The official language of educational instruction in Hungary is Magyar (Hungarian), which tends to exclude many expats from enrolling their children in the public education system. That being said, Budapest has a range of quality International Baccalaureate, British and American curriculum schools in Hungary, all offering English language instruction. Private schools charge an average of US$ 8,000 per term.

The school year runs from September to August, with short breaks in autumn and at Easter and a slightly long break over Christmas. The longest holiday in the school calendar is the summer holiday, which starts in mid June and continues until the end of August.