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Austria, Linz
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The academic language is the strongest language spoken and written by the student and must be German, English, or a recognized IB mother tongue. If German is the academic language, students are prepared for the Austrian Matura and the IB Diploma; if English or another language is the academic language, students are prepared exclusively for the IB Diploma. All students take German and English as either a mother tongue or a foreign language, and a Mother Tongue Programme offers a wide range of additional languages as either mother tongue or foreign language. The IB B languages available include French, Spanish, and Italian at SL or HL.
During the first semester of year 1, instruction is in German and English. Over the following months, teaching shifts toward English, and instruction is generally conducted in English. All students take German and English as either a mother tongue or a foreign language, and must declare an academic language—German, English, or a recognized IB mother tongue. If German is the academic language, students are prepared for the Matura and the IB Diploma; if English or another language is the academic language, they are prepared exclusively for the IB Diploma.
Linz International School Auhof (LISA) is Austria's first and only public international school in Upper Austria, offering the Austrian Matura (Reifeprüfung) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBDP) to students aged 10–18. The IB Diploma Programme is studied in the final two years (11–12), with most students completing both diplomas; a two-year LISA Academy Programme is available for language preparation. LISA is a branch of Europagymnasiums Auhof in Linz, providing public access to international curricula. Facilities include a library with more than 15,000 books in English, German and French, a drama room, the amphitheatre Theatron, biology, chemistry and physics laboratories, and a computer-lab network with laptops for every class. The school offers English immersion, study in up to three languages, and a CAS- and theatre-rich program with trips abroad that broaden horizons. As a public school, LISA provides access to both diplomas regardless of family finances for families worldwide and beyond.
