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Bratislava, Slovakia · est. 2005 · Private
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Deutsche Schule Bratislava (DSB) is a German-Slovak Begegnungsschule, one of about 140 German schools abroad overseen by the ZfA. It opened on 6 September 2005 on the initiative of the German embassy with 22 children; it is run by a parents' association. Today it has 460 children from kindergarten to graduation, all under one roof on a new campus near the centre of Bratislava. Lessons are in German following Baden-Württemberg curricula: in primary school children with German, Slovak and other mother tongues learn together in German, and Slovak language and literature is a separate subject. After grade 12 students receive the German International Abitur (DIA), and Slovak students also take the maturita in Slovak. The school has 8 teachers sent from Germany; in 2023 it was again awarded the Excellent German School Abroad seal.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $8 717 a year
7 716 EUR
Programmes
German programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
German
Languages taught
Slovak, English, French, Spanish, Italian
Class size
about 20 students per class
Registration fee
≈ $565
500 EUR
About the fees From 1 September 2026 the fee is the same at all levels: 7716 euros a year. Kindergarten and pre-school pay 12 instalments of 643 euros, primary school and gymnázium 10 instalments of 772 euros; one or two payments are also possible.
Admissions The school says students of all nationalities and cultures are welcome, and the kindergarten is open to all children even if they do not yet speak German. For school admission, besides the contract and payment, the child's German is tested; if the result is unsatisfactory, the school may withdraw from the contract and refund the admission fee. Admission to the gymnázium (from grade 5) is by points: grade 3 marks, entrance tests in German, mathematics and science, German language competence, commitment and readiness for gymnázium; at least 70% is required. Pupils from non-German schools must attend at least one trial day with tests. Kindergarten applications are accepted all year.
Stages and year groups Kindergarten for ages 3-6: 110 children in four groups and two pre-school groups, communication language German. Primary school (grades 1-4): about 150 children in two parallel classes, German taught by two teachers together, all pupils have school iPads. Eight-year gymnázium (grades 5-12) on Baden-Württemberg curricula: grades 5-6 are an orientation phase, in grades 9 and 10 German lower and intermediate school certificates can be earned, in grade 12 the German International Abitur (DIA), and Slovak students also take the maturita in Slovak language and literature. Languages: German, Slovak, English, French (DELF scolaire preparation), certificate courses in English, French, Spanish and Italian; Tuesday independent learning (EIVA). A company internship in grade 10, exchanges and Erasmus+. Class size is about 20 students.
Address Bárdošova 2724/33, 831 01 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ZfA · accreditationWDA · part of the alliancePASCH · takes part in the programmeZfA lists the school among German schools abroad (Deutsche Auslandsschule). The school is a member of WDA and a PASCH 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
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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →WDAWorld Association of German Schools Abroad
An association of the owners of German schools abroad: in essence an industry lobby and a service organisation. It runs no inspections. The condition of admission is a recognised German certificate, but that recognition is granted by the German state, not by WDA.
What the badge means for this school. The school belongs to an association of school owners. There is no inspection of its own behind it: the badge rests on a decision of the German state and adds nothing to it. The entry is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →PASCHSchools: Partners for the Future, an initiative of the German foreign ministry
More than two thousand schools in about 120 countries. A school cannot apply for itself: participants are chosen by German agencies in agreement with the embassy. Very different schools sit under one mark - full German schools abroad, and ordinary national schools that simply teach German well.
What the badge means for this school. The school belongs to a German support programme. By itself the mark means neither a German curriculum nor the right to award a German certificate: of the two thousand PASCH schools, about seventeen hundred hold no such right. Look for a ZfA status next to it - that is the one that is about this. The entry is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →German programme
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 hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Fußball · Pohybové hry · Gymnastika · Umelecký krúžok · Hudobný krúžok · Žiaci pomáhajú žiakom · Erasmus+ · Diercke Geographie · Physik im Advent · Hviezdoslavov Kubín · Jugend musiziert · Mathe-Känguru · Big Challenge · Tall Tale Tellin' · DELF scolaire
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: Teachers from Slovakia and Germany, some sent by Germany's Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA).
The school has 8 teachers sent and paid by Germany; the primary school has about 20 Slovak- and German-speaking teachers, the kindergarten 21 educators, a school psychologist and an educational-psychological counsellor. The gymnázium team has about 30 people led by director Annett Böttcher. The school is regularly inspected by the German BLI inspectorate.
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
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
A school support team works at the school: a special pedagogue, a psychologist and a study counsellor, covering counselling, prevention and intervention. The website publishes a code of conduct, a prevention concept and inclusion and integration concepts.
Reviews
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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 data70 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 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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