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Vienna, Austria · est. 1992 · Private
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Danube International School Vienna was founded by Mr and Mrs Biber as a school for their own children and then opened to the wider community; it has operated since 1992 and is still family-owned. From the start it has held Öffentlichkeitsrecht, full recognition by the Austrian state, and it describes itself as Vienna's first school accredited for all three IB programmes. It has 502 students from 60 countries, from 3-year-olds in Early Years to Grade 12. Teaching is in English: "with English as our language of instruction". Everyone learns German, French or Spanish is added in secondary school; two thirds of graduates earn a bilingual IB Diploma, and home languages can be studied with private tutors during school hours. Tuition already covers textbooks, exams, trips and all after-school activities.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $20 590–39 812 a year
18 226–35 240 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
German, French, Spanish
Registration fee
≈ $339
300 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026/2027 school year, in euros per year: EYU 1 and EYU 2 18226, Foundation and Grade 1 26256, Grades 2-3 26660, Grade 4 26694, Grade 5 27772, Grades 6-10 32342, Grade 11 34990, Grade 12 35240. Fees are paid in full or in two equal instalments (15/07/2026 and 01/12/2026); full payment before 15/05/2026 earns a 2% discount. UN, OSCE and embassy staff are advised to ask their employer about special payment arrangements. IB Diploma scholarships are offered to high-achieving Grade 11-12 students who cannot afford fees: no tuition is charged, leaving the IB exam fee (about 850-900 euros) and trips.
Admissions The school admits children of any nationality: "we welcome students of all nationalities and backgrounds". When applications exceed places, priority goes to families connected with international organisations and diplomatic missions, then to siblings of students, children of former students, international students, children of staff, students for whom an Austrian school is unrealistic (for example, a child who studied in English and does not speak German), students entering in September for at least one year, and earlier applicants. There is no entrance test; an interview with the Director or a Principal is held where possible, and the secondary school uses the CAT to place students in mathematics and English. Grade is set by age on 1 September; the first six weeks in the grade are a mandatory trial period. School records must be in English or German. Students are admitted during the year if places are available, and the whole process can be done remotely. There is no boarding, but the school can recommend accommodation for students from outside Vienna; every student under 18 must have a local guardian.
Stages and year groups Grades EYU - Grade 12. Early Years Unit for ages 3-5, IB PYP for ages 5-11, IB MYP for ages 11-16, IB Diploma in Grades 11-12 (ages 16-19); a DP year group usually has 50-60 students. The school is an "IB World School with Öffentlichkeitsrecht". The school does not mention the Austrian Matura; two thirds of graduates earn a bilingual IB Diploma.
Address Josef Gall-Gasse 2, 1020 Wien
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes; it is recorded there as Danube International School.
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). 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results Class of 2026: 100% passed the IB Diploma (world 83%), 66.7% earned a bilingual IB Diploma. The school says the pass rate is 100% in most years. German B HL takes students to C1, and in Grade 10 students take DELF in French and DELE in Spanish, typically reaching B1.
Where leavers go: Imperial College London · University of Oxford · University of Edinburgh · IE University · Utrecht University · Bocconi University · Erasmus University Rotterdam · King's College London · London School of Economics · University College London · WU Wien · Modul University Vienna
and others, 34 universities in the school's list in allThe most popular destination is the UK, with about a quarter of graduates, followed by the Netherlands and other European countries teaching in English; a significant share stay in Austria, at state universities teaching in German or private ones teaching in English. A university counselor supports applications.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Clubs and activities: Football · Basketball · Volleyball · Drama and Theatre Performance · Debate · Band · Guitar Club · Model United Nations (MUN) · Cooking · Maths Competitions · Science Fair · Business Development · Coding · Homework Club · Engineering · Book Club · Paper Arts · Weaving · Stay and Play · PADIS
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Experienced teachers, including IB examiners.
The school has 105 staff, with teachers of 25 nationalities. It states a "5 : 1 student-staff ratio". The average IB Diploma class has 11 students, English Language Acquisition groups average 10 and ELD lessons about 3. In Early Years each class has a teacher and a learning assistant.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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 data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 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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