← Back to the rankingThuringia International School - Weimar
Weimar, Germany · est. 2000 · Private
Illustration · Weimar
Thuringia International School (ThIS) is a private, non-profit international day school in Weimar, operating since 2000 for internationally mobile and internationally minded families from Weimar, Jena, Erfurt and the whole of Thuringia. It offers all three IB programmes in English: the Primary Years Programme from Early Primary classes for children aged 4 up to grade 5, the Middle Years Programme in grades 6-10 with the MYP certificate, recognised under certain conditions as equivalent to the Mittlere Reife, and the Diploma Programme in grades 11-12, with graduates every year since 2007 and, if KMK requirements are met, access to German universities. German is taught as a subject, with English and German as a second language support; French and Spanish are taught by native speakers. Teachers are mainly English speakers from the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, and German teachers are local. Classes usually have 10-15 students. The school is a member of the Association of German International Schools (AGIS) and the only private international school in the state accredited by CIS.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 298–10 868 a year
823–962 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
4 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
German, French, Spanish
Class size
usually 10-15 students per class
Registration fee
≈ $827
732 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027 per month: Early Primary EP1 and EP2 446 EUR, grades 1-5 823 EUR, grades 6-8 880 EUR, grades 9-10 941 EUR, grades 11-12 962 EUR; paid 12 times a year or in one payment with a 2% discount. A limited number of needs-based scholarships depending on family income is available.
Admissions Applications are accepted all year. Steps: a first contact form, a meeting at the school or online with a tour, a trial day (one in Lower School, three in Upper School), a decision by the director and principals based on the trial and teacher feedback, and a contract. The school serves children of internationally mobile and internationally minded families ready for English-language education. Early Primary admits children who are 4 (EP1) or 5 (EP2) by 1 August, and grade 1 children who are 6. Grades 1-5 have no language or academic requirements. Grades 6-8 require some English and good command of the mother tongue; students from German schools need at least a 2 in German and Mathematics; requirements may be waived for students from abroad who speak neither English nor German. Grades 9-12 require fluent English and a placement test; the Diploma Programme also requires at least A2 German, and recommendations may be requested. Admission does not entitle a student to a student visa, and the school gives no visa advice.
Stages and year groups Grades EP1, EP2, 1-12. IB Primary Years Programme - Early Primary classes (EP1 from age 4, EP2 from age 5) and grades 1-5: Mathematics, Visual Arts, Science and Technology, Social Studies, Personal and Social Education, Language Arts, Music, Physical Education. IB Middle Years Programme - grades 6-10, eight subject groups, MYP assessments and certificate at the end of grade 10, recognised under certain conditions as the Mittlere Reife (otherwise a Hauptschulabschluss can be obtained). IB Diploma Programme - grades 11-12, leading to the Allgemeine Hochschulreife if KMK requirements are met. Teaching is in English.
Address Belvederer Allee 40, 99425 Weimar
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeCIS · accreditationThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma programmes. The school is accredited by CIS.
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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.
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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio · Playground
Campus: The school's own modern building on Belvederer Allee in Weimar, shared by students aged 4 to 18: four science labs, a computer lab, music and art rooms, a library with books in English, German and other languages, a gym, a cafeteria, and outdoor play and learning spaces. Hot lunch is provided by an external company and ordered online; students may bring their own lunch. Day care runs from 07:30 before school and until 17:00 after school, with separate care on staff development days and part of the holidays. A door-to-door school bus serves the areas around Weimar, Jena and Erfurt. There is no boarding; older students get help finding home-stays or apartments.
Clubs and activities: Model United Nations · English Storytime · Lego Challenge · Arts · Service and Action · Recorder Club · Gymnastics
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 hold a professional teaching diploma and a university degree, many have advanced degrees; teachers are qualified in their home countries and internationally experienced.
Teachers come from all over the world, mainly English speakers from the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as from Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, France, Denmark and South Africa; German teachers are local native speakers with German qualifications, and French and Spanish are taught by native speakers. No lessons are cancelled: absent teachers are covered.
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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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 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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