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Schooling
Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Wissenschaft
Senate Administration Office for Education, Youth and Science
Referat für Tageseinrichtungen und Tagespflege
Bernhard-Weiß-Str. 6
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Tel: 030 – 9 02 27 50 50
Berlin International School (B.I.S.)
The Berlin International School is a private, non-profit organisation serving some 1.000 students,
the largest private school in Berlin. It consists of five individual branches, each of them working
independently. All subjects at the bilingual B.I.S. are taught in German or in English and are
offered to children from the age 3 to 18. The program starts with a nursery school and kindergarten
for children aged 3 to 5. The elementary school, middle school and high school cover all age levels
up to the age of 18. Special language programs in English and/or German as a second language
will be offered at each level.
B.I.S. describes itself the following way: B.I.S. considers learning to be a life-long process. School
is seen as an opportunity to offer students a wide-range of learning experiences, including not only
academic skills but also the promotion of independence, understanding and tolerance, cultural
identity, creativity and a sense of community. Social and emotional development and the promotion
of intellectual, personal and physical abilities are central to the B.I.S. concept.
The B.I.S. is a member of the VDP (Bundesverband Deutscher Privatschulen) and member in the
ECIS (European Council of International Schools) and has applied for membership in the
International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
Lentzeallee 8/14
14195 Berlin
Tel: 030 - 82 00 77 90
Fax: 030 - 82 00 77 99
(English version available)
E-mail:
Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS)
Berlin Brandenburg International School (former Berlin-Potsdam International School) is not
connected to any national system. It offers all three International Baccalaureate Programmes for
the primary years, middle years and the IB Diploma, a school-leaving credential recognized for
university entrance in 101 countries, including Germany.
Over 350 students from pre-school to grade 12 represent 35 different nationalities. Teachers are
mostly native English speakers and classes are small with rarely more than 20 students.
Am Hochwald 30
14532 Kleinmachnow
Tel: 033203 - 8 03 60
Fax: 033203 - 80 36 21
(English version available)
E-mail: