Danube International School Vienna  |  23 June 2025  |  08:44 AM

Danube International School Vienna is delighted to offer a summer school to our parents and the wider community

Danube International School Vienna  |  19 June 2025  |  09:00 AM

Danube International School Vienna is closed for the Summer break between Thursday, 19 June and Friday, 22 August 2025. School will open again for all students on Monday, 25 August.

Danube International School Vienna  |  08 April 2025  |  05:00 PM

We have decided to move the dates for Beauty and the Beast Jr the musical to the week before the Easter holiday in April. This will allow the cast a little more time to rehearse alongside their studies. We are so excited to see the production and the students are working really hard to make it a performance to remember.

Danube International School Vienna  |  04 March 2025  |  08:30 AM

Our next School Spirit Day is Tuesday, 4 March as we celebrate Fasching! We invite your child to join in the fun by wearing a lively and colourful costume on this day.

Danube International School Vienna  |  15 February 2025  |  08:30 AM

Saturday 15th February - Tuesday 25th February Mid Term Holiday (Ski break)

Danube International School Vienna  |  19 January 2025  |  08:30 AM

Wow, what a week! This was officially the first week of Semester 2, for students in elementary does not mean so much for secondary students it means many have swapped subjects in their timetables and it is a fresh start for the second semester.

Danube International School Vienna  |  22 August 2023  |  09:00 AM

For all new students G6-11

Danube International School Vienna  |  22 August 2023  |  07:00 AM

For all new students in EYU - G5

Danube International School Vienna  |  16 December 2022  |  05:00 PM

CABARET IS BACK AT DANUBE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL VIENNA! We are looking for students, parents and teachers to perform next December 16th for an epic evening of music and entertainment. Are you a musician? Can you sing or dance? Are you a stand-up comedian or an actor? We want to hear from you! Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Waluka School in Kenya. For more details, contact Jonathan Gaudet at Danube.

Danube International School Vienna  |  14 October 2022  |  12:30 PM

Save the date and celebrate with us on Friday October 14, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at DISV, Josef Gall Gasse 2, 1020 Vienna

Danube International School Vienna  |  26 August 2022  |  02:30 PM

ALUMNI SOCCER TOURNAMENT on August 26,2022 at 4.30 p.m. We look forward to welcoming our DISV Alumni students for a friendly soccer match against DISV staff

Danube International School Vienna  |  01 August 2022  |  07:00 AM

Starting with the school year 2022/23, Danube International School Vienna (DISV) welcomes Ms Kirsty Sharp as new Director. Ms Sharp’s vast experience in international education and leadership will be a tremendous addition to DISV’s long history of academic achievements. Ms Sharp started her career in education at the Prague British School where she moved on with many years of teaching experience to accept a new professional challenge as Principal at King’s College Madrid. It was in this role that Ms Sharp found great motivation in academic leadership and decided to set high expectations for excellence for herself and for the school. Not only did Ms Sharp ensure a high-quality curriculum in all academic areas, but she also demonstrated and modeled exemplary teaching practice at all times. While outstanding academic efforts and student performance were always at the heart of Ms Sharp’s leadership, she takes great pride in creating a safe, warm, family-feel atmosphere where students loved learning and thrived. Many years of successful leadership experience have led to Ms Sharp taking on additional responsibilities and schools within her group of schools as Founding Principal of King’s College Frankfurt. In this role, Ms Sharp collected additional qualifications in health & safety and staff recruiting procedures. It was under her guidance that all regulatory and legal requirements were completed to start the Kindergarten and School operation with a specifically designed and embedded quality curriculum to ensure excellence in teaching and learning across the school. Ms Sharp’s most recent professional accomplishments included the founding of Secondary School at Durham School for Girls in Qatar, an all-female campus with 1200 students where Ms Sharp successfully developed both the school community and the curriculum during hybrid learning conditions and COVID-19 restrictions. Ms Sharp holds a Master of Arts in Education from Open University, UK and has obtained educational leadership qualifications from the Council of British International Schools and PENTA International, UK. She describes herself as a judicious data-informed decision-maker who is determined to ensure exceptional academic student achievements while maintaining a sustainable, positive impact on the DISV School Community. We look forward to Ms Sharp’s leadership and wish everyone a happy, safe and relaxed summer break!

Danube International School Vienna  |  27 June 2022  |  07:00 AM

Please visit our homepage under the register Students – Summer Camp. There you will find soon all informations about our Summercamp. Your DISV team

Danube International School Vienna  |  13 June 2022  |  09:00 AM

We cordially invite everybody to next week's DISV Summer book fair on June 13 and 14, 2022 at Danube International School Vienna. Join us to celebrate the love for reading with us before we vacate for the summer break!

Danube International School Vienna  |  25 May 2022  |  03:00 PM

DISV Graduation 2022 Wednesday May 25, 2022, 5.p.m. https://gopro.com/v/bQOX8D3rWKEX2

Danube International School Vienna  |  04 May 2022  |  03:00 PM

We are excited to announce that our annual Waluka Bazaar will be taking place next Wednesday, May 4th and all are invited. We are so happy to have our parents on campus with us to celebrate with food, treats, and exciting games for all to enjoy. The Waluka Bazaar will begin directly after school and last until 5:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Any funds collected go 100% to our partner schools Waluka Primary School and Miwani Primary School in rural Kenya, supporting their lunch programmes and school infrastructure, providing daily meals to 1000 students in both schools.

Danube International School Vienna  |  25 April 2022  |  08:00 AM

Danube International School has launched its Instagram presence where we share news and candid photos of our exciting academic and extra-curricular journeys. Don't miss out on exciting news and impressions from DISV and follow us on Instagram

Kenya  |  19 April 2022  |  08:00 AM

After 4 months of construction works at our partner school Miwani Primary School in rural Kenya, we are proud to report that a new EYU classroom was completed and students started the school year in a building that meets modern standards. We are certain that the new classroom will represent a positive environment that helps children to learn, develop and grow. Danube International School Vienna thanks all donors within our school community who generously supported this important project.

Danube International School Vienna  |  31 March 2022  |  11:00 AM

Danube International School Vienna wishes their Graduating Class of 2022 a successful IB Diploma. We are very proud of our graduating students who will be able to move on to prestigious universities all over the world, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Berkeley, University of Toronto, McGill, UCLA, and Columbia.

Haus im Ennstal  |  26 March 2022  |  02:00 PM

Danube International School Vienna congratulates Philippe Beck in Grade 9 on being the highest performing skier in the ski races at Haus im Ennstal this year.

Danube International School Vienna  |  17 March 2022  |  05:00 PM

Danube International School Vienna IB Diploma students are achieving outstanding artistic efforts. Their masterpieces are exhibited each year at the IB Diploma Art Exhibition.

Danube International School Vienna  |  17 February 2022  |  08:00 AM

The Pink Shirt Day on February 17 brought awareness and a whole-school acknowledgement that bullying has no place at Danube International School Vienna. Seeing the entire elementary come to school in pink was a powerful visual statement to go along with discussions we are having in class.

Danube International School Vienna  |  30 November 2021  |  10:00 AM

Elementary International Day

Grundlsee  |  02 September 2021  |  08:00 AM

The Secondary School Challenge Weeks are an exciting start of the school year for students of DISV. New friendships are formed and spectacular activities create memories that last a lifetime.

Danube International School Vienna  |  28 June 2021  |  06:30 AM

Fun activities with emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), healthy living, outdoor education and more

DANUBE  |  25 June 2021  |  04:00 PM

100% of 46 IB DP candidates passed Average grade: 37 points Top score: 44 points 14 candidates gained 40 points or more This result represents the best score in the 30 year history of DISV! We congratulate our graduating students and thank our teaching staff for making this excellent result possible.

Danube International School Vienna  |  30 April 2021  |  07:00 AM

At International Schools, children of different nationalities are learning together. Danube International School Vienna More and more parents – also Austrian ones – wish for their children to be multilingual and to have a diploma that is recognized worldwide. Mathematics, art and physics in English language, classmates from all over the world and a diploma that is recognized beyond country borders: International Schools are offering many things that ordinary schools do not – however, these additional services come at a certain price. Often, it is a 5-digit amount that is due per school year – but this does not limit the demand at all. On the contrary, as educational researcher Kurt Schmid reports: “The demand is growing from two sides – from the parents’ side, but also from the economy’s side, as these schools are an important asset for large and technology oriented companies in order to acquire highly skilled employees. Besides Austrian parents, the target group who want to provide a bilingual education to their children is mainly leading staff and professional experts from all over the world. “For them, it is important that their children can quickly dive into the curriculum and that they can use their acquired knowledge once they move on”, Schmid explains. Therefore, international schools aim to structure their educational content in a similar way and to find internationally consistent solutions regarding the diplomas. International diploma Currently, there are two possible graduating scenarios plus a third option: Most often, students receive the International Baccalaureate (IB) after their 12th grade. “The Baccalaureate is recognized worldwide and determines with which points a student can study in which country”, explains Sabine Biber-Brussmann, CEO of Danube International School Vienna. “In some countries, it is possible to skip one or two years compared to a national diploma.” However, speaking from her own experiences, this can be complicated too: When Biber-Brussmann wanted to join an Austrian university 10 years ago, the native Austrian was required to provide proof that she spoke German. In most cases, such ‘additional qualifications’ are no longer required, as Schmid explains. “But they might still be required due to the autonomy of universities“, he says. “Because of this autonomy, the HAK-Matura is not always recognized internationally, because it is often considered a professional education and not a higher education entrance qualification.” Notwithstanding such individual cases, students at the so-called ‘IB schools’ can be sure to receive an approved diploma and to be taught at an approved school that is equipped with the corresponding curriculum and teachers’ qualifications. There is also talk about a new ‘European Baccalaureate’, but this is still far in the future. “This diploma has been introduced a few years ago and it would be possible to offer it in Austria, but nobody does it at the moment”, Schmid explains. At International Schools that follow US regulations – such as the American International School (AIS) in Vienna and Salzburg, students acquire a high school diploma, and usually one additional qualification. “Between 70 and 95% of the students decide to enrol in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in addition to the high school diploma”, says Kathryn Miner, director or AIS Vienna, where children from 65 nations are currently taught. International Schools that offer the IB or a high school diploma must not be confused with foreign schools that teach the curriculum of their home country and provide a corresponding diploma, plus the Austrian Matura, without being accredited as an International School from ‘The International Baccalaureate’ or the Council of International Schools. “In Austria, this would apply to the Lycée Français, for example”, Schmid explains. “On the other hand, there is an Austrian School in Turkey.” Soft skills and networking Next to the academic qualifications, students of International Schools shall also be taught in special soft skills. “Everyone knows what it feels like to be the new guy”, Miner says. “Our kids are amazing when it comes to accepting a new classmate in their community,” Biber-Brussmann confirms. “We have children from 54 nationalities at our school, about one third of them have one Austrian parent,” which naturally results in a certain fluctuation that creates a dynamic that the school leader is especially proud of: “You can feel that children are there for each other and once they leave the country, they stay in contact with each other.” And this not only applies to their school days: “Many of them meet again later at various universities”, the school leader says (SMA). INFORMATION International Schools. From the Japanese School to Svenska Skolan: 16 international schools reside in Austria, eleven of them in Vienna. An overview of the Vienna Schools can be found at: www.wien.gv.at/english/education/internatschool.htm. ("Die Presse", Print-Ausgabe, 30.04.2021) Translation

WALUKA  |  18 December 2020  |  12:26 PM

I am so happy to report that we have reached our goal of raising €3500 for the Waluka and Miwani schools. The Auction raised €6361. Thank you to everyone who bid and donated. Your efforts make a big difference in the lives of others. Every cent raised goes directly to the farming and feeding program, as well as repairs and resources needed at the two schools. This year more than ever, the communities of Waluka and Miwani are relying on the generosity of those who have means. We are lucky to be able to help and are excited to watch these two communities develop. With money raised last school year and this school year, we hope to build an EYU classroom for the youngest students attending, who currently learn and play on a dirt floor in a shed of shorts. Once we reach our pledged amount, we will be able to take part in specific projects that are needed at both schools. The communities at Waluka and Miwani are sending their thanks to DISV.

Danube International School Vienna  |  12 May 2020  |  12:00 AM

Even in the time of Covid, students' bonds and emotions cannot be muted as they cross the right of passage of High School Graduation. Students attending in person share quick facetime messages and photos with those attending virtually.

Danube International School Vienna  |  12 January 2020  |  12:00 AM

Student Creativity and Research leads to new ideas, applications, products.