← Back to the rankingAmerican School of Wrocław
Wroclaw, Poland · est. 2011 · Private
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The American School of Wrocław (ASW) is a private international school in Wrocław for children from 1 to 18-19 years, opened in 2011. Younger children study at the Partynicka campus (since 2014) and older students at the South Campus on ul. Karkonoska (since 2021). The curriculum is blended: play-based learning in English in the nursery and kindergarten, the American Common Core Plus curriculum with elements of the Polish curriculum in primary, the IB Middle Years Programme in grades 6-10 and the IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12; the school gained IB authorisation in 2023 and AERO accreditation for the American standard in 2025. Teaching is in English; Polish and German are taught from the early grades, Spanish or French are added in the IB Diploma, and language teachers are native speakers. Children from 21 countries attend. The first graduates went on to universities including the Wrocław University of Economics and Sejong University in Seoul.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 939–12 653 a year
2 300–4 900 PLN a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Programmes
IB · MYP, DP · American programme
Admits from
1 year · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Polish, German, Spanish, French
About the fees Fees for 2025-2026 are monthly, for 10 months from 1 September to 30 June, lunch included: nursery 1900 PLN plus 400 PLN for meals, kindergarten 3350 PLN, grades 1-5 4000 PLN, grades 6-10 4500 PLN, grades 11-12 4900 PLN per month. Fees are reviewed annually. IB and MAP exam fees, books, supplies, the school bus, trips, clubs, uniform, insurance, after-school care and the ESL programme are extra.
Admissions Admission is open all year subject to places, including mid-year entry. Polish and international families are welcome, from the nursery (from 12 months) to high school (up to 18-19). Steps: enquiry, a tour or online meeting, an online application with previous reports (a trial and assessment day may be arranged), an offer that must be accepted within 7 days with a signed agreement, then payment. No English is required for the nursery and kindergarten; from primary, age-appropriate English is expected and the school may run academic and English assessments. For MYP4, MYP5, DP1 and DP2, entrance exams in English, mathematics and science are held if the English level is not sufficient.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery, Kindergarten, 1-12. Nursery (ages 1-3) and kindergarten (ages 3-6) in English; primary school (grades 1-5) - the American Common Core Plus curriculum with HMH books together with the Polish curriculum; IB Middle Years Programme (grades 6-10, ages 11-16): English language and literature, German and Polish language acquisition, history, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, visual arts, music, digital design, PE; IB Diploma Programme (grades 11-12): Language and Literature in English, Polish and German, Language Acquisition in Spanish or French, individuals and societies, sciences, mathematics, arts, TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS. AERO accreditation (American standard). The school does not mention Cambridge or Pearson courses.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP, DP · authorised programmeInternational Schools Partnership · school is part of the networkThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Middle Years and Diploma programmes.
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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: MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →American programme
The American school programme, with the High School Diploma at the end. It usually comes together with AP courses, which the College Board stands behind, and with an American accreditation - MSA, NEASC or Cognia.
What this means for this school. The diploma is written out by the school itself: the American programme has no common leaving exam, and the content of the senior years is set by the school. Outside checking therefore rests on two things here - the accreditation of the school, and the AP exams if the school runs them.
International Schools Partnershipschool network
A group of private international schools, founded in 2013 by five leaders from international education. The numbers diverge: the home page gives 121 schools in 26 countries and "132,000+" pupils, the "About us" page - 106 schools in 25 countries, the "Who and where we are" page - 121 schools in more than 26 markets and 118,000 pupils. The site writes that schools keep their own character, brand and curriculum when they join ISP, but does not say whether ISP buys the schools, manages them under contract or brings them together by membership.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results For the 2024 school year the school reports a 100% pass rate and 83% of grades between B and A; two students won the Lower Silesian English Language Competition. The school does not publish IB Diploma scores.
Where leavers go: Wrocław University of Economics · Sejong University
The school reports on its first graduating class; the Future Pathways programme helps with career choices and applications to universities in Poland and abroad.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Clubs and activities: Soccer · Acrobatics · Modern dance · Yoga · LEGO Robotics · Painting and Drawing · Cooking · Crocheting · English Conversation Clubs · Music · Model United Nations · ISP Artists · ISP Changemakers · ISP Chess Masters · ISP Scientists · ISP Filmmakers
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 sizein the key facts above
The principal holds a doctorate in social sciences and UK Qualified Teacher Status; language teachers are native speakers. The school does not publish the number or qualifications of all teachers; it names two safeguarding leads and a school psychologist.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
✓CCTV
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a child protection and safeguarding policy, a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a deputy. CCTV in key areas, visitor sign-in and ID checks, emergency drills; filtered internet and monitored online platforms; anti-bullying workshops, safeguarding awareness weeks, and staff trained in restorative practices. A school psychologist works at the school.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)90 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 data90 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 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.
The score is counted from 8 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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