International American School of Warsaw vs International European School Warsaw

	I International American School of Warsaw Warsaw, Poland	I International European School Warsaw Warsaw, Poland
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year PLN 58,000 - 88,000	Fees / year PLN 47,250 - 72,450
Age range	Age range 4 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (MYP), IB (DP), American Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE	Curriculum Bespoke Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils 300	Pupils 400
Typical class size	Typical class size 18	Typical class size 18
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English, Polish
Opened	Opened 1989	Opened 2002
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Located at ul. Dembego 18, 02-796 Warszawa, in the Kabaty area of Warsaw. The Ursynów District hosts IAS's permanent two-building facility. Access is supported by a daily door-to-door bus service across Warsaw, with Kabaty Metro nearby.	Location The school is located at Wiertnicza 140, 02-952 Warszawa, Poland.
Stages	Stages Ages 4 to 18; KG through 12th Grade. The school is organized into Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School.	Stages —
School type	School type The school is a KG–12 international school with English-language instruction and three diploma pathways: IB, American Diploma, and Polish Matura.	School type —
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix 40+ nationalities are represented; students come from around the world.	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support EAL – English as an Additional Language supports non-native speakers. The program places students by proficiency levels (CEFR A1–B1+), with groups generally no larger than eight students and five to six lessons per week. It focuses on reading, writing, listening, and speaking, with differentiated instruction to integrate ELLs into subject classes.	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Poland	Country affiliation European Schools network
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details Door-to-Door Transport: daily bus service across Warsaw.	Bus service details —
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Academic year covered - Information below uses the school's published fee schedule for the current available academic year (figures shown in PLN). Application / Enrollment fee - Enrollment (registration) fee: PLN 4,000 — paid to reserve a place; this fee is non-refundable and non-deductible. Tuition fees by year group Kindergarten - 48,000 PLN Grades 1 and 2 - 58,000 PLN Grades 3 and 4 - 68,000 PLN Grades 5 and 6 - 74,000 PLN Grades 7, 8 and 9 - 78,000 PLN Grades 10, 11 and 12 - 88,000 PLN Billing schedule and payment terms - Annual tuition is structured to be payable in 10 monthly instalments. Payment is due by the 10th of each month. There are no tuition instalments due for July and August. Parents joining mid-year will have tuition divided into monthly payments from the date of joining. A one-time full upfront payment (paid before 15 August) is eligible for a discount (see Discounts below). Discounts and sibling reductions - Annual retention discount: 2% discount applied for each year a student remains enrolled. - Early full-payment discount: 6% discount when tuition is paid in full before 15 August. - Sibling discounts (choose one applicable discount; discounts do not stack): 2nd child 5%; 3rd child 10%; 4th child 15%. Boarding fees - IAS is a day school; boarding is not offered (no boarding fees apply). Other compulsory or common additional costs - English as a Second Language (ESL) supplementary programme: Term 1 PLN 3,500 (September–January) and Term 2 PLN 3,500 (February–June) when ESL placement is required. - Examination-related charges for IB and certain external assessments: IB admissions and examination fees for Grades 11–12 are billed separately and are not included in the tuition figures above. - School trips (local, national, and international): charged separately when organised. - Catering (meals) and transport (outsourced bus service): these are available as supplementary paid services; costs are invoiced in addition to tuition according to the selected meal plan or transport route. Specific per-family charges for catering and bus routes are billed separately. - Textbooks and online subscriptions: loaned textbooks and some online subscriptions are included in tuition, but certain course materials, optional program costs, and external course fees may be charged separately. - Uniforms and optional extracurricular activity fees: where applicable, uniforms and optional clubs/activities may incur additional fees charged separately. Refunds and contract notice - Enrollment fee: PLN 4,000 is non-refundable. - Contract notice period and tuition during notice: the school's notice period for terminating an educational contract is two months; during the notice period tuition remains payable. Refunds for tuition depend on the school's published refund and contract terms and any mid-year proration rules the school applies. IB admissions/exam fees and some third-party costs are not refundable when incurred. Fee payment options and bank details - Bank transfer: the school accepts bank transfers in PLN, USD and EUR and publishes IBAN account details for each currency; parents should include student name, grade and purpose of transfer in the transfer reference. Example IBANs are provided for PLN, USD and EUR. - Other payment methods: the school accepts electronic payments as arranged by the school office; parents should use the school's billing instructions when completing payment. For regular tuition instalments the standard procedure is payment by the 10th of each month. Notes on inclusions - The published tuition amounts cover standard tuition, on-site pastoral care, many in-school activities, and loaned core textbooks/workbooks and certain online subscriptions. Additional optional services and external examination fees are charged separately.	Fee details Application / Registration fee - One‑time registration fee: PLN 5,250. Example: for a three‑year‑old starting Kindergarten 1 the first‑year total (registration + tuition) is PLN 52,500. Tuition fees by year group (annual and per‑month where the annual fee is split into 10 monthly instalments) - Kindergarten 1 (age 3): Annual tuition PLN 47,250 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 4,725. - Kindergarten 2 (age 4): Annual tuition PLN 47,250 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 4,725. - Kindergarten 3 (age 5): Annual tuition PLN 47,250 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 4,725. - Grade 1 (age 6): Annual tuition PLN 61,950 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 6,195. - Grade 2 (age 7): Annual tuition PLN 61,950 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 6,195. - Grade 3 (age 8): Annual tuition PLN 61,950 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 6,195. - Grade 4 (age 9): Annual tuition PLN 70,350 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,035. - Grade 5 (age 10): Annual tuition PLN 70,350 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,035. - Grade 6 (age 11): Annual tuition PLN 70,350 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,035. - Grade 7 (age 12): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. - Grade 8 (age 13): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. - Grade 9 (age 14): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. - Grade 10 (age 15): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. - Grade 11 (age 16): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. - Grade 12 (age 17): Annual tuition PLN 72,450 — Monthly (10 instalments) PLN 7,245. Billing schedule and payment terms - Tuition is expressed as an annual amount. For tuition contracts signed during the school year, the annual tuition fee is divided into 10 months of study and is calculated proportionally for each calendar month until the end of the school year (regardless of the start day within a month). Fees are stated and charged in Polish zloty (PLN). Boarding fees - The published fee structure does not list any boarding provision or boarding fees; no boarding fees apply. Other costs and typical additional charges - The published schedule highlights the one‑time registration fee and the annual tuition by year group. Separate charges commonly associated with international schools — examples include school lunches, transport (school bus), uniforms, extracurricular activity fees, examination or external‑exam entry fees and special trips — are not itemised in the published annual tuition schedule provided for the school. Parents should plan for possible optional / ancillary charges in addition to the annual tuition. Refund information - The registration fee is described as a one‑time payment valid for the pupil's entire period of study. No detailed refund schedule for tuition or registration is published in the referenced fee information. Fee payment options - Fees are calculated and billed in PLN. The school provides bank details for payment by bank transfer (Bank Pekao S.A.; IBAN information is published with the school's billing instructions). Parents should expect to be able to pay by bank transfer in PLN; other payment methods (credit/debit card, direct debit) are not specified in the published fee summary.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details KG-12 school with International and American diploma options. English-language instruction; Polish, French, and Spanish offered as additional languages. Three diploma pathways: IB Diploma Programme, American Diploma, and Polish Matura. EAL support is available.	Curriculum details The school follows the Accredited European School (AES) framework. Primary education is international and conducted in English and Polish. Pupils whose mother tongue is not English or Polish are enrolled in the English section. From S1, all students learn a second foreign language (L3) chosen from English, Polish, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Syllabi are provided by the European Schools.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio 7:1 student-to-teacher ratio; average class size 18; maximum 18 students per class	Student teacher ratio —
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Higher education progression	Higher education progression Graduates have been accepted to universities in the USA, the United Kingdom, Poland and many other countries.	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
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Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
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Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions Admissions for 2026/2027 are open. The school offers Preschool through Grade 12 with three diploma pathways: International Diploma, American Diploma, and Polish Diploma. Age range is 4 to 18. The High School offers International Baccalaureate Diploma or American High School Diploma. The school teaches in English with Polish, French and Spanish also offered. The online application is admissions.ias.edu.pl.	Admissions —
Scholarships	Scholarships Discount Policy: 2% discount for every year a student remains at IAS; 5% discount for the second child; 10% discount for the third child; 15% discount for the fourth child. If the tuition is paid in full by August 15, there is a 6% discount. Discounts do not add together; families may choose one eligible discount option.	Scholarships —
Waitlist	Waitlist Waiting List Policy - Places for 2026/2027 are limited. IAS invites families to apply early and most classes are full for the new academic year. The waiting list is activated once the enrollment fee is paid; the school operates on merit and the enrollment fee is reimbursed if IAS is not able to provide a place within two months.	Waitlist —
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