Austria, Vienna
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Not a boarding school; there are no on-site boarding facilities. Students from outside Vienna are welcome; local boarding facilities can be recommended.
The school has a canteen; a meal can be ordered from the canteen for a semester and snacks are available; students may bring food from home. Grade 10–12 students may leave the school during break or lunch with parental permission. Morning break: all students are free to move around the school and eat where they wish.
Operated by Danube International School GmbH; authorized by the Vienna School Authority and the Austrian Ministry of Education under the Austrian Private School Act; member of the Council of International Schools; fully authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation to deliver the IB PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme.
Danube International School Vienna (DISV) is an English-language IB World School in central Vienna for students aged 3 to 18. It offers the Primary Years Programme (PYP) for ages 5–11, the Middle Years Programme (MYP) for Grades 6–10, and the Diploma Programme (DP) for Grades 11–12. Founded in 1992 by Mr. and Mrs. Biber, the school holds Öffentlichkeitsrecht and was Vienna's first fully accredited IB World School. The 10,000 m2 campus has bright classrooms, a bilingual English-German library, science laboratories, a dedicated theatre, a gymnasium, and a secure central playground. PE is supported by the nearby KSV complex, with ice skating and swimming for younger students, and rock climbing and martial arts for older students at nearby facilities. Residential trips for Grades 2–5 foster teamwork and resilience. Approximately 30 after-school activities weekly include drama, band, MUN, coding, and Service Learning, with Privately Taught Languages supporting multilingualism. Service learning remains central.