Svenska Skolan i Wien is a private Swedish international school in Vienna, founded in 1986, in a villa in the green Grinzing district. It has the bilingual Lönneberga kindergarten for ages 2-5, the Katthult preparatory year for 5-year-olds, a primary school for grades 1 to 6 under the Swedish curriculum Lgr22, and supplementary Swedish for children from other schools. Lessons are team-taught by qualified teachers and native speakers in Swedish and German, and English is integrated into lessons and after-school care; grades 2-6 have four German lessons a week. The school welcomes children of all nationalities. Since 2012 it has held Austrian Öffentlichkeitsrecht for grades 1-6: its teaching is state-recognised and its report cards (Schulzeugnisse) are valid, so children move easily into Austrian or international schools. Groups are small, each pupil has an individual development plan, and there is a parent meeting each term. The school celebrates Swedish and Austrian traditions, works with an Austrian partner school, takes children to theatres, museums and on hikes, and holds a Lucia celebration.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $8 191–24 289 a year
7 250–21 500 EUR
Programmes
Swedish programme
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Swedish, German
Class size
small groups with a high teacher-to-student ratio
Registration fee
≈ $181
160 EUR
About the fees Annual fees for 2026-2027. Primary school grades 1-6: regular fee 21500 EUR, reduced fee 12200 EUR; the second child gets a 40% discount, 7320 EUR, only for families granted the reduced fee (the website does not state the conditions for the reduced fee). Preparatory group and kindergarten: 7250 EUR for children entitled to the Vienna MA 10 subsidy; without the subsidy an extra 6320 EUR per year (children over 3.5) or an extra 9330 EUR (under 3.5). Supplementary Swedish costs 690 EUR per year, 490 EUR with sibling discount, and Sofia Distans tutoring 650 EUR. Fees are approved annually by the general meeting of the school association.
Admissions The school welcomes children of all nationalities: in the kindergarten from 2 to 5, in the preparatory group at 5-6, and in primary school in grades 1-6 (ages 6-12). Applications are made using the forms on the admissions page; the registration fee is non-refundable. Kindergarten fees depend on entitlement to the City of Vienna MA 10 subsidy. Supplementary Swedish admits children aged 6-16 with a Swedish connection who attend other schools.
Stages and year groups Swedish curriculum: the bilingual (Swedish and German) Lönneberga kindergarten for ages 2-5; the Katthult preparatory year (letztes Kindergartenjahr) for 5-year-olds with languages, mathematics, nature and technology, creative work, sport and music; primary school grades 1-6 under Lgr22 with Austrian Öffentlichkeitsrecht since 2012 and report cards recognised in Austria. Separately, supplementary Swedish once a week for children aged 6-16 from other schools, from grade 6 via Sofia Distans with school tutors. The school offers no international programmes other than the Swedish one.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
SkolverketSkolverket names the school as a Swedish school abroad and gives it a state grant: it teaches the Swedish curriculum.
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SkolverketSwedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket)
A Swedish school abroad: the full-day Swedish curriculum, a state grant from Skolverket and checks by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Swedish school abroad: it teaches the full-day Swedish curriculum, and Skolverket gives it a state grant - this can be seen in its grant decisions. The entry is not a quality inspection. The curriculum and the qualifications are Swedish. Whom the school admits and what it charges are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Swedish school curriculum taught in Swedish: förskoleklass, the compulsory grundskola under the Lgr22 curriculum and, at some schools, the upper-secondary gymnasieskola leading to the Swedish gymnasieexamen.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Swedish state: the school follows the Swedish curriculum, receives state funding through Skolverket and is checked by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate. A child who returns to Sweden carries on without switching from another system.
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
·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: Playground
Campus: The school occupies a villa in the green Grinzing district in north-west Vienna, near parks, forest, hills and the vineyards of the Wienerwald; it has two gardens with playgrounds where children play outside every day in any weather. Every classroom has sets of iPads and Chromebooks and a projector. Every day there is lunch, fruit and snacks, two long breaks, and two hours of PE a week. After-school care runs on weekdays after lessons until 17:00 in Swedish, German and English. For supplementary Swedish there is a library of Swedish books and children's magazines. It is a day school.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: All teachers are fully qualified.
Lessons are team-taught by qualified teachers and native speakers; all language lessons are taught by native speakers of Swedish, German and English. Teachers take part in regular professional development. The principal has worked at the school since 2002 and has led it since 2009.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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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 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 data55 "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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