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Krumbach, Austria · est. 2020 · Private
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Schloss Krumbach International School (SKIS) is a private co-educational international boarding school in a 13th-century castle in Lower Austria, about 90 km from Vienna. It welcomed its first students in 2020; it was founded and shaped by Dr. Oksana Volozhanina. Students are 12-18 years old, Grades 7-12, from more than 20 countries ("20+ nationalities"). Since 2024 the school offers full boarding only: there is no day or weekly option. The school names the language of instruction directly: Middle School (Grades 7-9) is bilingual, English and German ("7-9 bilingual, 10-12 English"), and in High School (Grades 10-12) lessons are in English. In Grades 11-12 students choose the IB Diploma Programme or Cambridge International A Levels; Grade 10 is a Pre-Diploma year. A phone-free campus ("phone-free campus"), six meals a day, study trips across Europe and regular visits to Vienna's museums and theatres.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $45 076–49 347 a year
39 900–43 680 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level
Languages of instruction
English, German
Registration fee
≈ $339
300 EUR
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year, full boarding: 39900 EUR a year for Grades 7-9 and 43680 EUR for Grades 10-12. They include tuition, accommodation, six meals a day, textbooks and materials, a rented laptop, supervised homework, sport and day trips. Charged separately: multi-day trips (about 500 EUR per trip), airport transfer (about 130 EUR), visa support, medical insurance, sports uniform, skiing, swimming, tennis and extra language support.
Admissions The school admits students from all over the world and states plainly that it helps foreign families with the school's part of Austrian visa and residence procedures ("The school supports families with the school related part of Austrian visa and residence procedures"). Applications are accepted all year; the school year starts at the end of August. The first step is a 300 EUR application fee and an application form. Then come online oral knowledge assessments ("online oral knowledge assessments") in English, Mathematics, Societies, Sciences and, for Grades 7-9, German, plus an interview. Marks of 5-7 on the school's scale are required in all assessed subjects; one 4 is accepted if all others are 5-7. Language guide for Grades 7-9: English around B1, German A2; from Grade 10 no German is required. Accepted students who need to improve their English or German are offered an online summer language course.
Stages and year groups Grades 7-12. Middle School (Grades 7-9) is a bilingual programme in English and German, combining the school's own curriculum with elements of the Austrian one. Grade 10 is the Pre-Diploma year, when subjects are chosen. Grades 11-12 offer two pathways: the IB Diploma Programme or Cambridge International A Levels. The school calls itself an "Accredited IB World School offering IB Diploma Programme" and an "Accredited Cambridge International Education School offering IGCSE and Advanced Level"; the home page labels the programme "Cambridge: IGCSE + A-Levels". The school does not award the Austrian Matura.
Address Schloss 1, 2851 Krumbach
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeCambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeCIS · listed in the registry with no status grantedThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school, and the Cambridge register names it as a Cambridge centre. The school describes itself as a "Member of CIS", but in the CIS register it is so far only registered for accreditation (status Registered), not accredited.
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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: DP (ages 16-19). 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 →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: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). 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 →CISCouncil of International Schools
It accredits international schools and is a paying association at the same time. It examines governance and ownership, the curriculum, teaching, student wellbeing, staff and premises; a team of volunteers from other CIS accredited schools visits the school. Membership and accreditation are different things here, and schools confuse them more often than anything else.
What the badge means for this school. The school appears in the organisation's directory, but the organisation has granted it no status at all. At the Council of International Schools such an entry is called a Prospect and means a potential client in their system: the school may have made an enquiry, may have been added from outside, or may not know about the entry at all - on the websites of three such schools out of five the organisation is not mentioned once. An entry like this brings a school into the ranking but scores the minimum on that criterion, exactly as membership and candidacy do. It is neither an accreditation nor candidacy, and it says nothing about the quality of the school. The entry stands in the organisation's open directory, and no status stands behind it there.
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Average IB score
36.2 (world average 30.88)
Exam results Class of 2026: an average IB score of 36.2 against a global 30.88, and every candidate earned the diploma ("100% DIPLOMA PASS RATE"). The class had five students: 39, 39, 38, 35 and 30 points.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
✓Boarding
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio
Campus: A 13th-century castle: 18 classrooms, 2 science labs, an observatory, 3 libraries, a computer lab, a chapel, a gym, indoor and outdoor sports areas.
Clubs and activities: Theater club · Debate club · Astronomy club · Kitchen club · School music band · Gardening workshops · Sewing tutorials · Crafting · Photography and writing across the media · Art classes · Ballroom dance · Duke of Edinburgh's Award · Soccer · Volleyball · Basketball
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
The school does not state the number or qualifications of its teachers. Classes are small: "Classes have a maximum of 10 students" - so the parent FAQ, the brochure and the home page; the boarding page says otherwise: on average 5-7 students, capped at 16. The school has a team of university counsellors.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Round-the-clock security and supervision throughout the castle ("round-the-clock security and supervision throughout the castle"), and boarding staff supervise students every day. Boys and girls live in separate parts of the building. Alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, drugs and unauthorised personal devices are prohibited, and belongings may be checked on arrival. Regular medical checks take place on campus; when needed a student is taken to a doctor in Krumbach or to Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt; there are quarantine rooms for sick students. Racism and xenophobia are prohibited by the boarding rules.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)89 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 data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 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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