It is our pleasure to share with you our achievements hoping that every new contribution to the development of our school and every new achievement of our learners make the statistics and facts presented below more significant.
One of the biggest achievements of our school is the renovation of our school building, which was officially opened on 14. 09. 2008. Up until now this is the only school of this type in Bulgaria.
Markoni’s Manager Dr. Nikolay Nikolov’s “Dream come true” (the school) enables hundreds of children and teenagers from Botevgrad region to indulge in a unique academic and artistic atmosphere, where knowledge is the greatest wealth, and the school learners are truly motivated to get hold of it as much as possible.
In March 2009 “MARKONI’S” became an internationally-accredited OPEN EXAMINATION CENTRE for THE PEARSON TESTS OF ENGLISH – Pearson Tests of English General and Pearson Tests of English Young Learners.
In 2010 “MARKONI’S” became a full-fledged member of The Bulgarian Association For Quality Language Services “OPTIMA”. OPTIMA is the only organisation in Bulgaria, empowered to implement the accreditation mechanism for quality language services.
In June, 2011 “MARKONI’S” was authorised as a CAMBRIDGE ESOL (currently – CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT) Exam Preparation Centre.
In April, 2012 The Markoni’s Language Centre became THE FIRST BULGARIAN SCHOOL nominated for the ELTons 2012 awards – “OSCARS” for innovation in English Language Teaching. To be nominated in the “Local innovation” category by a panel of international judges the school had to be selected from a large number of applicant schools from all over the world on the basis of how innovative, practical and effective its suggested product is.
“Markoni’s Fancy-dress Balls – The Magic of Communication” – the nominated project of the school, which has been realised in Botevgrad every year around Christmas since the foundation of the school in 2005, was given a very high appraisal by the ELTons ELT experts.
Thus MARKONI’S trademark found its place alongside the biggest names in the ELT world – Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Pearson, and Macmillan.
In March, 2015 Dr. Nikolay Nikolov, Markoni’s Manager, was nominated by The British Council in the UK for The ELTons 2015 awards – The “OSCARS” for innovations in ELT /Category: The Macmillan Education Award for New Talent in Writing; Product Title: “T.I.M.E. for teenagers” (a practical book set – a Teacher’s Book /methodology/ for ESL teachers ; a Teacher’s Evaluation Book based on the T.I.M.E. method evaluation criteria; a pack of 46 flash cards with the practice exercises instructions; a pack of 2 CDs with audio recordings and photocopiable materials and 2 DVDs with sample T.I.M.E.-based language and drama exercises, as well as a recording of a full sample T.I.M.E. play)/
In June, 2015 MARKONI’S became an ACCREDITED MEMBER of The Bulgarian Association For Quality Language Services OPTIMA after an accreditation inspection, which the school passed with distinction.
Undoubtedly, though, the biggest success of a school are the high achievements of its students!!!
Since the foundation of the school in 2005 more than 900 MARKONI’S students have successfully passed the Cambridge ESOL Exams and the PEARSON Tests of English and have received internationally-recognised certificates, which both verify the learners’ language level and competence and are used as application documents for enrollment in universities in Bulgaria and abroad.
The Markoni’s Language Centre is also proud of its tens of university students already doing their studies at elite universities in Bulgaria and abroad.
Here is a small part of the statistics data from several past exam sessions showing the academic performance of MARKONI’S students on the Cambridge ESOL Exams and on The PEARSON Tests of English:
| Number (out of 35 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | A | Excellent (6) | 25,7% |
| 22 | B | Very Good (5) | 62,9% |
| 4 | C | Good (4) | 11,4% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson English International Certificate exams - June 2021 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 52 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | A | Excellent (6) | 57,7% |
| 9 | B | Very Good (5) | 17,3% |
| 13 | C | Good (4) | 25% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams - June and July 2021 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 28 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | A | Excellent (6) | 32,2% |
| 16 | B | Very Good (5) | 57,1% |
| 3 | C | Good (4) | 10,7% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), June 2020 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 56 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | A | Excellent (6) | 55,4% |
| 14 | B | Very Good (5) | 25% |
| 11 | C | Good (4) | 19,6% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, June & July 2020 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 50 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | A | Excellent (6) | 30% |
| 21 | B | Very Good (5) | 42% |
| 14 | C | Good (4) | 28% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2019 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 55 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | A | Excellent (6) | 45,5% |
| 18 | B | Very Good (5) | 32,7% |
| 12 | C | Good (4) | 21,8% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, April, May, June and July 2019 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 68 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | A | Excellent (6) | 32,4% |
| 27 | B | Very Good (5) | 39,7% |
| 19 | C | Good (4) | 27,9% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2018 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 61 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | A | Excellent (6) | 35% |
| 21 | B | Very Good (5) | 35% |
| 18 | C | Good (4) | 30% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, April, May, June and July 2018 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 77 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | A | Excellent (6) | 48% |
| 28 | B | Very Good (5) | 36,4% |
| 12 | C | Good (4) | 15,6% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, April, May and June 2017 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 63 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | A | Excellent (6) | 52,4% |
| 21 | B | Very Good (5) | 33,3% |
| 9 | C | Good (4) | 14,3% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2017 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 53 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | A | Excellent (6) | 28,3% |
| 29 | B | Very Good (5) | 54.7% |
| 9 | C | Good (4) | 17% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2016 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 65 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | A | Excellent (6) | 47,7% |
| 26 | B | Very Good (5) | 40% |
| 8 | C | Good (4) | 12,3% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, April, May and June 2016 exam sessions | |||
2015
| Number (out of 66 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | A | Excellent (6) | 50% |
| 22 | B | Very Good (5) | 33,3% |
| 11 | C | Good (4) | 16,7% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English exams, April, May and June 2015 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 64 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | A | Excellent (6) | 26,5% |
| 36 | B | Very Good (5) | 56,3% |
| 11 | C | Good (4) | 17,2% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2015 exam session | |||
2014
| Number (out of 86 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | A | Excellent (6) | 43,1% |
| 28 | B | Very Good (5) | 32,5% |
| 21 | C | Good (4) | 24,4% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English Language Assessment exams, April, May and June 2014 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 52 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | A | Excellent (6) | 48,1% |
| 19 | B | Very Good (5) | 36,5% |
| 8 | C | Good (4) | 15,4% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2014 exam session | |||
2013
| Number (out of 73 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | A | Excellent (6) | 27,4% |
| 33 | B | Very Good (5) | 45,2% |
| 20 | C | Good (4) | 27,4% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2013 exam session | |||
| Number (out of 73 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | A | Excellent (6) | 56,2% |
| 24 | B | Very Good (5) | 32,8% |
| 8 | C | Good (4) | 11% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English Language Assessment exams, April, May and June 2013 exam sessions | |||
2012
| Number (out of 66 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | A | Excellent (6) | 56% |
| 25 | B | Very Good (5) | 37,9% |
| 4 | C | Good (4) | 6,1% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2012 | |||
| Number (out of 58 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | A | Excellent (6) | 65,5% |
| 15 | B | Very Good (5) | 25,9% |
| 5 | C | Good (4) | 8,6% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge English Language Assessment exams, April, May and June 2012 exam sessions | |||
2011
| Number (out of 62 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A | Excellent (6) | 64,5% |
| 21 | B | Very Good (5) | 33,9% |
| 1 | C | Good (4) | 1,6% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the University of Cambridge Cambridge ESOL exams, April, May, June and July 2011 exam sessions | |||
| Number (out of 89 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | A | Excellent (6) | 47,2% |
| 45 | B | Very Good (5) | 50,5% |
| 2 | C | Good (4) | 2,3% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May and June 2011 exam sessions | |||
2010
| Number (out of 71 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | A | Excellent (6) | 71,8% |
| 19 | B | Very Good (5) | 26,7% |
| 1 | C | Good (4) | 1,4% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the Pearson Tests of English (PTE General & Young Learners), May 2010 exam session | |||
2009
| Number (out of 44 candidates) |
GRADE | GRADE according to the six-point system |
% out of the total number of candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | A | Excellent (6) | 79,5% |
| 8 | B | Very Good (5) | 18,2% |
| 1 | C | Good (4) | 2,3% |
| Table of the academic performance of Markoni's students on the London Tests of English (LTE General & Young Learners), June 2009 exam session | |||
It is our real pleasure to present to you some of our university students:
Marina Ivanova
enrolled in 2009 at Middlesex University, Dubai, UAE; Programme/Course Title: “BSc Honours Psychology with Human Resource Management”
Katya Damyanova
enrolled in 2010 at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: “BSc Business Administration – International Business and Management”
Gabriel Bratanova
enrolled in 2011 at University of Exeter, UK; Programme/Course Title: “Management with leadership”
Stefaniya Ilieva
enrolled in 2012 at University of Aberdeen, UK; Programme/Course Title: “International Relations and Management”
Mariya Hristova
enrolled in 2012 at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK; Programme/Course Title: “International Business”
Todor Tsekov
enrolled in 2013 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: Software Engineering & ICT
Mladen Krasimirov Dimitrov
enrolled in 2013 at Aberystwyth University, Wales; Programme/Course Title: “Computer Graphics, Vision & Games”
Sabine Tzenkova
enrolled in 2010 at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: ”International Leisure Management”
Radostina Hristova Petkova
enrolled in 2017 at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: “Art&Technology”
Radoslav Georgiev
enrolled in 2007 at Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Industrial engineering in English”
Yordan Dobrev
enrolled in 2008 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “English Philology”
Yoana Vutova
enrolled in 2009 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Psychology”
Denitsa Pencheva
enrolled in 2009 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “English Philology”
Dimitrinka Lilova
enrolled in 2010 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Public Administration”
Mariya Daninska
enrolled in 2010 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Turkology”
Tsetska Kirilova
enrolled in 2011 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “English Philology”
Valentin Kostadinov
enrolled in 2012 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Hungarian Philology”
Tsvetinka Koleva
enrolled in 2012 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/ Course Title: “Indian Studies”
Yoanna Pantaleeva
enrolled in 2013 at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “International Relations”
Spas Damyanov
enrolled in 2014 at Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Programme/Course Title: “Industrial engineering in English”
Georgi Dachev
enrolled in 2018 at Technical University Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: “Computer Science”
Evgeniy Terziev
enrolled in 2019 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: “ICT and Software Engineering”
Valentin Klimov
enrolled in 2020 at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands; Programme/Course Title: “International Business”
Denislav Ignatov
enrolled in 2020 at Cardiff University, Wales, UK; Programme/Course Title: “Architecture”
Martin Marinov
enrolled in 2020 at The University of Manchester, UK; Programme/Course Title: “Software Engineering”
And last but not least, here are the awards the Markoni’s Language Centre has been bestowed over the years since 2005:
DIPLOMA FOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CARNIVAL MOVEMENT
a “MAGICLAND” distinction – the only carnival house in Bulgaria authorised to issue diplomas and certificates of excellence in the field of carnivals and parties.
PEARSON ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE
the document accrediting “MARKONI’S” as an AUTHORISED OPEN EXAMINATION CENTRE for the Pearson Tests of English General and Pearson Tests of English Young Learners
HONORARY PLAQUE OF BOTEVGRAD
issued by the Mayor of Botevgrad Municipality for MARKONI’S contribution to the academic and cultural life in Botevgrad region
CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP IN “OPTIMA”
the document which certifies that the Markoni’s Language Centre is a full-fledged member of the Bulgarian Association for Quality Language Services “OPTIMA”
CERTIFICATE FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRITISH COUNCIL
based on the ADDVANTAGE Partnership Programme – intended for partner schools of The British Council Authorised Cambridge ESOL Examinations Centre in Sofia
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE ISSUED BY THE BULGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY LANGUAGE SERVICES “OPTIMA”
for the excellent performance of Markoni’s students in OPTIMA’s National Competition – “My world in multilingual Europe”
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE
the document certifying that “MARKONI’S” is an EXAM PREPARATION CENTRE for the exams of Cambridge English Language Assessment – Examination Board of University of Cambridge
HONORARY DIPLOMA
issued by the Mayor of Botevgrad Municipality to Markoni’s Manager Dr. Nikolay Nikolov for his high professionalism and personal contribution to the implementation of innovative methods and practices in ELT and for his active social work in the public and cultural life of Botevgrad Municipality
HONORARY MEDAL
issued by the Mayor of Botevgrad Municipality Georgi Georgiev
OPTIMA ACCREDITATION
the document certifying an ACCREDITED MEMBER of the Bulgarian Association for Quality Language Services “OPTIMA”
VALUED PARTNER AWARD
issued by AVO Language and Examination Centre, Sofia, main partner for the Cambridge English Language Assessment Exams