Where our Serbia families are
Smartious Serbia families concentrate across Belgrade (the Balkans' largest IT sector and the country's entire international tier), Novi Sad (Vojvodina's technology capital in a five-language province), Niš (the south's growing tech and medical-faculty city), Kragujevac (a century of car-building, now under Stellantis, with no international school), Subotica (the bilingual Hungarian border city), and Bor (copper country with an international mining workforce and the longest distance to any campus). One explicit parental right, one demanding examination obligation, and five cities out of six with nothing.
Capital · the Balkans' largest IT and outsourcing hub · the diplomatic and corporate centre · the country's entire international-school tier
Vojvodina's capital · a fast-growing IT and creative sector · a historically multilingual province · thin international schooling
The southern capital · an electronics and IT tradition · a university and medical-faculty city · a growing outsourcing sector · no international schooling
The historic car city · Serbia's automotive plant and its supplier network · a university town in the country's centre · no international schooling
The Hungarian border city · a genuinely bilingual Serbian-Hungarian community · Palić and the northern agri-industrial belt · Szeged half an hour north
The copper country · one of Europe's largest copper operations under Chinese ownership · a genuinely international mining workforce · the most remote district from any international school
How Smartious compares to top Serbia schools
Serbia's international schooling is a Belgrade story: the International School of Belgrade, Chartwell, the British International School, Crnjanski, Prima, Ruđer Bošković and the French and Russian schools serve the capital at capital fees. Novi Sad has a little; Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, and the whole east have essentially nothing. The legal framework is unusually explicit about parental choice and equally explicit about the examinations that follow. The open competitive space is the live, externally examined international track — absent outside Belgrade, and unplanned-for by every visible online alternative.
| School | Curriculum | Fees (RSD/year) | Status / Rating | Reality check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
International School of Belgrade (ISB) Belgrade | IB continuum | Varies by grade | 4.5 | The established IB campus |
Chartwell International School Belgrade | British + IB | Varies | 4.3 | The British-track anchor |
British International School Belgrade Belgrade | British — IGCSE + A-Level | Varies | 4.3 | The closest local comparison to our track |
Crnjanski / Prima / Ruđer Bošković Belgrade | Bilingual and international-leaning | Varies | 4.2 | The bilingual private tier — strong, and Belgrade-only |
Novi Sad Vojvodina | Very limited | — | 0 | A major technology city, barely served |
The regions Niš / Kragujevac / Subotica / Bor | — | — | 0 | The south, the car city, the border, and the copper country — nothing |
Wolsey Hall Oxford / King's InterHigh / bina (online) Online | Cambridge self-paced / UK online / own to 15 | Varies | 4.2 | Self-paced, priced far above Smartious, or stopping at 15 — and none plans the class-examination calendar |
Smartious Homeschool (Serbia via online delivery) Delivered to all Serbia | Cambridge IGCSE, A-Level, IB DP, AP | RSD equivalent at prevailing rate | 4.8 | Every class live through A-Level + both calendars planned at enrolment + Serbian and national-programme coverage built in + the regions served identically |
Fee ranges reflect published 2026 tuition for Year 7-13 across the school's tier structure. Specific fees vary by year group and additional school charges (registration, capital fee, books, transport, uniforms). Smartious USD pricing translates to fixed RSD via the peg.
Homeschool laws & regulatory framework in the Serbia
Serbia writes parental choice into its education law more explicitly than most of Europe — and attaches an examination obligation just as explicitly. Here is the whole framework exactly, including the part we cannot answer for you.
The right, and the sentence that makes Serbia unusual
Under the Law on Primary Education and Upbringing, a parent or legal representative has the right to choose, for their child, primary education in a public or private school — or education at home or at a distance. Very few education acts in Europe name distance education as a parental choice in the same breath as school attendance, and it is worth noticing that Serbia does. Primary education itself is compulsory, and parents are obliged to ensure their child is enrolled and attends; what the law then does is define more than one lawful way of meeting that obligation.
The obligations that come with it
Three, and all of them concrete. First, cost: a parent exercising the right does so while providing the costs of the education themselves. Second, timing: the parent must notify the school at which the pupil is enrolled, in writing, by the end of the teaching year, of the intention to organise teaching at home from the following school year — so the decision is made a year in advance, not in August. Third, and most substantial: the school is obliged to organise class examinations — razredni ispiti — in every subject, in accordance with the national plan and programme. Examinations in Serbian schools are taken before a three-member commission with at least two members qualified in the subject, formed by the principal, and the school brings in a specialist from another school if it lacks one.
The health provision, kept separate
Serbian law also provides that for pupils who cannot attend for more than three weeks because of major health problems or chronic illness, teaching is organised at home or in a health institution, with the Ministry's consent, and the parent must inform the school of the need. This is a welfare measure inside the school system, distinct from the parental right described above, and we state it factually rather than as a pathway.
What we cannot answer for you — and will not pretend to
The law provides that the minister prescribes the closer conditions for the realisation, quality assurance, and evaluation of teaching at home and distance teaching. That means there is a regulatory layer beneath the statute, and whether a particular international programme satisfies it is a question for your enrolling school and the Ministry rather than for a provider's marketing page. We will not tell a Serbian family that enrolling with an online school abroad automatically discharges their obligation, because that is not ours to say. What we do say is what we are: an internationally accredited online school teaching live, producing documented progress and external Cambridge examinations, working either alongside an ordinary enrolment or as the academic spine behind a family's home-education year.
Running the year so the class examinations are uneventful
For families exercising the right, the practical answer is to keep the national plan and programme visible underneath the international curriculum all year, and to keep Serbian working continuously rather than in a panic before the commission sits. The overlap in mathematics and the sciences does much of the work — a student strong in Cambridge Mathematics is strong in the national programme's mathematics — so the genuine additional load concentrates in Serbian-language subjects and in whichever parts of the national programme have no international counterpart. Planned that way, the examinations become a formality. Discovered late, they become the reason a year goes wrong.
Secondary, and where the pathways lead
Serbia's Law on Secondary Education and Upbringing likewise provides for acquiring secondary education at home and through distance teaching, with the school keeping records and the minister again setting the conditions — so unlike Croatia or Hungary, the secondary phase here is a provided-for route inside the system rather than an unregulated space, and we do not market a free post-compulsory window. Where the qualifications lead is wide: Serbian universities admit foreign secondary qualifications through recognition procedures with programme requirements and entrance examinations confirmed case by case, the English-taught offer admits them directly, Hungarian, Austrian, German, Italian, and Czech universities all sit within a day and assess them routinely, UCAS reads A-Levels natively, and the Common Application serves US plans.
Why Serbia families choose Smartious
Reasons grounded in the realities of Serbia education — local school capacity constraints, corporate transfer and diplomatic timing, commute and logistics, currency stability, and the curriculum portability that mobile expat and dual-nationality families need.
Both calendars planned at enrolment
The class examinations in every subject at the enrolling school, and the Cambridge sessions in English — mapped together, with Serbian and national-programme coverage running all year.
Honest about the regulatory layer
The minister sets conditions for home and distance teaching. Whether a specific programme satisfies them is for your school and the Ministry to say, and we do not pretend otherwise.
The regions served identically
Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, and Bor hold real international communities and almost no provision. Live delivery closes every gap the same way.
Built for the returning diaspora
Children arriving mid-curriculum from Austria, Germany, or Switzerland keep one internationally examined pathway instead of restarting inside a new system.
Portable across postings
Mining, automotive, and IT assignments move; the curriculum, teachers, and examination board stay constant, with only the local framework changing.
CET/CEST timezone alignment
Only 1-2 hours behind Nairobi EAT — live teaching lands naturally inside the Serbian school day.
What you can verify about Smartious
We publish only facts we can substantiate — operational history, curriculum coverage, teacher base, and infrastructure. No invented testimonials or pass-rate claims.
Founder-led education company
Founded 2019 by Alfred Ouko (BEd Mathematics & Physics). Smartious operates a full teaching team of 11 with two international-standard operational centres established 2022 and 2023. Not a marketplace, not a freelance network.
Two operational centres
Live teaching is delivered to Serbia families from two international-standard operational centres, established 2022 and 2023. Teachers work from professional academic facilities with accountability and infrastructure beyond marketplace or freelance models.
Cambridge-trained PGCE specialists
Teachers are PGCE-qualified subject specialists with Cambridge International training. Subject specialism means a Chemistry teacher teaches only Chemistry — not generalist primary-style teaching.
120+ countries served
Active students in Serbia and 13 other markets across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and Asia. Verifiable through cross-country cohort interaction in live classes.
Ontario Diploma (OSSD) partnership
Smartious students can earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma through our partnership with Canadian Cross International School (Ontario-inspected private school). The OSSD is recognised by Canadian universities (OUAC), US universities (Common Application), UK universities (UCAS) and globally — particularly valuable for Canadian U15 applications.
5 international curricula
Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level (primary offering), Pearson Edexcel International GCSE & A-Level, IB Diploma Programme, American Curriculum with AP, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) via Canadian Cross International School partnership. Multiple credential pathways per family.
Live class transparency
Every class is live with recorded sessions for review. Parents can audit class quality directly. This is materially different from pre-recorded video courses with light tutor support.
4.9 from 123+ verified Google reviews
“I am truly impressed by the level of professionalism at Smartious Homeschool and Tuition. The tutors are not only knowledgeable but also very patient and supportive. They create a comfortable learning environment where children feel free to ask questions. My child now enjoys studying and looks forward to every session.”
“What stands out most about Smartious Homeschool and Tuition is their dedication to each learner. They don't rush through topics but ensure the child fully understands before moving forward. The progress my child has made in a short time is impressive. I would definitely recommend them to any parent.”
“Smartious Homeschooling delivers genuinely effective one-on-one instruction. The teachers are patient, consistent, and skilled at identifying and addressing each learner's specific academic gaps. Since enrolling, our child has become more confident, enjoys lessons, and is now performing above grade level. For families in Nairobi seeking a dependable, academically rigorous homeschooling programme with personalised support, Smartious is a standout choice.”
Reviews above are from our verified Google Business Profile. For Serbia-specific parent references during your decision-making, request these during your free assessment — we can introduce you to current Serbia families happy to share their experience directly.
Accreditation, Recognition & University Pathways
Smartious students earn qualifications administered by independent international examination boards. Recognition flows from the board itself — not from the school that delivered the curriculum. Below is the accreditation, examination and verification framework that connects Serbian Smartious students to universities worldwide.
Cambridge International
Cambridge Assessment International Education · University of Cambridge
Smartious's primary offer for Serbia families. Cambridge IGCSE (Years 10-11) and Cambridge A-Level (Years 12-13) delivered as live online classes landing inside the Serbian school day on the 1-2 hour offset, planned deliberately around the national framework — the end-of-year notification, the class examinations in every subject, and Serbian-language and national-programme coverage running all year for families exercising the right. Cambridge sittings at authorised provision confirmed per session. Pathway recognised for Serbian university admission per programme, read natively by UK universities via UCAS, and accepted in 160+ countries.
Pearson Edexcel International
Pearson · UK Edexcel curriculum adapted for international delivery
International GCSE and International A-Level qualifications, administered by Pearson. Three examination series annually (January, May/June, October/November) providing additional flexibility versus the Cambridge twice-yearly schedule.
International Baccalaureate Organisation
IB Diploma Programme · IBO Geneva
IB Diploma administered by the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva. Recognised by leading universities globally with particularly strong weighting at US Ivy League, US selective liberal arts colleges, Canadian U15 and top European universities.
College Board
American Curriculum with Advanced Placement (AP)
AP courses and examinations administered by the College Board, the US non-profit responsible for the SAT and AP programmes. AP scores are widely recognised by US universities for university credit, plus by Canadian, UK, Australian and many universities worldwide.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
Canadian Cross International School · Ontario Ministry of Education
OSSD earned through Smartious's partnership with Canadian Cross International School, an Ontario-inspected private school. Smartious students enrol concurrently with CCIS to complete the OSSD curriculum and credit requirements alongside Cambridge or other pathways. OSSD is one of the most recognised secondary credentials worldwide — particularly strong for Canadian U15 admissions via OUAC, US universities via Common Application, and UK universities via UCAS.
Examination centre arrangements in Serbia
International examinations require attendance at authorised examination centres on specific dates. In Serbia, established examination centres serve Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel and other major international qualifications.
Smartious manages examination registration logistics including centre selection, registration paperwork and deadline compliance. Two calendars can run in parallel for Serbian families, and Smartious plans the year around both. The Cambridge track: Cambridge International and Pearson Edexcel examinations sit as external candidates at authorised provision, with Belgrade checked first and Hungarian or Romanian centres practical for border families — capacity confirmed per family per session. The state track, for families exercising the right to education at home: the enrolling school is obliged to organise razredni ispiti — class examinations in every subject — in accordance with the national plan and programme, taken before a three-member commission with at least two subject specialists. Those examinations run in Serbian and against the national curriculum, which is why Serbian-language and national-programme coverage is planned visibly all year in our model, with the heavy overlap in mathematics and the sciences carrying much of the load. Families whose children remain enrolled in the ordinary way carry no second calendar at all: the school handles its own assessment, and the Cambridge sessions run alongside.
University recognition worldwide
Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American AP qualifications are recognised across the major university systems globally.
The University of Belgrade — one of the region's largest — alongside the universities of Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, and the arts and technical faculties, with a growing English-taught offer, notably in medicine, IT, and business.
Cambridge · Oxford · Imperial College London · UCL · LSE · King's College London · Edinburgh · Manchester · Bristol · Birmingham · Warwick · Durham · the Russell Group · the broader UK system via UCAS
Harvard · Yale · Princeton · Columbia · Penn · Brown · Dartmouth · Cornell · Amherst · Williams · Pomona · UC Berkeley · UCLA · Michigan · Virginia · top liberal arts and public research universities via the Common Application
Toronto · McGill · UBC · McMaster · Waterloo · Western · Queen's · the U15 research universities · OUAC for Ontario applications
Melbourne · Sydney · ANU · Monash · Queensland · UWA · Adelaide · UNSW · the Group of Eight via UAC
NYU Abu Dhabi · Sorbonne Abu Dhabi · Khalifa · AUS · AUD · UAE branch campuses · KFUPM · KAUST · KSU · KAU · Saudi national universities · Education City Doha (Georgetown · Northwestern · CMU · Cornell · Texas A&M · HEC Paris · UCL)
Berlin Humboldt · Munich LMU · Heidelberg · RWTH Aachen · TU Munich · French Grandes Écoles · Amsterdam · Leiden · Utrecht · Bologna · Sapienza · ETH Zurich · EPFL
How universities verify qualifications
Universities verify Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American AP qualifications directly with the issuing examination boards through standard verification services — Cambridge International Verification of Awards, Pearson's Verification of Results, the IB Organisation's verification service, and the College Board AP Score Reporting service. The qualification's credibility comes from the examination board itself, which is why these qualifications are equally valid whether earned at a physical school or through Smartious.
Curriculum approaches we offer Serbian families
British Curriculum
Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level · Pearson Edexcel
Cambridge IGCSE: Years 10-11, eight to ten subjects. Cambridge A-Level: Years 12-13, three or four subjects in depth. Pearson Edexcel as British alternative with three examination series annually.
Serbia families targeting the Cambridge IGCSE + A-Level pathway. Best fit for: (1) IT, industrial, and internationally posted families outside Belgrade's tier, (2) Serbian families exercising the right to education at home who want an externally examined record behind it, (3) the regions — Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, Bor — where international provision is thin or absent, (4) returning diaspora children arriving mid-curriculum from Austria, Germany, or Switzerland, (5) students preparing for UK, EU, or US universities.
Live online classes landing inside the Serbian school day on the 1-2 hour offset, small groups 4-6 students. Cambridge examinations at authorised provision, confirmed per session.
IB Diploma Programme
International Baccalaureate Organisation
Grades 11-12. Six subjects (three Higher Level, three Standard Level), plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay (4,000-word independent research paper), and Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS).
Serbia families targeting the IB Diploma's breadth — an alternative to the Belgrade campus tier.
Live online IB DP classes across all six subject groups plus Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay supervision.
American Curriculum
College Board · AP · SAT & ACT
US high school curriculum through Grade 12. Advanced Placement courses Grades 9-12 with college-level subject specialisation. SAT or ACT preparation integrated alongside curriculum delivery.
Serbia families targeting US universities via Common Application.
American Curriculum with AP courses Grades 9-12, SAT/ACT preparation, Common App essay coaching.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
OSSD · via Canadian Cross International School partnership
Grades 9-12 Ontario curriculum delivered through Smartious's partnership with Canadian Cross International School (Ontario-inspected private secondary school). Students complete the 30 credits required for OSSD including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) and 40 community involvement hours.
Serbian families targeting Canadian U15 universities (Toronto, McGill, UBC, McMaster, Waterloo, Western, Queen's) via OUAC, US universities via the Common Application, UK universities via UCAS, and Australian universities. The OSSD is particularly strong for direct Canadian university applications because students apply as Ontario secondary graduates rather than international students.
Live online instruction by qualified subject teachers, concurrent enrolment with Canadian Cross International School for official OSSD transcripting, Ontario course codes (ENG4U, MHF4U, SCH4U etc.) recorded against each student. CCIS issues the official Ontario diploma and transcript on successful completion of the OSSD requirements.
Primary, Secondary & Sixth Form
Primary Programmes
Ages 5-11 · Years 1-6 · Grades 1-5 · IB PYP
Cambridge Primary, Common Core or IB Primary Years Programme. Live classes are age-appropriate in length (40-50 minutes), scheduled in your local CET/CEST time zone to suit Primary-age attention spans. Small group sizes support individual attention. Weekly parent dashboards and monthly written reports cover academic and developmental progress.
Secondary Programmes
Years 7-11 · Grades 6-11
Lower Secondary (Years 7-9) builds the foundations for IGCSE entry. IGCSE Years (10-11) cover eight to ten subjects with examination registration at Authorised Belgrade and regional provision. One-on-one subject choice consultation at IGCSE entry aligns subjects with university targets. Mid-year arrivals accepted with academic catch-up support.
Sixth Form & University Preparation
Years 12-13 · Grades 11-12
Serbian universities admit holders of foreign secondary qualifications through recognition procedures (nostrifikacija), with programme-specific requirements, entrance examinations in many faculties, and Serbian-language proficiency where a degree is taught in Serbian — Cambridge A-Levels and the IB Diploma are established international qualifications and requirements are confirmed per programme rather than assumed, with the English-taught offer admitting them directly. Serbian families are also highly internationally mobile at university stage: Hungarian, Austrian, German, Italian, and Czech universities all sit within a day and assess these qualifications routinely, and Serbia's large diaspora makes Western Europe and North America common destinations. Internationally, Cambridge A-Levels are read natively by UK universities via UCAS and accepted in 160+ countries, with the Common Application serving US plans. Smartious provides personalised university guidance across Serbian, Central European, UK (UCAS), and US destinations.
Eight reasons Serbian families choose Smartious
Each reason is grounded in something verifiable — not in marketing claims.
Experienced international educators
Subject-specific degree-qualified teaching staff with cumulative experience across Cambridge International, Pearson Edexcel, IB Diploma and American Curriculum. Many hold advanced teaching credentials including PGCE, Cambridge PDT certification, or national teaching registration in their home jurisdiction.
Personalised learning plans
Every student begins with an initial assessment. The learning plan that follows is tailored to academic level, subject preferences, target universities and family situation — not a one-size-fits-all schedule.
Academic assessments
Initial diagnostic assessment. Weekly informal assessment within classes. Monthly formal assessments. Mock examinations under timed conditions during IGCSE and A-Level years. Results inform teaching adjustments.
Small class sizes
Online tier classes have four to six students. Online Plus has smaller groups. Premium is one-on-one. Class size affects individual attention, question response time, and student speaking time during class.
Progress monitoring
Weekly parent dashboards showing attendance and assessment results. Monthly written subject reports from each teacher. Termly comprehensive reports covering academic progress, study habits and university preparation.
Parent communication
Direct communication with subject teachers and form tutors via the parent portal. Email for admissions and pastoral matters, with response within one business day. Scheduled parent-teacher meetings each term.
Global student community
Live classes bring together students from across 14 countries. Wednesday afternoon enrichment programmes — coding, robotics, debate, Model UN, chess, journalism, leadership — develop collaborative learning across geographies.
University admissions guidance
Progressive guidance from Year 10 onwards. UCAS, Common Application, OUAC, UAC and direct university application support. Personal statement coaching, interview preparation and offer-management guidance.
Alfred Ouko
Founder, Smartious Homeschool & eSchool
Alfred Ouko is the founder of Smartious Homeschool & eSchool, established in 2019 while studying at the University of Nairobi. He has grown the organisation from a tuition support service into an international online school serving families across 14 countries, including Alfred Ouko founded Smartious in 2019 to make international qualifications (Cambridge, IB, American) accessible to families across emerging markets and international communities at online-delivery fees. Serbia families join students in 43 other countries — from Belgrade to Nairobi's own Diamond Plaza HQ, Vojvodina's plains to the copper country of the east..
Bachelor of Education (Science) — Mathematics and Physics, University of Nairobi (2022)
- Over six years supporting students through international curriculum pathways — Cambridge International (IGCSE and A-Level), Pearson Edexcel International, IB Diploma Programme, American Curriculum with AP, and homeschooling pathways.
- Direct teaching experience in secondary-level Mathematics and Physics across multiple international curriculum boards.
- Leadership of curriculum development, teacher recruitment and academic standards across Smartious's two international-standard operational centres and online programmes serving Serbia families.
- Specialism in supporting students through university admissions to Alfred holds a BEd in Mathematics and Physics — Smartious's Cambridge A-Level and IB Diploma STEM subjects are led personally when needed, suiting Novi Sad's and Niš's technology families, Kragujevac's engineers, and Bor's metallurgists. Head of Academics supervises curriculum delivery and university placement strategy per family..
“International curriculum mastery is achievable for students from any background when subject specialists, small class sizes, and individual academic plans are combined with the discipline and structure good schools provide.”
Common questions from Serbia families
Is homeschooling legal in Serbia?+
Yes. Under the Law on Primary Education and Upbringing, parents have the right to choose primary education in a public or private school, or education at home or at a distance. Primary education is compulsory; the law defines more than one lawful way of meeting that obligation.
What obligations come with that right?+
The family bears the costs of the education; the parent notifies the enrolling school in writing by the end of the teaching year of the intention to teach at home from the following year; and that school is obliged to organise class examinations in every subject, against the national plan and programme, before a three-member commission with at least two subject specialists.
The law mentions distance education — can we simply enrol with an online school abroad?+
Not automatically, and we will not claim it. The minister prescribes the closer conditions and the quality evaluation for home and distance teaching, so whether a particular international programme satisfies them is confirmed with your school and the Ministry. Our clean default is supplementary alongside a Serbian enrolment.
What language are the class examinations in?+
They run against the national plan and programme, in Serbian — which is why Serbian-language and national-programme coverage is planned visibly all year in our model, with the mathematics and science overlap carrying much of the remaining load.
Is there a free post-compulsory window like in Croatia or Hungary?+
No, and we do not market one. Serbia's secondary education law provides for acquiring secondary education at home and through distance teaching within the system, with ministerial conditions — a provided-for route rather than an unregulated space.
How does Smartious compare with ISB, Chartwell, or the British International School?+
They are established Belgrade campuses with in-person culture and a local peer group we cannot replicate. Smartious runs live small-group teaching at USD 2,160-6,480 a year — the supplement, the bridge, and the only complete option outside the capital.
Where do Serbian students sit Cambridge examinations?+
At authorised provision confirmed per family per session — Belgrade first, with Hungarian centres practical from Subotica and northern Vojvodina and Romanian options serving the east.
Can my child access Serbian universities with A-Levels or an IB Diploma?+
Serbian universities admit foreign secondary qualifications through recognition procedures, with programme-specific requirements, entrance examinations in many faculties, and Serbian-language proficiency for Serbian-taught degrees — confirmed per programme, with the English-taught offer admitting them directly. UCAS and the Common Application stand open internationally.
How does live class scheduling work given the Serbia-Nairobi time difference?+
Serbia runs CET (UTC+1) in winter and CEST (UTC+2) in summer — only 1-2 hours behind Nairobi EAT — so live teaching lands naturally inside the Serbian school day, with the after-school slot suiting supplementary students.
Which Serbian cities does Smartious cover?+
Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, and Bor have dedicated pages with local context. Live online delivery works identically anywhere in the country — which outside Belgrade is precisely the point.
Serbian students join a 14+ country global cohort
Live classes bring together students from across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and Asia. A Serbia student in our Year 11 IGCSE Mathematics class will be alongside peers in Cairo, Dubai, Bangkok, Seoul, Casablanca and Kigali. The Wednesday enrichment programmes (debate, Model UN, robotics, journalism) operate as one global classroom rather than thirteen separate national ones.