Admission Year 1/Grade 5

Every year, the student admissions team interviews a large number of students from primary schools throughout Graz and beyond. Following this process, the three new Year 1 classes are formed, each comprising 25 students. For incoming Year 1 students the admission procedure will be as follows:

There is an early admissions policy for GIBS, accepting online applications from 1^st-20^th  December 2024 (s. application form below).

Required documents:

You need to upload a copy/scan of your child’s report cards (Schulnachricht and Jahreszeugnis) for the school year 2023/24. If your child has not attended a primary/elementary school in Austria, please upload the last two report cards from the school(s) they have attended.

IMPORTANT: Please stick to the following file name template: SURNAME-FIRSTNAME-REPORTCARD. The following file formats are accepted: PDF, JPG.

• All students will be invited to an interview on either 10^th or 11^th of January 2025. Students not residing in Austria at that time will be assigned an individual interview date (if necessary, online).
• Bilingual students (English and German) will be interviewed in both languages.
• We will continue to give priority to English-speaking students who fulfil the standard requirements for attending GIBS.
• Primary school grades will be taken into consideration.
• Priority will also be given to those applicants who have siblings currently attending GIBS and fulfil the standard GIBS requirements.

Following the interview, parents will receive written confirmation of acceptance or non-acceptance by February 23^rd, 2025.

Due to the number of applications and the limited capacity of the school we are not able to accept all the children who apply.

English speaking children who meet the standard entrance requirements will be given priority because their presence at our school encourages English as a natural means of communication.

Meet us at the Schul- Und Berufsinformationsmesse “Wohin nach der Volksschule?”.

When: 11. – 12. 10. 2024, 9am – 5pm

Where: Messehalle A, Graz

No entrance fees!