← Back to the rankingÖsterreichisch-Ungarische Europaschule Budapest
Budapest, Hungary · est. 1995 · Private
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The Österreichisch-Ungarische Europaschule Budapest (in Hungarian Osztrák-Magyar Európaiskola) is a private bilingual school for grades 1 to 8 in Istenhegy, Buda. It opened in 1995 in a former orphanage and boarding school of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, rebuilt with funding from the Republic of Austria; it started with 3 classes and 7 teachers and now has 18 classes. The school is part of the Austrian education centre in Budapest, where a child can go from kindergarten to the Matura; the kindergarten and the Matura grammar school are separate institutions nearby. Teaching follows the Austrian system (Volksschule in grades 1-4 and Mittelschule in grades 5-8) with Hungarian language, literature and local studies; German and Hungarian have equal status, and marks follow the Austrian 1 to 5 scale. Teachers are Austrian and Hungarian; Austrian teachers are seconded and paid by the Republic of Austria. The school has a Christian ethos and is open to other denominations. After grade 8 pupils receive a bilingual certificate which, the school says, is recognised in Hungary, Austria and throughout the EU; at the end of grade 8 they can take ÖSD German, FCE English and ICDL exams. More than 95% of leavers go on to grammar schools and about 5% to vocational secondary schools; since 1995 more than 900 pupils have completed the school. The school is a certified COOL school (cooperative open learning).
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $3 383 a year
1.1 million HUF
Programmes
Austrian programme · National programme
Languages of instruction
German, Hungarian
About the fees The parental contribution for 2026-2027 is 1100000 forints a year, set by the board of the foundation that runs the school. Afternoon care with lunch is charged separately at 695000 forints a year. The contribution can be paid in instalments, and scholarships can be requested from the board. Austrian teachers are paid by the Republic of Austria; other costs are covered by the foundation from parental contributions.
Admissions Grade 1 admits children over 6 who are ready for school; applications for the following school year are collected until mid-February through the pre-registration form on the website. Instead of an exam there is a playful admission interview in which experienced teachers get to know the child and check whether the bilingual school suits them; no German is needed for grade 1. Later entry, for example from grade 5, is possible but requires good German. The school says it selects carefully so that every child can keep up. The secretaries speak Hungarian, German and English. The form asks for citizenship (Austrian, Hungarian or other) and mother tongue (German, Hungarian or other).
Stages and year groups Grades 1-8. Grades 1-4 are the Volksschule stage: most lessons are taught as an integrated block in German (German, mathematics, music, technology and design, general studies), plus Hungarian and team lessons with Austrian and Hungarian teachers. Grades 5-8 are the Mittelschule stage: German, Hungarian grammar and literature, English, mathematics, physics, chemistry, history, biology, geography, Hungarian local studies, art and digital skills, music, physical education and religion. The week runs from 21 lessons in grade 1 to 34 lessons in grades 6-8. After grade 8 the school issues a bilingual certificate; the Matura and the Hungarian érettségi are not awarded here but at secondary level (for example at the neighbouring Österreichische Schule Budapest after an entrance exam). ÖSD, FCE and ICDL can be taken at the end of grade 8.
Address Istenhegyi út 32, 1126 Budapest (XII. kerület)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
BMBThe Austrian Ministry of Education lists the school among Austrian schools abroad. It is a bilingual German-Hungarian school for grades 1-8 on the Austrian curriculum with Hungarian subjects.
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.
National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
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
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Campus: The school occupies a historic building in Istenhegy, Buda: it was built in 1896 as an orphanage, later served as a boys' boarding school of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and in 1995 was rebuilt with funding from the Republic of Austria. There is a large garden with table tennis tables, playgrounds and sports pitches, a gym, a school library and mobile libraries for the afternoon care groups. Lunch is supplied by an outside caterer, with a standard, light or dietary menu. There is no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Drámajáték (drama studio) · Töriklub (history club) · De-Lasalle csoport (faith play group for younger pupils) · 3D nyomtatás/robotika (3D printing and robotics) · English Culture Club · Kertklub (gardening club) · Kosárlabda (basketball) · Képességfejlesztő torna lányok részére (gymnastics for girls) · Szolfézs (solfège) · Rock'n'Roll · Zongora (piano) · Karate · Kerámia (ceramics) · Sakk (chess) · Ovisklub (club for future first-graders)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
✓Number of teachers43
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The staff page lists 43 teachers, Austrian and Hungarian; Austrian teachers are seconded and paid by the Republic of Austria. The history section mentions about 50 teachers and about 70 staff in total. There are also 13 afternoon care teachers and a school psychologist. The head is Bernhard Mayr, MEd.
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 policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has a school psychologist. The house rules ban bullying, including cyberbullying; phones and smartwatches are switched off on arrival and kept in a phone locker until the end of lessons. A porter is on duty at the entrance.
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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 data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 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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