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Neustadt An Der Weinstrasse, Germany · est. 2005 · Private
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International School Neustadt (ISN) is a private international full-day school in Neustadt an der Weinstraße for children aged 4 to 18. It opened in 2005, founded by the Association of the Wood and Plastics Processing Industry of Rhineland-Palatinate with financial support from a Swiss private education group. The state recognises the school as an anerkannte Ergänzungsschule, and its Cambridge programmes are recognised by the state. Practically all subjects are taught in English, and German is taught to both native and non-native speakers. The school follows Cambridge programmes from primary to A Level and adds methods from its Swiss group: students are called learning partners, every secondary student has a personal coach, and Wednesday mornings are devoted to personal development. Classes are small, and students come from 20 countries; both expatriate and local German families attend. There is no homework up to age 10. In 2023 the school moved into the historic 1890 building of a former viticulture school.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, A-Level
Admits from
4 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
About the fees The school does not publish fees on its website: on request by email or phone it sends an information pack with fees and policies. Private school fees in Germany can often be partly deducted from taxes as Sonderausgaben.
Admissions The school admits children aged 4-18 throughout the school year when places are available; there are no entrance exams. Steps: an enquiry by email or phone, after which the family receives the enrolment documents; a meeting in person or online and a tour with the Marketing Manager or Principal; a one-week trial period in class where possible; then a final meeting to discuss the trial week, before which previous report cards and confidential reports must be sent; after the contract is signed the child starts school. The minimum contract period is one school year. The school says both expatriate and local families attend; children who do not speak English are supported by an English as a Second Language programme in primary, and German is taught to native and non-native speakers. If an employer pays the fees, a letter from the HR department is required.
Stages and year groups Grades Early Years, Reception, Year 1-12. Early Years (ages 4-5). Cambridge Primary from Reception to Year 5 (ages 5-11): mathematics, English, science, social studies, art, music and PE in English, plus Cambridge Global Perspectives and German. Cambridge Lower Secondary (ages 11-14): English, German (A and B), science, mathematics, PE, social studies, the creative course Creativa and approaches to learning. Cambridge IGCSE (ages 14-16) with Cambridge exams at the end of Year 10: in class mathematics, chemistry, biology, economics, English and German as first and second language; online accounting, business, computer science, geography, history, ICT, sociology, travel and tourism. The IGCSE is recognised as equivalent to the German Mittlere Reife. Cambridge International AS and A Level (ages 16-18): in class mathematics, English, chemistry, biology and physics, plus more than 15 subjects online through coached self-study (accounting, history, business, law, economics, psychology, computer science, sociology, geography and others); four subjects with exams in Year 11 and three of them in Year 12; students graduate with three A Levels and one AS Level. The school has been a Cambridge exam centre since 2007.
Address Haardter Straße 1, 67433 Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary, IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, AS and A Level.
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CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: Primary (ages 5-11), Lower Secondary (ages 11-14), IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). Primary is the primary stage, ages 5 to 11: English, mathematics and science to Cambridge syllabuses. At the end of the stage a school may run the optional Checkpoint test, which is marked in Cambridge. Lower Secondary is the middle stage, ages 11 to 14, with the same optional Checkpoint test at the end. IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results Cambridge 2026: students sat IGCSE, AS and A Level exams in many subjects; the school highlights strong IGCSE results in English, German, mathematics, history, biology, physics and computer science, one student with three A grades at AS Level, and one A Level graduate with A*, A and B. The school does not publish overall percentages.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Clubs and activities: Duke of Edinburgh's International Award · Chess club · Guitar lessons · Arts and crafts · Science Fair · Poetry competition · International Festival
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 school describes a safe and caring environment; certified first-aiders care for children who are hurt or unwell. Behaviour management is based on respectful interaction: adults discuss and address misbehaviour but never criticise the children themselves. The website does not name a child protection policy, security staff or a nurse.
Reviews
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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 data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median84 "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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