Command Center · Friday, 8 May 2026

Welcome back, Elena

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Daily briefing · generated 06:02

Hi Elena — here's what I'm seeing across admissions and marketing this morning.

A-Levels launch is the headline this week. 40 active applications for Year 12 against a 30 target — pipeline-depth ratio is below the 2x we'd want at this stage of a Sixth Form launch, so I'd widen the campaign if we don't see ~10 new applications by mid-June. The 28 May information evening has 60 registered, mostly current Year 10-11 families.

Three offer responses came in overnight — two accepted (a Year 4 family from Mokotów and a Year 12 IB candidate), one declined (Year 7 family from Munich, citing relocation timing). Cycle yield is now 82% — two points above last spring at the same point. Year 4 is at capacity with a waitlist; recommend pausing paid spend there.

38 re-enrolment confirmations are still pending past their internal deadline. Outreach drafts queued for your review. Forbes Polska has opened a press window for late-June IB-results coverage — pitch ready when you are.

Active applications
110
+12 vs same point last cycle
Pipeline velocity
38days
-4 days vs last cycle
Tour → Application
26%
+3 pp 30d
Re-enrolment confirmed
69%
+2 pp vs same point

Press monitor (last 5)

Forbes Polska
negative
Wywiad: dyrektor HIS o przyszłości IB w Polsce
8 May 2026
Onet
positive
Wyniki matur międzynarodowych: HIS znów w czołówce
23 Apr 2026
Notes from Poland
neutral
Halvorsen International School posts strongest IB results in Central Europe
14 Apr 2026
Kafkadesk
positive
Warsaw's international school market is heating up
25 Mar 2026
Pulsbiznesu.pl
positive
Konserwatorium w Warszawie: rezydencja artystyczna w HIS
18 Mar 2026