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Berlin Bilingual Primary School is located at Weinstr. 1, 10249 Berlin; Berlin Bilingual Secondary School is located at Granitzstr. 38(A), 13189 Berlin. The school operates across two campuses in Berlin, Germany.
Primary School: Years 1-6; Secondary School (gymnasium): Years 7-13.
Primary School; Secondary School with Gymnasium
No language support programme; additional tutoring has to be covered and organised by the parents and is not followed up by BBS.
Germany
Primary School hours: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm; Morning supervision 7:30 am - 8:30 am. Secondary School hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Afternoon program 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
Application fees
- A non‑refundable language assessment / trial‑day fee of EUR 100 is charged during the admissions process.
Tuition — charging model and general note
- Tuition is charged on an income‑based monthly scale rather than by specific grade level; the school publishes monthly amounts for first, second and third (and subsequent) children based on household gross annual income. The school does not publish separate tuition rates by individual year group.
Primary School tuition (monthly, by annual gross income; amounts shown are per child)
- < €10,000: 1st child EUR 50; 2nd child EUR 38; 3rd child EUR 25.
- from €10,000: 1st child EUR 60; 2nd child EUR 38; 3rd child EUR 25.
- from €20,000: 1st child EUR 80; 2nd child EUR 53; 3rd child EUR 35.
- from €25,000: 1st child EUR 100; 2nd child EUR 68; 3rd child EUR 45.
- from €30,000: 1st child EUR 130; 2nd child EUR 90; 3rd child EUR 60.
- from €35,000: 1st child EUR 150; 2nd child EUR 105; 3rd child EUR 70.
- from €40,000: 1st child EUR 180; 2nd child EUR 120; 3rd child EUR 80.
- from €45,000: 1st child EUR 220; 2nd child EUR 150; 3rd child EUR 100.
- from €50,000: 1st child EUR 240; 2nd child EUR 165; 3rd child EUR 110.
- from €55,000: 1st child EUR 247; 2nd child EUR 170; 3rd child EUR 114.
- from €60,000: 1st child EUR 254; 2nd child EUR 176; 3rd child EUR 117.
- from €65,000: 1st child EUR 260; 2nd child EUR 180; 3rd child EUR 120.
- from €70,000: 1st child EUR 280; 2nd child EUR 188; 3rd child EUR 125.
- from €75,000: 1st child EUR 290; 2nd child EUR 195; 3rd child EUR 130.
- from €80,000: 1st child EUR 306; 2nd child EUR 207; 3rd child EUR 138.
- from €85,000: 1st child EUR 314; 2nd child EUR 213; 3rd child EUR 142.
- from €90,000: 1st child EUR 320; 2nd child EUR 218; 3rd child EUR 145.
- from €95,000: 1st child EUR 340; 2nd child EUR 225; 3rd child EUR 150.
- from €100,000: 1st child EUR 380; 2nd child EUR 255; 3rd child EUR 170.
- from €145,000: 1st child EUR 385; 2nd child EUR 259; 3rd child EUR 173.
- from €160,000: 1st child EUR 395; 2nd child EUR 266; 3rd child EUR 178.
- from €175,000: 1st child EUR 405; 2nd child EUR 274; 3rd child EUR 183.
- from €190,000: 1st child EUR 415; 2nd child EUR 281; 3rd child EUR 188.
- from €205,000: 1st child EUR 425; 2nd child EUR 289; 3rd child EUR 193.
- from €230,000: 1st child EUR 435; 2nd child EUR 296; 3rd child EUR 198.
- > €250,000: 1st child EUR 440; 2nd child EUR 300; 3rd child EUR 200. (A 75% discount applies for a fourth child.)
Primary — Hort (all‑day care) and related costs
- Primary students require a Hort voucher for attendance from 13:00 to 18:00; the daycare (Hort) cost is determined by the Jugendamt and calculated on household income.
- If no Hort voucher is provided, a flat Hort charge of EUR 415 per month is applied.
Secondary School tuition (monthly, by annual gross income; amounts shown are per child)
- below €30,000: 1st child EUR 175; 2nd child EUR 175; 3rd child EUR 100.
- from €30,000: 1st child EUR 216; 2nd child EUR 207; 3rd child EUR 198.
- from €32,500: 1st child EUR 225; 2nd child EUR 214; 3rd child EUR 204.
- from €35,000: 1st child EUR 235; 2nd child EUR 222; 3rd child EUR 210.
- from €40,000: 1st child EUR 261; 2nd child EUR 246; 3rd child EUR 230.
- from €45,000: 1st child EUR 276; 2nd child EUR 258; 3rd child EUR 239.
- from €50,000: 1st child EUR 308; 2nd child EUR 286; 3rd child EUR 264.
- from €55,000: 1st child EUR 326; 2nd child EUR 300; 3rd child EUR 274.
- from €60,000: 1st child EUR 363; 2nd child EUR 332; 3rd child EUR 302.
- from €65,000: 1st child EUR 381; 2nd child EUR 347; 3rd child EUR 313.
- from €70,000: 1st child EUR 417; 2nd child EUR 378; 3rd child EUR 339.
- from €75,000: 1st child EUR 435; 2nd child EUR 392; 3rd child EUR 350.
- from €80,000: 1st child EUR 472; 2nd child EUR 425; 3rd child EUR 377.
- from €85,000: 1st child EUR 478; 2nd child EUR 429; 3rd child EUR 381.
- from €90,000: 1st child EUR 483; 2nd child EUR 434; 3rd child EUR 386.
- from €100,000: 1st child EUR 488; 2nd child EUR 439; 3rd child EUR 391.
- from €120,000: 1st child EUR 498; 2nd child EUR 449; 3rd child EUR 401.
- from €130,000: 1st child EUR 503; 2nd child EUR 454; 3rd child EUR 406.
- from €150,000: 1st child EUR 513; 2nd child EUR 464; 3rd child EUR 416.
Other costs and extras
- School trips, teaching materials, parental work contributions, and other incidental costs are charged separately in addition to the monthly tuition.
Boarding fees
- No boarding provision is published for this school; the school operates as a day school with primary Hort (after‑school care) provision.
Refunds and refundability
- The admissions language assessment / trial‑day fee of EUR 100 is explicitly non‑refundable.
- No public, detailed refund policy for tuition payments (for example refunds on withdrawal or early termination and related notice periods) is published on the school's publicly available fee pages.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition amounts are published as monthly figures; a specific invoicing schedule (number of instalments per year, invoice dates, due dates, penalties for late payment) is not published on the public fee pages.
- The school provides bank details (IBAN and BIC) for its account, indicating bank transfer is accepted. Bank: Sozialbank AG; BIC: BFSWDE33XXX; IBAN: DE82 3702 0500 0001 5557 00.
- No publicly posted information about credit‑card payment acceptance or other online payment methods was found on the school's fee pages.
Fee payment options (as published)
- Bank transfer to the school's IBAN/BIC is published as a payment channel. No published information was found about payment by credit card, online payment platforms or automatic direct‑debit mandates.
Conversions to per‑term and per‑year figures (calculation method stated)
- The school publishes monthly tuition amounts only. Where a per‑year or per‑term value is required, the following conversions were used for consistency in this overview:
- Annual amount = published monthly amount × 12.
- Per‑term amount (illustrative) = published monthly amount × 4 (illustrative three‑term academic year assumption).
Brief note on published information gaps
- The school publishes the complete monthly fee tables (primary and secondary), the Hort voucher requirement and a flat Hort charge if no voucher is supplied, and the non‑refundable assessment fee. The public pages do not publish a detailed billing schedule (number and timing of instalments), comprehensive refund/withdrawal rules for tuition, or a list of accepted payment card/providers. Bank transfer (IBAN/BIC) details are published and are the only explicit payment channel shown.
Enrolment approx. 450 students; around 30 nationalities; bilingual English-German student population.
Berlin Bilingual School provides a structured, two-country education for students aged 6 to 18. The school combines the Berlin State Curriculum with elements of a British framework and Cambridge IGCSE, supporting language development. The Primary School follows the Berliner Rahmenlehrplan, with 90-minute teaching blocks and 45-minute lessons. From Grade 3 onward, classes include an Erzieher:in in core subjects, and Grade 5 offers French or Spanish; English and German are taught at native level. The programme prepares students for bilingual qualifications in Secondary School, with more than half the staff native speakers and at least C1 proficiency in the other language. Primary classes are capped at 25 pupils. The campus for the Primary is in Friedrichshain, the Secondary in Pankow, connected by accessible transport links. Facilities include chemistry, music and art rooms, a library, a garden, and social work spaces; theatre, sport halls, and venues are used for performances and PE.
