← Back to the rankingȘcoala Austriacă Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova · est. 2025 · Private
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Școala Austriacă Moldova (in German Österreichische Schule Moldau, SAM; the school is named after Erhard Busek) is a new Austrian school abroad in Chișinău, under the Austrian Ministry of Education and part of the network of Austrian schools abroad. It is a private HTL (Höhere Technische Lehranstalt), a higher technical college for electronics and technical computer science that combines general education with an engineering qualification. The course lasts five years, Austrian school levels 9 to 13, and ends with the Austrian Reife- und Diplomprüfung (Matura): according to the school it gives access to universities in Moldova and the whole EU and, after work experience, to the Austrian engineer title (Ing.). The first students started in September 2025; the school itself says it is "im Aufbau" (being built up). Teachers come from Austria and Moldova; teaching is primarily in German, with some lessons in Romanian and English. For future students the school runs a year-long German preparation course and a summer intensive course. The school is run by the Österreichische Schulstiftung foundation; the principal is Victoria Trares and the managing director is Nadia Radețchi.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $1 356 a year
1 200 EUR
Programmes
Austrian programme
Languages of instruction
German, English, Romanian
Registration fee
≈ $56
50 EUR
About the fees Tuition for the 2025-2026 school year is 1200 euros. The tuition page, without a year, gives 1260 euros a year; in addition there is a one-time enrolment fee of 50 euros, a textbook fee of 100 euros a year and workshop and practical materials charged at actual cost; the school notes that prices depend on exchange rates and are indexed.
Admissions The school is enrolling first-year HTL students for the 2026-2027 school year: the completed form is sent to info@scoala-austriaca.md, and pre-registration is open. The school says that once the form is sent the student is "înregistrat la școala noastră" (registered at the school), but this does not give any preference in selection. The German preparation course is for pupils finishing Grade 9 of a Moldovan school who will start at SAM the following year; the year-long course runs three afternoons a week, the 8-week summer intensive course brings students to level A2, and the course fee can be credited against tuition. Families can visit at SAM Drop in every Tuesday from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 18:00 by prior appointment. Sponsor-funded scholarships are available: a full scholarship of 6000 euros for all 5 years and a partial one of 3000 euros. The website does not say whether foreign students are admitted: it only says the school teaches Moldovan students.
Stages and year groups Grades 9-13. HTL for electronics and technical computer science: five years (Jahrgang I-V), Austrian school levels 9 to 13, ending with the Austrian Reife- und Diplomprüfung (Matura) and a vocational qualification, and after work experience the engineer title (Ing.). The school does not mention the Moldovan bacalaureat. The school opened in September 2025; first-year enrolment is under way for the 2026-2027 school year, so only the lower years are running and there are no upper years or graduates yet. The curriculum has general subjects (German, English, mathematics, natural sciences, history, economics and law, PE) and technical subjects (hardware development, measurement technology, digital and computer systems, networks, software engineering, laboratory, prototyping of electronic systems); Romanian language and literature is an optional subject, 4 hours a week in the first three years. The workload is 34-37 hours a week.
Address str. Miorița 5, mun. Chișinău, MD-2028
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
BMBThe Austrian Ministry of Education lists the school among Austrian schools abroad (Österreichische Auslandsschule), noting that it opened in 2025 and is still being built up. It is a higher technical college for electronics and technical computer science (HTL): graduates receive the Austrian Reife- und Diplomprüfung.
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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.
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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
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 hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Makerspace
Campus: The school operates in its own building at str. Miorița 5 in Chișinău. The page with photos of the premises shows classrooms, a common room, computer rooms and workshops; the curriculum includes laboratory classes in the upper years and a compulsory work placement of at least 8 weeks before the final, fifth year.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
✓Number of teachers8
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: Principal Mag. Victoria Trares teaches German, English and social and personal skills; the teachers include engineer DI Michael Michaelis, MBA (hardware development, software engineering), Ing. Walter Wiesmüller (prototyping), Mag. Carmen Strango, MEd. (German, history), Dr. Sergiu Orehovschi (Romanian), Alina Dușchina, B.Ed. (mathematics) and Mag. Dr. Paulus Adelsgruber (German preparation course).
Teachers come from Austria and Moldova; the team page names the principal and 7 teachers, and the school is recruiting another mathematics teacher.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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