hey Lizzy and Grant
posted by Grant Brett in Austria forum
Hi there, there are no English schools in Innsbruck. The Austrian school system alolws a "special status" for non native german speakers. Essentially this means that you get 1 year in a german speaking school without being graded. This should give you time to become familiar with the language. Once the year is up, you get assessed and converted to a "normal status" meaning you get tested and evaluated like a native speaker. I looked at a local school for my son, who is 16, but it was too difficult for him to learn the language, miss a year at school, etc. Instead he will go to a british school overseas. If you are adamant in going to a local school, I can recommend the Gymnasium schools. these are like UK Grammar schools and cover all years up to the end of high school. There a 4-5 of these schools in Innsbruck and are used to accommodating foreign students.