SANKO HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

SANKO HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE 2025-2026
“Educating the whole person”
CEEB Code: 132059        UCAS Code: 42720
School Information:
• Name: Sanko Schools
• Address: Pancarli Mah, Kultur Cad. No: 10, 27060
• Phone: +90 342 211 55 00
• Website: https://www.sanko.k12.tr/
• Head of School: Firat Mumtaz Asyali
• High School Principal: Fatma Dilsad Erdogan
• College Counselor: Mustafa Bagci mustafa.bagci@sanko.k12.tr
• College Counselor: Sezin Eryigit sezin.eryigit@sanko.k12.tr
OVERVIEW
Founded in 2001, Sanko Schools is a co-educational K–12-day school dedicated to fostering holistic education by combining rigorous academic programmes with a rich variety of extracurricular opportunities. Located in Gaziantep, Turkey, the school follows the Turkish national curriculum and complies with the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) regulations. Graduates of Sanko High School receive the Turkish national high school diploma.
Sanko Schools is widely recognised for its academic excellence, consistently achieving outstanding results in the national university entrance examinations. The institution also enjoys a strong reputation for its students’ remarkable accomplishments in both national and international academic competitions.

VISION
To be an educational institution reaching out to the world from Gaziantep.
MISSION
In line with Ataturk’s principles and reforms, SANKO Schools nurture self-confident individuals with strong communication skills, high academic and social achievements, rooted in local values, enriched with universal knowledge, and dedicated to serving their country and humanity. With its transformative, inspiring and innovative ecosystem, SANKO Schools stand as a pioneering institution that leaves a lasting mark on the future. 
VALUES
• Integrity and Ethics
• Visionary Thinking, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Collaboration, Teamwork, and Effective communication
• Problem Identification, Problem Solving and Solution-Orientedness
• Emotional Intelligence, Social Awareness and Emotional Integrity

FACILITIES
The school occupies a 30-acre campus featuring state-of-the-art facilities, including a 650-seat theatre and conference hall, a football field, 12 laboratories, two libraries containing over 15,000 resources, an indoor gymnasium and swimming pool, a kitchen workshop, recording studio, visual arts studio, two outdoor tennis courts, a basketball court, handicrafts and ballet rooms, a chess room, and various specialised studios.
ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIPS
• Turkish Ministry of Education
• College Board Advanced Placement program
• Global Schools Network
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Program
• International Baccalaureate (PYP in the K-4 division)
• Eco-Schools
STUDENT ENROLMENT
Kindergarten: 140
Primary School: 381
Middle School: 375
Anatolian High School: 263
Science and Technology High School: 179
Total: 1338

THE STUDENTS
Sanko Schools serve a total of 1,338 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, including 139 full scholarship recipients. The Class of 2026 comprises 92 students. Among the 2024–2025 graduates, 73.49% enrolled in Turkish universities, 9.6% pursued studies abroad, and 16.8% chose to retake the national university entrance examination despite being eligible for admission. The school maintains a 100% graduation rate.
ADMISSIONS
Students may enter Sanko High School in Year 9 through two routes: internal admission from the school’s middle division for students meeting GPA requirements, or external admission based on the nationwide high school entrance examination. The school typically accepts students within the top 5.39 percentile. Average class size is 24, with an 8:1 student–teacher ratio. A limited number of transfer students may be admitted to upper grades based on available places and entrance examination performance.

THE FACULTY
• There are 139 full-time teachers. 
• 11 international teachers from 7 countries. 
• 2 teachers hold a PhD, and 37 teachers have a master’s degree. 
ACADEMICS 
Sanko High School delivers a challenging academic curriculum designed to prepare students for success in higher education and beyond. Our academic programs include:
• The 4-year Turkish Ministry of Education diploma program
• College Board Advanced Placement (AP)

HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECTS    

GRADING 
Sanko Schools adheres to the grading standards and regulations set by the Turkish Ministry of Education. All grades in Turkish high schools are recorded on a 100-point scale. Students receive grades each semester, with the final course grade determined by the average of both semesters. Grade Point Averages (GPAs) are calculated by multiplying each course grade by the respective number of course hours. To achieve high honors, students must maintain a minimum average of 85, a distinction attained by only a select few. An average of 70 is required for academic honors, while a passing grade is set at 50. Sanko Schools does not rank its students.

SCHOOL GRADING SCALE                             

ADVANCED PLACEMENT 
Sanko High School became an AP school by receiving Level 2 authorization from the College Board on August 3, 2023. Within the scope of Level 2 authorization, it also serves as an AP exam center.
In the current school year, the following AP subjects are offered: AP Physics 1, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, AP World History Modern, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology

SCORES SUMMARY 2025
Organization Summary (Total Students: 23)

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular and extracurricular programs are integral components of the educational experience at Sanko Schools. Students have access to nearly 30 clubs spanning various fields, allowing them to explore their interests and passions.
Sanko student-athletes, musicians, and artists actively participate in local, national, and international events and competitions, showcasing their talents on diverse platforms. Additionally, the school offers seven competitive teams in basketball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis, fencing, archery, and swimming.

CLUBS OFFERED IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR:

MAJOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS 
World – First Place: Codeavour 6.0 International, Doha, Qatar, May 2025: Coding, AI, Robotics Competition
World – Kagan Mehmet Ozkok won the Diploma of Excellence Award for his project 'Sound signal processing-based and AI-powered water guard sensor for faucets and flushes: WAGUSE' at 'Stockholm Junior Water Prize' in Stockholm, Sweden, 2025
World- Kutay Sakmak became Candidate Master based on his performance at Skopje Open 2024
World – Sanko Team represented Turkey at ISEF (Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair) after winning the national level.
National – Sanko Team, which competed in the transport technologies category, became finalist at Teknofest (Turkey’s first and only Aerospace and Technology Festival)
National – Sanko Team, which competed in the healthy technologies category, became finalist at Teknofest (Turkey’s first and only Aerospace and Technology Festival)
National – Sanko Team, which competed in the technologies for disabled persons category, became finalist at Teknofest (Turkey’s first and only Aerospace and Technology Festival)
National – Yavuz Selim Altan won the 5th Place on the National University Entrance Examination (out of ci. 2,500,000 students) 2025. 6 Sanko students ranked in the top 200 achievers list.

UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION 2024-2025

Contact Us:

For more information, visit our website at https://www.sanko.k12.tr/ or contact us at +90 342 211 55 00. We welcome prospective students and families to explore all that Sanko Schools has to offer!