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Munich International School (MIS) e.V.
The Munich International School was founded in 1966 and offers classes for kindergarten through grade 12. The I.B. (International Baccalaureate) diploma program is also available. English is the language of instruction. Bus service is available. Information regarding this school may be obtained from the following address:
Munich International School
Schloss Buchhof
Percha
82319 Starnberg
Tel: 08151-3660
Fax: 08151-366119
admission@mis-munich.de
www.mis-munich.de
Bavarian International School (BIS) e.V.
The Bavarian International School opened in 1991 and offers classes for kindergarten through grade 12. The I.B. diploma program is also available. English is the primary language of instruction. Bus service is available. Information regarding this school may be obtained from the following address:
Bavarian International School
Hauptstrasse 1
85778 Haimhausen
Tel: 08133-9170
Fax: 08133-917135
info@bis-school.com
www.bis-school.com
Franconian International School (FIS)
The Franconian International School offers a curriculum for Kindergarten through High School. Diplomas include the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate Diploma. External parts of the FIS program, include lunch program, school transport, and after school sports. For more information please contact:
Franconian International School
Marie-Curie-Str. 2
91052 Erlangen
Tel.09131-940390
Fax: 09131-940-39301
info@the-fis.de
http://fis.ecis.org
Regensburg International School GmbH (RIS)
The Regensburg International School was opened in August 2009, and presently offers a curriculum for grades 1 through 5. Expansion is intended for the next couple of years, which will include a Pre-School, Middle, and High School. English is the primary language of instruction. For more information regarding this school, please contact us under the following address:
Jahnstr. 1a
93080 Pentling / Großberg
Tel. 09405 918 918 0
Fax 09405 918 918 29
E-mail: admissions@ris-school.com
www.ris-school.com
United States Army Dependent Schools (DODDS)
While these schools are operated primarily for the dependent children of United States military personnel stationed in Germany, they do take other children on a space available basis. Interested parents should write directly to the appropriate address listed below, furnishing full details concerning the ages of the children, grades in which enrollment is desired, approximate date of enrollment, etc.
DODDS Garmisch
Elementary School
Breitenau Geb. 716
82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Tel: 08821-7502611
Fax: 08821-76949
German Public Schools
All children residing in Germany, regardless of nationality, are required by law to attend school between the ages of 6 and 15 years. The general school program consists of four years of Grundschule and five years of Hauptschule. There is no tuition, not even for foreigners. Classes are taught in the German language. A child’s adjustment to this system would largely depend on his ability to learn the German language and come to terms with an environment where there might be no other English-speaking children. After four years of Grundschule or possibly four years of Grundschule and one year of Hauptschule, students may be eligible to enter Gymnasium, which is somewhat similar to the American junior and senior high schools, but entrance is normally limited to students who show great scholastic achievement, and, in the case of foreigners, are fluent in the German language. Further information about German public schools in Bavaria and secondary education programs can be obtained by writing to the addresses below. (Enrollment information regarding German public Kindergarten is also available from the same addresses).
Schulberatung International
Goethestrasse 53
80336 Muenchen
Tel: 089-233-26875 and-74
Fax: 089-233-25125
Schulberatung-international@muenchen.deBayerisches Kultusministerium
Salvatorplatz 2
80333 Muenchen
Tel. 089-2186-0
Fax: 089-2186-2800
www.km.bayern.de
http://www.schulberatung.musin.de