Graz International Bilingual School

Georgigasse 85, 8020 Graz, Austria

Eight-year program (Grades 5–12; Years 1–8)

Bilingual senior secondary school (German-English)

Additional learning assistance in core subjects with GIBS teachers

Austria

45-minute periods

Application fees

- There is no general tuition application fee for regular entry to the state-funded GIBS.
- For applicants to the IB / pre-IB program: a written and oral assessment carries a fee of EUR 50 per candidate; this assessment fee is non-refundable. Students accepted into the IB/pre-IB program must also agree to pay the yearly contribution to the school support association and the IB examination and assessment fees.

Tuition fees by year group (per term / per year)

- GIBS is a state-funded Austrian Gymnasium and does not charge tuition fees for attendance. Tuition per term: EUR 0; tuition per school year: EUR 0, for all year groups.
- Separate from tuition, the GIBS Foundation (Verein zur Förderung der GIBS) collects a membership contribution that supports language assistants, trips, materials and other non-government-funded items. Membership fees were EUR 450 per child per school year (with a voluntary higher contribution of EUR 650) in the published fee information. This is presented as an annual charge per child (not as a termly tuition amount).

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Foundation membership fees are collected annually and payment is taken by direct debit in November of each school year (parents are asked to authorise a direct-debit mandate to VF‑GIBS).
- The IB/pre-IB written and oral assessment fee (EUR 50) is payable at the time of assessment and is non-refundable. Enrollment into IB requires agreement to pay IB examination and assessment fees and the yearly support-association contribution. Parents of students who enter after Year 5 are required to pay a lump-sum contribution equal to the annual contributions from Year 1 up to the year the student begins at GIBS.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- GIBS is a day senior secondary bilingual school for students aged 10–18 located in Graz; no boarding programme or boarding fees are published. Boarding fees: not applicable.

Other costs and fees (examples and typical items)

- IB examination and mentoring fees (Extended Essay/internal assessment-related fees) are charged to parents for IB candidates. IB textbooks required for the Diploma Programme are also a parental expense.
- Costs for school trips, student events, certain specialised learning materials, language assistants and library maintenance are identified as expenses not covered by public funding; these items are typically financed by the GIBS Foundation through membership contributions or billed separately for specific trips/activities.
- Parents' Association support may cover part of trip costs for families in financial need; separate application processes exist for such support.
- No compulsory uniform fee or uniform price list is published in the school's fee information for GIBS; uniform charges are not listed as a standard school fee in the published fee material.

Refund information

- The IB/pre-IB assessment fee of EUR 50 is explicitly non-refundable.
- No general refund policy for foundation membership contributions or other incidental charges is published in the school's fee information; specific refunds or reductions (for families in financial need) are handled via established financial-support procedures.

Fee payment options and banking details

- Foundation membership contributions are collected by direct debit (Einzugsermächtigung) in November; parents are asked to authorise direct-debit mandates to VF‑GIBS.
- The GIBS Foundation provides an IBAN for donations/payments: IBAN AT70 3800 0001 0246 6977 (BIC: RZSTAT2G). Other official e-billing identifiers (school number/UID) are published for administrative billing. Payments by bank transfer/SEPA and direct debit are the established methods shown; credit-card payment is not listed in the published fee information.

Brief summary of available figures and remaining items not explicitly published

- Published tuition: none (state school – no tuition charge). Foundation membership: published amount EUR 450 per child per school year (published figure relates to the school-year information available in the school's fee material). IB/pre-IB assessment fee: EUR 50 per candidate (non-refundable). IB examination, assessment and textbook costs are charged to parents but exact IB exam price components are not listed in the school's public fee statements.

- The school's published material does not contain a full term-by-term fee table labelled for the 2026/27 academic year; the membership figure above appears in the published information for earlier school-year material and the IB assessment fee is given in the IB-admission information. The school's published material does not list a boarding charge (no boarding programme), does not publish a compulsory uniform fee, and does not publish a universal refund schedule beyond the stated non-refundable assessment fee.

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