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Vienna, Austria · est. 2012 · Private
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AMADEUS International School Vienna opened in 2012 with fewer than 30 students in a single building, Ignaz Semmelweis House, on the grounds of the former Semmelweis Clinic in the 18th district. Today it has about 450 students from 70 countries, 65 of them boarders; the school calls itself the only international boarding school in Vienna. English is the "official language of instruction". German is compulsory for all students from Grade 1 to Grade 10, with no prior knowledge required; the IB Diploma offers English, German, Russian, Spanish and Chinese. The school's own Music & Arts Academy (AMAA) runs music, art and dance programmes at three levels for its students only, and there is a separate IB Career-related Programme in music. The school gained its IB programmes step by step: DP in 2014, PYP and MYP in 2016, CP in 2021.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $20 284–45 715 a year
17 955–40 465 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese
Registration fee
≈ $452
400 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year, in euros per year, lunch and snacks included. Day: Early Years 0-2 (ages 3-4) 17955, Early Years 3 Foundation 24550, Grade 1 27845, Grades 2-3 28080, Grade 4 28175, Grade 5 30375, Grades 6-8 34425, Grade 9 35345, Grade 10 36730, Grade 11 40385, Grade 12 40465. Boarding: Grades 6-8 62925, Grade 9 63845, Grade 10 65230, Grade 11 69785, Grade 12 69865. Discounts: 10% for the second child and 5% for further children, 10% for diplomatic, embassy and corporate families. Fees are paid annually or termly, with a 6% administrative fee.
Admissions "AMADEUS Vienna welcomes applications from students aged three to 18 regardless of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, and physical abilities" (ages 3 to 18), provided the child's needs can be met in a mainstream classroom. Decisions combine age, prior academic performance, teacher references and an interview with the Head of Section; primary applicants have a trial day, secondary applicants take the General Admissions Test, an interview and a trial day or trial boarding stay. English levels: native or near-native for Early Years and Grade 1, at least B1 for Grades 2-5, B1-B2 for Grades 6-10, at least B2 for Grades 11-12; students below these levels join the paid EAL programme. For Grade 1 a child must be 6 by 1 September. The school keeps a soft target of no more than 20% of any one nationality per class. Applicants from non-EU countries are advised to allow at least 4 months for the Austrian visa; boarders must use the school's residence-permit service, while day students' parents handle the permit themselves. Applications are accepted all year.
Stages and year groups Grades Early Years - Grade 12. Early Years Centre for ages 3-5, primary school in the IB PYP up to Grade 5, the IB MYP in Grades 6-10, and in Grades 11-12 a choice of the IB Diploma or the IB Career-related Programme with a music or business focus. For Grades 9-12 the school also offers its own AMADEUS High School Diploma. The school is an ÖSD (Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch) exam centre for levels A1-B2.
Address Bastiengasse 36-38, 1180 Wien
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP, CP · authorised programmeCIS · accreditationMSA · candidateThe IB register lists four programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related Programmes. The school is accredited by CIS. In the MSA (Middle States Association) directory it is a candidate for accreditation, having joined on 2 October 2026.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19), CP (ages 16-19, with a vocational slant). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate. CP is the final stage with a vocational slant, ages 16 to 19: some of the DP subjects plus an applied qualification. It is meant for those heading into a trade or an applied degree rather than an academic one.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →CISCouncil of International Schools
It accredits international schools and is a paying association at the same time. It examines governance and ownership, the curriculum, teaching, student wellbeing, staff and premises; a team of volunteers from other CIS accredited schools visits the school. Membership and accreditation are different things here, and schools confuse them more often than anything else.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
What the badge means for this school. The school is a candidate for accreditation by this organisation: the route has been started but not completed. Candidacy speaks of an application made and a file accepted for consideration, not of the outcome of an inspection, and the organisations themselves usually require schools to say that it does not guarantee accreditation. The candidacy is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
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Exam results The school publishes no figures. On its university page it says that in 2020 its graduates' pass rate and average point score were "well above the world average".
Where leavers go: Bocconi University · Leiden University · Maastricht University · University of Amsterdam · University of Groningen · Delft University of Technology · IE University · Esade · King's College London · Queen Mary University of London · University of Manchester · University of Warwick
and others, 32 universities in the school's list in allThe school publishes a general list of universities its graduates have entered, by country across Europe, the Americas and Asia, without years or numbers; many graduates stay in Vienna to study.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
✓Boarding
Also on site: Art studio
Clubs and activities: AMADEUS Music & Arts Academy (AMAA) · AMAA Music · AMAA Art · AMAA Dance · AMADEUS Student Council · Boarding Prefects & Ambassadors · House System · Football · Volleyball · Basketball · Tennis · Cross-Country · Athletics · Padel Tennis
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
"The maximum is 22 students in our Primary grades and 24 students in our Secondary grades". The school does not publish the number of teachers or their qualifications; it says it follows Child Protection and Safer Recruitment practice in hiring.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school nurse works on weekdays from 07:30 to 15:30, the school doctor sees students once a week, and the school counsellor is available on weekdays from 09:30 to 14:00. Security staff work on campus, and the boarding house has 24-hour security and resident House Parents. The school says it follows international best practice in Child Protection and Safer Recruitment.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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