← Back to homeDeutsche Internationale Schule Riga
Riga, Latvia · est. 2015 · Private
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A German international school in the centre of Riga, on Dzirnavu iela 16. Founded in 2015 and growing year by year ever since: today it teaches children from kindergarten (from 15 months) up to grade 9, and the school plans its first graduating class with the mixed-language GIB diploma (Gemischtsprachiges Internationales Baccalaureate) in 2029, once its current younger grades reach the senior stage. The main language of instruction is German, taught by native speakers up to C2 level: besides German, children study English and, by choice, Latvian or Russian, with Italian, Chinese, Spanish or French added from grade 5. The school describes itself as home to children from more than 25 countries and speaks of mutual respect, tolerance and intercultural understanding as an everyday practice.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 758–12 082 a year
840–1 040 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Programmes
German programme
Admits from
15 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
German
Languages taught
English, Latvian, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, French
Registration fee
≈ $1 162
1 000 EUR
About the fees Tuition is paid monthly, from September to June. Kindergarten: toddler group (1.25-3 years) EUR 1040 a month, group aged 3-4 EUR 970, preschool group aged 5-7 EUR 970 - for these three groups the state co-finances part of the sum (EUR 501.91 for the two younger groups and EUR 351.98 for the preschool group), so after co-financing a family actually pays EUR 538.09, 468.09 and 618.02 a month respectively. Elementary school (grades 1-4) costs EUR 840 a month, from grade 5 upward EUR 970; there is no state co-financing at these stages. A one-time enrolment fee is EUR 1000 for the first child in the first year and EUR 500 for each following child or in later years. Meals are billed separately at EUR 6.50 a day in both kindergarten and school. Books and materials are billed separately by stage: EUR 310 a year in the preschool group, EUR 410 in grades 1-4, EUR 510 in grades 5-7, EUR 220 in grades 8-12. Families with several children get a discount of 10, 25 or 50 percent on the second, third and fourth child.
Admissions The school announces open admission for the 2026/2027 school year for children from 15 months up to entry into the next grade of a school stage. Enrolment goes through the application form on the site; the site does not spell out separate language or citizenship criteria for the decision on each child.
Stages and year groups The school has been growing gradually since it opened in 2015; it plans its first graduating class with the GIB diploma in 2029, once today's younger grades reach the senior stage - until that year it has no senior grades and no graduates
Address Dzirnavu iela 16, Rīga, LV-1010
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ZfA · accreditationschool 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
ZfACentral Agency for German Schools Abroad
A German federal agency. It recognises a school as a German school abroad, funds it and grants the right to award the German leaving certificate. Quality is examined by a state inspection about once every six years, and schools that pass receive the mark of an excellent German school abroad.
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.
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The German school programme. Recognised German schools abroad award the Deutsches Internationales Abitur, the German leaving certificate used for entry to universities in Germany. Behind the recognition stands the federal agency ZfA.
What this means for this school. ZfA recognition comes at levels: a school that takes pupils through to the German leaving certificate is one thing, a school with the DSD language diploma, where German is taught as a subject, is another. Which level this school holds is not stated here.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
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
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp; whether it takes children from outside is not stated on the website
a summer language course for children aged 5-10 with no prior knowledge of German: five weeks, daily from 09:00 to 15:00, EUR 175 a week plus EUR 5 a day for meals; recommended for those planning to join the kindergarten or elementary school from September 1
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
the site names no child-protection policy, no cameras, no guards, no medical office and no psychologist on any of the pages read
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 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 data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "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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