American International School of Vienna

The American International School · Vienna is a non-profit international school in Vienna, Austria. AIS Vienna is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges, USA, and the Council of International Schools, and is recognized by the Austrian Ministry of Education.StudentsAIS serves approximately eight hundred students from sixty countries, with about half of the total American or Austrian. The school is divided into three divisions—Elementary (pre-kindergarten to grade five), Middle (grades six, seven, and eight), and High School (grades nine to twelve). The typical class has twenty students, with many language classes considerably smaller.The average stay at AIS is four years, with approximately 200 new students admitted each year.The international parent community is predominantly affiliated with embassies, international organizations, and international corporations. Local parents tend to work in private businesses or such professions as medicine and law.FacultyEach of the three academic divisions is headed by a Principal. In addition, the Senior Leadership Team includes the School Director, the Director of Athletics, Activities, and Events, the Director of Technology, the Director of Admissions, the Business Manager, and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction. There are also counselors in each of the three divisions and librarians for the Elementary and Secondary schools. A full-time nurse-practitioner oversees the school’s health unit.The school is divided into several areas: the elementary school, the middle school, the high school, the villa and the gyms. The school has 4 gyms, one field, two libraries, one theater and one amphitheater. There are 17 staircases in the building, and there is no handicapped accessibility.