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Since the establishment of the American International School-Salzburg in 1977 thousands of young people from all over the world have combined a challenging and rigorous academic program with the chance to live and study in Salzburg, Austria. While living abroad can be an education in its own right, AIS-Salzburg offers a very solid, relevant, and college-preparatory academic program which leads to the awarding of an American High School Diploma with Advanced Placement©(AP) credentials.
The curricular program of the school is maintained and regularly evaluated by the school’s administration, teaching faculty, and resident-care staff. It complies fully with AP-program requirements and our policies, teaching materials, and approach to teaching remain consistent with most accredited independent schools in the United States and worldwide. The language of instruction at our school is English, and most of the teaching faculty and resident-care staff members are US citizens and native English speakers. Given our historical and educational orientation, it should not be surprising that our students participate in a program which will provide excellent preparation for entrance to universities and colleges in North America.
Students interested in studying abroad upon graduation from AIS-Salzburg are also served by our curricular program and Advanced Placement Examinations. Graduates of AIS-Salzburg meet the requirements of and gain entrance into colleges and universities in Great Britain, continental Europe, the Far East, and all over the world. The key to equivalency with local school diplomas lies within the Advanced Placement© program of examinations which students may take each spring. The American High School Diploma plus a number of Advanced Placement© Examinations with appropriate scores can open doors to nearly any university program anywhere in the world.
hat does distinguish the school from other American independent boarding schools is the fact that our students and setting are quite international. Given this, the school takes pains to provide appropriate English language assistance within the regular academic program for those who require it. Several levels of English assistance coursework are offered throughout the school year which require the students’ participation in a number of English courses which include emphasis on grammar and composition, reading and vocabulary, as well as speech and pronunciation. Although a student may be enrolled in the English Assistance program, they still participate in a full load of credit-bearing classes and move toward the school’s diploma at the end of the 12th grade.
In this section of our site, you will find important information concerning our diploma requirements, the Junior High Program, the Advanced Placement© program, as well as information about the teaching faculty, college placement and the PowerSchool© system utilized by the school community.