the same time, we cooperate with many foreign as well as domestic institutions. Part of the education is also the preparation for obtaining a group B driving license.
Specialisation
75-31-M/01 Pre-school and Extra-curricular Pedagogy
Graduates will find employment as teachers in pre-school facilities, as child-care workers in school facilities for leisure activities, especially in leisure centres, after-school circles and school clubs, in educational and accommodation facilities and other establishments in which one needs to work with children and youth (with the exception of the educational facilities for children and pupils with special educational needs, institutional or protective care or preventive educational care; see Art. 16 (2) of Act No. 563/2004 Coll., on teaching staff). Graduates will also find employment in non-school facilities, such as in social care, health care or leisure time, in which teaching competence is required to carry out educational and training activities. Graduates are prepared to perform educational and leisure activities focused on the education of children of pre-school and school ages. Successful completion of the educational programme makes it possible to study further at higher vocational schools or universities with a similar specialisation.
The curriculum and the school educational programme (can be downloaded here – available in the Czech language only).
43-41-M/01 Veterinary Medicine
Graduates will find employment in the comprehensive block of veterinary-technical activities of an organisational nature and specifically technical jobs as well as in self-employment. Veterinary assistants help veterinarians (under their guidance and responsibility) particularly when monitoring compliance with sanitary conditions in animal husbandry, in production and processing of animal products, when performing allergen diagnostic tests, when inspecting slaughter animals and meat and when carrying out border veterinary inspections. Graduates can work as laboratory assistants or zoo veterinary technicians in livestock and laboratory animal breeding facilities. They will also find employment in breeding establishments, shelters for abandoned animals, stations for endangered species, animal shops, zoos, exotic animal breeding, production and distribution of foodstuffs for animals, product processing on farms, in marketing of veterinary needs, as a self-employed person, etc.
Graduates have the opportunity to find employment in organisations and institutions providing veterinary supervision in processing facilities and in the environmental protection.
After finishing the studies and passing the school-leaving examination successfully, graduates are also ready to study at universities and higher vocational schools.
A part of the education is also the preparation for obtaining the Driving Licence of Category B. During their studies, students can take a course in animal cosmetics, insemination, gamekeeper exams and cloven hoof treatment and obtain the relevant certificates entitling them to perform these activities.
The curriculum and the school educational programme (can be downloaded here – available in the Czech language only).
63-41M/02 Business Academy (legal specialisation)
This specialisation reduces maths classes to a necessary minimum as required by the Framework Educational Programme for business academies but which is still sufficient for general knowledge. On the other hand, more emphasis is placed on the teaching of logic and general studies requirements, which are required for admission to law schools. The academy puts emphasis also on social sciences, which are more commonly taught at grammar schools. Unlike with general grammar schools, there is no need to teach natural sciences on such a scale; the students then may focus on practical skills, especially those of economic nature. The classes at our school of economics are participated by professors and associate professors from faculties of law. This includes also the mastering of two foreign languages.
The curriculum and the school educational programme (can be downloaded here – available in the Czech language only).
63-41M/02 Business Academy (economic specialisation)
The Business Academy’s specialisation reduces the classes of social and natural sciences to a minimum level as required by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, boosting especially economic disciplines.
The curriculum and the school educational programme (can be downloaded here – available in the Czech language only).
63-41M/01 Economy and Business
This field of study is based on the Business Academy’s background, though with a more detailed focus on the practical aspect of studies and life. We prepare our students for their successful completion of the school-leaving examination; we do not expect preparation for university studies to a greater extent. The graduates of this field of study are equipped in economic and legal terms for running their businesses under a trade license or in small and medium-sized business corporations. After the successful completion of their school attendance, they do business directly under their own names or in a larger group, or they continue in their studies at a college that is practice-oriented as well. We closely cooperate with our partner PRIGO College (click here), which specialises in general legal activity. This field of study reduces maths classes to a necessary minimum as required by the Framework Educational Programme for ‘Economy and Business’ but which is still sufficient for general knowledge. Unlike with general grammar schools, there is almost no need to teach natural sciences; the students then may focus on practical skills, especially those of economic nature – and even more intensely as compared to the ‘Business Academy’ field.
The curriculum and the school educational programme (can be downloaded here – available in the Czech language only).
School and classroom facilities
Our High School is situated in a very pleasant residential area of Hrabůvka in Ostrava, with very good transport accessibility, both by car and by tram (Line 1). Moravská tram station is less than 200 m away. The school’s premises include an extensive outdoor area for the extracurricular activities of our students. The school’s interior is modernly equipped and mostly newly reconstructed. The classrooms are furnished with new or fairly new chairs and desks. The classrooms also include multimedia equipment with overhead projectors. Interactive boards and specialised laboratories, such as for language classes, are a commonplace. We also have our own gym on our school premises, which is also very well equipped.
Tuition and scholarship
Tuition
We are pleased to note that at its January meeting, the PRIGO Strategic Board confirmed significantly reduced tuition fees in all secondary schools of the PRIGO group, and fully complied with the proposal of the management of the individual schools. We are happy that even in these difficult times we can maintain low, favorable and discounted school fees for everyone, and we also thank our donors for this.
Tuition fees for students without serious disciplinary offenses who start their studies from the 2023/2024 school year is set (after including all benefits and subsidies from the scholarship fund) in the amount of CZK 1,990 per month (payment for 12 months) or, with a discount, a total of only CZK 19,900 annually, in the case of a one-off payment made by 30.6.2023. Discounted tuition is guaranteed for the entire period of study. The terms of payment are determined by the study contract.
The standard tuition fee, excluding this special offer, is 9,990 CZK per month (payment for 12 months) or 99,900 CZK per year in the case of a one-off payment. The subsidy beyond the discounted tuition is paid from the scholarship fund.
PRIGO’s strategic board confirmed zero tuition fees in the Economics and Management program. It also established zero tuition fees for the International Baccalaureate program for all students from PRIGO secondary schools. This program is a ticket to prestigious world universities.
Payment
Account number: 373657363/0300
Constant symbol: 0308
Variable symbol: student ID number
Message for the recipient: social security number, purpose of payment, surname and first name (example of a sample message: XXXXXX/1234, school fees 2023/24, Novák Jan)
Scholarship
The PRIGO Strategic Board also confirmed the program of social scholarships for talented students, as well as the merit and scientific scholarship program for all students of grammar schools and high schools from the PRIGO group. More information is available at the study department.