Gymnasium Klosterneuburg International School

The school is a senior secondary public school in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria, near Vienna. Founded in 1902, it has a long history and tradition. It comprises two branches, a language-focused Gymnasium and a science-oriented Realgymnasium, with bilingual classes part of the language branch. It offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in addition to the Austrian Matura.

The school community comprises about 1250 students, 130 teachers and administrative staff. The school building lies in the heart of Klosterneuburg and provides facilities including computer and science labs, three gyms, community areas, a library, an event hall, a canteen and after-school care facilities. It maintains school partnerships with schools in Bulgaria, Germany, Great Britain and the United States and participates in exchanges, project weeks, the Model European Parliament, language, science and arts contests, and sports competitions.

The School Community Association (SGA) is the formal democratic body for students, parents and teachers at BG Klosterneuburg. It comprises three student, three parent and three teaching staff representatives and is presided over by the headmistress. The committee addresses matters including school events, language courses abroad, skiing courses, parents' evenings, school rules, collections and sales, and career guidance and health counselling events. It also handles school-autonomous decisions concerning curricula, student numbers and group sizes, teaching times and collaboration with other schools. A motion can be filed by one third of the committee to convene a meeting, which the headmistress must schedule within a defined timeframe.