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Triesen, Liechtenstein · est. 1995 · Private
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formatio Privatschule is a private non-profit school in Triesen (Liechtenstein), state-recognised and entitled to issue official certificates (Öffentlichkeitsrecht). It was founded in 1995 by Peter and Helma Ritter: it started with one secondary class of 6 pupils and is now a full-day school from primary to the school-leaving exam. There are three stages: Primarschule (5 years, from age 6), Sekundarschule (4 years, school years 6-9) and the Oberstufengymnasium (4 years), one of the 9 official Austrian schools abroad, which ends with the Austrian Matura; the school says it gives access to universities in the European Union and Switzerland. Lessons are in German and English: in primary a third of lessons are bilingual or English only, and in secondary mathematics, science, social studies and computing are taught in English or bilingually. The school has used iPads since 2012 and received the European Language Label (2019), the Austrian state prize for innovative schools (2021) and the Erasmus+ European Innovative Teaching Award (2024). About 30 teachers from 8 countries.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $31 232–38 411 a year
26 100–32 100 CHF
Programmes
Austrian programme
Languages of instruction
German, English
Languages taught
French, Spanish, Latin
Class size
in primary 5 to 15 pupils per teacher, classes of 8 to 15 children
Registration fee
≈ $2 333
1 950 CHF
About the fees Price list for the 2026/27 school year. For residents of Liechtenstein: Primarschule CHF 26100 a year (2175 a month), Sekundarschule 27600 (2300), Oberstufengymnasium 28800 (2400). For pupils living abroad: 27000 (2250), 29700 (2475) and 32100 (2675). Textbooks included, meals extra.
Admissions Admission goes in steps: a meeting with the parents and review of school reports, one or more taster days with competence checks (in Sekundarschule: English, German, French and mathematics), then a final conversation on whether and on what terms the school suits the child. Pupils can transfer from a state or another private school even during the year if places are free and legal requirements are met; entry into the final Matura class is not possible. Prior English is not required. The price list states separate fees for pupils living abroad, so the school also takes children from outside the country.
Stages and year groups Grades Primarschule 1-5, Sekundarschule 1-4, Oberstufengymnasium 1-4. Primarschule: 5 years in two mixed-age groups (Juniors 1-3, Seniors 4-5), classes of 8 to 15 children. Sekundarschule: 4 years (school years 6-9), main subjects at two levels, a compulsory schooling certificate after year 4. Oberstufengymnasium: 4 years to the Austrian Matura (Reifeprüfung, standardised Zentralmatura since 2015/16), Liechtenstein Profil Lingua curriculum with Spanish instead of Italian plus the Austrian curriculum; first intake in 2007/08. Strong pupils can move to the Gymnasium after year 3 of Sekundarschule. The school calls the Gymnasium "one of the 9 official Austrian schools abroad".
Address Dorfstrasse 24, FL-9495 Triesen
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
BMBThe Austrian Ministry of Education lists the school among Austrian schools abroad as a separate entry, under a cooperation agreement. Its upper school, the Oberstufengymnasium, leads to the Austrian Matura.
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
BMBAustria's Federal Ministry of Education (BMB)
An Austrian school abroad: the Austrian curriculum adapted to the country, teachers sent by Austria's ministry, and leavers receive the Austrian Matura and the local certificate. Every such school is named on the list of Austria's education ministry.
What the badge means for this school. This is an Austrian school abroad, and that can be checked on the list of Austria's education ministry. The entry is not a quality inspection: a school is on the list as part of the Austrian network, not as the outcome of an assessment. What it charges and in which language the youngest pupils are taught are on the school's own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Austrian programme
The Austrian school curriculum adapted to the country: leavers receive the Austrian Matura and the local certificate.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by Austria's education ministry, which also names the school on its list of Austrian schools abroad and sends its teachers. The Matura is the Austrian school-leaving certificate used for entry to Austrian universities; according to the ministry, the school's certificates are recognised by both countries.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Where leavers go: University of Zurich · University of Vienna · University of Innsbruck · universities in Munich · HSG · ETH Zürich · University of Lausanne
Gymnasium graduates most often enrol at universities in Zurich, Vienna, Innsbruck and Munich, increasingly at English-speaking universities; some go to HSG in St. Gallen, ETH Zürich and the University of Lausanne. From Sekundarschule about half move on to upper secondary school and half to an apprenticeship.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratorieslaboratory for physics, chemistry, biology and science
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Cateringcafeteria with its own kitchen, fresh food daily
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Campus: former textile factory premises with an open learning space and a school vegetable garden
Clubs and activities: Genius Time · Project Afternoons · Masterclass · Schülerparlament · Erasmus+ · GemüseAckerdemie · Cambridge English · Start-up Lab
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
✓Number of teachers30
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Teachers are qualified specialists recognised by Liechtenstein's school authority; primary has a teacher specially trained in gifted education (MAS, FHNW).
About 30 teachers from Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Italy, Austria, Germany, Canada and Liechtenstein.
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 policyThe school has designated trust teachers (Vertrauenslehrperson) pupils can turn to; at lunch and break primary children are always supervised by a teacher. Since 2014 the school has belonged to the network of health-promoting schools.
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
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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 data70 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 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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