Danube International School

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Danube International School (DIS) is a private international school in Vienna, Austria. The school began in 1990 as a response to quotas imposed by the other International Schools in Vienna which had restrictions on the number of Austrians that could attend their schools. Initially, the school mainly served the business community but currently has students from the whole spectrum of Austrian life including Embassies and the UN. DIS has an enrollment of approximately 380 students from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade

[edit] Courses

The school runs courses including IB Diploma the IB Middle Years Programme. It used to be the only school to be authorised for the IB MYP in Austria.

[edit] History

The school began in Schrutkagasse in the 13th District of Vienna (which now houses a Rudolf Steiner School). DIS began as the 'Pawen International Community School' with 9 students but by the end of the first year in June 1992 had risen to over 170 students. The school rapidly outgrew the building.

The school relocated to a building at Gudrunstrasse 184, in the 10th District, which was home to DIS for 7 years - from 1992 to 1999. It was an office building originally used as a torpedo factory during World War II.

The school then moved to an old listed building, in the 2nd district (Josef Gall Gasse, 2) beside the Donaukanal (danube canal). The building was renovated and an art suite was added in the roof space.