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Kufstein, Austria · est. 2014 · Private
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International School Kufstein Tirol (ISK Tirol) is a private Catholic grammar school with public status (Öffentlichkeitsrecht) in Kufstein, on the border with Bavaria. Its owner is Hochschule Kufstein Tirol Privatstiftung, the foundation of the local university of applied sciences, and its partner is the Archdiocese of Salzburg; the school is a "non-profit school" built right into the university campus in the town centre. ISK was founded in 2014 and teaching began in September 2015 with one class of 22 students; in the 2025/26 school year it has about 370 students in 16 classes and 43 teachers, half Austrian and half international. The language of instruction is English: "Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch", except in German and Spanish lessons; in the first year some subjects are taught in two languages. The lower school (5-8) follows a curriculum based on the IB Middle Years Programme, the upper school (9-12) follows the Austrian Realgymnasium curriculum, extended with the MYP in years 9-10 and combined with the IB Diploma Programme in years 11-12; graduates receive both the Matura and the IB Diploma. It is an all-day school and lunch is included in the fee. About a quarter of families (26%) receive tuition support.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 914–7 998 a year
6 120–7 080 EUR
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
German, Spanish
Students
About 370 students in 16 classes (2025/26 school year); 12 of them live in the Wazubi boarding house.
About the fees Tuition for new students from the 2026/27 school year, lunch and a healthy snack included. Unterstufe (5-8): 510 euros a month x 12, 6120 euros a year. Oberstufe (9-12): year 1 590 euros a month, 7080 euros a year; for later years the school gives a calculation assuming 2.5% indexation: year 2 (pre-IB) 647 euros a month, 7764 euros a year; year 3 (first IB year) 725 euros a month, 8700 euros a year; year 4 (second IB year) 814 euros a month, 9768 euros a year. In the upper school lunch can be cancelled: minus 106 euros a month, 1272 euros a year. Siblings get 25% off; depending on family income the fee can be reduced by up to 65% (Sozialstipendium), and there are achievement-based scholarships.
Admissions The school admits everyone regardless of background: "Die ISK Tirol steht allen Schülerinnen und Schülern offen, unabhängig von ihrer sozialen, kulturellen oder religiösen Herkunft" (open to all students regardless of social, cultural or religious background); a comparable level of education abroad is accepted ("oder eines vergleichbaren Bildungsgrades im Herkunftsland"), and the school says it is attractive to international families. Procedure: an application form with documents, then an interview of the head with parents and child: "Das Interview hat keinen Prüfungscharakter" (the interview is not an exam). The school looks for motivated students with good marks; for year 5, successful completion of primary year 4 (AHS-Reife), for year 9, completion of the Mittelschule or AHS-Unterstufe and good English. Entry into other years is possible at the head's discretion, and a waiting list is kept when places run out. Registration for the 2027/28 school year opens on 1 November 2026.
Stages and year groups Grades 5-12. Austrian school levels 5-12. Unterstufe (5-8): a curriculum "orientiert am IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)"; in the first year teaching is bilingual and in English, from the second year in English only. Oberstufe (9-12): the Austrian Realgymnasium curriculum, extended with the IB MYP in years 9-10, and the IB Diploma Programme together with the Austrian curriculum in years 11-12; graduation with the IB Diploma and the Matura (österreichische Reifeprüfung). The school has run the IB DP since April 2017 and gained IB MYP authorisation in June 2024; the first class with both qualifications graduated in 2019, 233 graduates in total.
Address Andreas-Hofer-Straße 7, 6330 Kufstein
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists the Middle Years and Diploma Programmes at the school. One page of the website still calls the school an MYP candidate, while the annual report records authorisation in June 2024; the register confirms the latter.
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: 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 →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
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Clubs and activities: Choir · Art Club · Film Club · Coding Club · Theatre Club · Ball Sports · School Magazine Club · EU Club · K.E.T. - Kufstein English Theatre · Mathematical Kangaroo · Bebras computing challenge · Physics Olympiad
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 sizenot stated
What the listings show: The staff list on the website shows degrees such as BEd, MEd, PGCE, BSc, MSc, MA, the Austrian Mag. and PhD.
43 teachers (2025/26), a "50:50 mix of Austrian and international teachers", including native English speakers. Teachers also work as coaches: every class has a form tutor. The Head of School is Ian Barnes, BSc, MRes, MTeach; the IB DP coordinator is Aliesa de Bray, MSc (Ed); the IB MYP coordinator is Carlos Jr. Enriquez.
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 room
·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 school has two school doctors (Schulärztinnen) and a social pedagogue (Sozialpädagogin, Student Support). A coaching and care programme includes individual coaching lessons, a buddy system with older students and pastoral care by religion teachers. In the 2025/26 school year the school received the "Gesunde Schule Tirol" (Healthy School Tyrol) seal and held mental health and digital detox days.
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