Strothoff International School is a private international IB day school in Dreieich near Frankfurt am Main, where children can go from kindergarten to graduation on one campus. The school offers all three IB programmes: the Primary Years Programme in Reception and grades 1-5 (the primary school is state-recognised as an Ersatzschule and integrates the Hessen curriculum), the Middle Years Programme in grades 6-10 with the Personal Project and the German Mittlere Reife on moving into grade 11, and the Diploma Programme in grades 11-12; the school also awards its own diploma, recognised thanks to NEASC and CIS accreditation. Kindergarten and Reception run in German and English, primary school mainly in English with bilingual support, and in secondary all subjects except language lessons are taught in English. German is taught as a subject: native speakers as a mother tongue, others as a second language; newcomers receive English and German language support. The class of 2025 had 22 graduates, an IB average of 33 and a top score of 41.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $25 475–26 921 a year
22 550–23 830 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Class size
up to 17 children per kindergarten group with two teachers
Registration fee
≈ $3 672
3 250 EUR
About the fees Fees from 1 August 2026: grades 6-10 22550 EUR per year, grades 11-12 23830 EUR per year. In Reception and grades 1-4 fees depend on family income (state recognition): 99 to 1206 EUR per month; fees for grade 5 and kindergarten are calculated by income using the calculator on the website, and the kindergarten receives subsidies from the state of Hessen and the town of Dreieich. Extra: lunch at 6.20 EUR in school and 5.90 EUR in kindergarten per day, excursions 220 EUR per year in Reception and grades 1-5, trips billed separately from grade 6, materials 50 EUR per year, uniform about 150 EUR; in the Diploma Programme IB exam fees, Pamoja online courses and the graduation ceremony are charged separately.
Admissions Admission is year-round depending on places, with no deadlines; some grades and the kindergarten have waiting lists. Applications are made online: copies of the child's and parents' passports, vaccination record, health form, parent questionnaire, for school the last three school reports and a teacher recommendation, plus proof of income (which determines kindergarten and primary fees). The child is then invited for trial days, followed by a parent meeting and a place offer. There is no entrance exam: a placement interview and level assessments are carried out. Children with no German or English are also accepted and receive language support. Kindergarten admits from age 3, Reception at ages 5-6.
Stages and year groups Kindergarten (ages 3-5, following the Hessen plan and the PYP), Reception (ages 5-6, bilingual). IB Primary Years Programme in grades 1-5; the primary school (grades 1-4) is state-recognised as an Ersatzschule and includes the Hessen curriculum. IB Middle Years Programme in grades 6-10, eight subject groups, the Personal Project in grade 10; students receive the Mittlere Reife on moving into grade 11. IB Diploma Programme in grades 11-12: six subject groups at Higher and Standard Level, Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS; with the right subject combination the diploma is recognised in Germany as equivalent to the Abitur. In addition, the school's own High School Diploma (NEASC and CIS accreditation). The school does not offer the Abitur.
Address Frankfurter Straße 160-166, 63303 Dreieich
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeCIS · accreditationNEASC · accreditationThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. The school is accredited by CIS. The school is accredited by NEASC.
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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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. 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 →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.
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Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
An American accreditation working since 1885. For international schools it uses an approach where the visitors look first at live lessons rather than at folders of paperwork: the team works in the school for about a week. It is the only one here whose public directory honestly separates accredited schools from candidates.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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Average IB score
33 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma 2025: 22 graduates, average score 33 against a world average of 30.5, top score 41 out of 45. 2023: 18 of 19 passed, average 33, top 40; 2022: 21 of 21, average 35, top 45; 2021: 27 of 27, average 34, top 45.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·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
Clubs and activities: Model United Nations · Football · Gymnastik (gymnastics) · Tennis · Judo & Selbstverteidigung (judo and self-defence) · Badminton & Volleyball · Leichtathletik-Club (athletics club) · Breakdance & Hip Hop Dance · Lego Club · Schachklub (chess club) · Coding Club · Robot Games · Yoga · Mental Health Club
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
Language support (English as an additional language and German as a second language) is provided by specialists in small groups. Subject teachers are available daily after school and at lunchtime to help secondary students. The website names the heads of school, primary and secondary.
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 policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a published Safeguarding Policy and compliance rules. Secondary school runs the CARE advisory programme, students have a Mental Health Club, and individual counselling is available during transitions.
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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)95 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 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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Dreieich, Germany · Private