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Nationalities
| Number of students |
70 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
20+ |
Languages
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
German, French, Russian, Spanish |
Classroom
| Max. number of students per class |
16 |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
All the students have school-provided laptops and access to a wide range of electronic databases and learning tools. |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
Academics
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma, A Levels |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
Student support
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
Supervised homework time, talent development workshops, forums with the guest speakers |
Admissions
| Entry evaluation for students |
Placement test and interview |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Applicants may apply to SKIS throughout the year, though the ideal time to begin the admissions process is at the beginning of the academic year. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
School day
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes |
| School bus service available |
A shuttle bus is available to take students between Vienna and Krumbach at the beginning and end of each week. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
Extracurricular activities
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Schloss Krumbach International School provides more than education in the main subjects. Outside of school hours, students can pursue their interests in clubs that give them the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and engage in real practice. Some of our extracurricular activities include English literature club, reading society, theatre society and acting, art, music band, photography and writing across the media classes, international cuisine, college cooking survival course, sewing tutorials, gardening, astronomy, first aid training, public speaking, etiquette and contemporary fashion training, piano and guitar classes, choir, book scrapping, etc. SKIS takes the creative development of its students with utmost responsibility and allocates extracurricular time and staff efforts to encourage their self-expression and critical thinking. Nurturing the creative side of students is just as important as providing them with academic qualifications and physical activity. |
| Sports activities included |
Ice skating, mountain biking, mountain skiing, tennis, karate, football, camping, running, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, contemporary dance, folk dance, ballet, swimming, equestrian. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Football, basketball, volleyball |
Facilities
| Facilities at the school |
Schloss Krumbach International School is Austria’s first and only school-castle. It is located in one of the most beautiful parts of Austria – the Bucklige Welt, a hill country area on the eastern edge of the Alps. Its height varies between 375 and 900 m. The Land of the Thousand Hills received its poetic name because of the very large number of hills and mountains, known by the locals as Buckln. Nature and sustainability play important roles in the school’s vision. The castle’s unique location allows our students to not only focus on their studies, but also immerse themselves in the amazing views of the Krumbach area and expand their horizons with field research. Schloss Krumbach International School is located a 50-minute drive from Vienna. The school’s perfect location allows our students to actively participate in all of the Austrian capital’s major cultural events, regularly visit art and natural history museums, the Vienna State Opera and Philharmonic, as well as modern theatres and galleries. Our campus is a safe space with highly developed infrastructure, round-the-clock security and excellent equipment, modern classrooms, diverse libraries and multifunctional labs. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym, multifunctional playing field |
Boarding
| Grades/ages available for boarding |
12-19 |
| Boarding facilities at the school |
The school building is a castle situated on a hilltop between two forest reserves overlooking the village of Krumbach, which is about a one-hour drive from Vienna. Our dormitories are a love from the first sight. Students live in light spacious rooms of 22-40 m2 that have been converted from a luxury hotel. Girls and boys occupy separate residential blocks. The services available include room cleaning, laundry, ironing, uniform provision, on-campus meals 6-times-a-day. |
About the school
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Schloss Krumbach International School (SKIS) is a co-educational boarding school for students of 12-19 years old, located in a 13th Century-built Austrian castle, 90 km from Vienna. We provide high-quality international education throughout Grades 7 to 12 (Middle School and High School) and are the only school in Austria accredited to offer both IB Diploma Programme and UK's A-Level Diploma. We are also a member of the CIS system and take part in the Duke of Edinburgh program. Our school is small enough to have a truly bespoke offering to each individual student but large enough to provide the finest of challenges and opportunities both within and outside the curriculum. The school is led by a recognised and passionate team of experienced international educators. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
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