Berlin International School

Founded in 1998 in the wake of the Bonn-to-Berlin embassy move, BIS sits on Campus Lentzeallee in southwest Berlin and runs around 1,000 students from 70-plus nationalities through to the IB Diploma. Part of the Private Kant-Schulen foundation, accredited by CIS and MSA-CESS.

Curriculum runs IB PYP in primary, Cambridge IGCSE plus Berlin state qualifications in middle years, and IB Diploma at the top, with an on-campus early years centre at Kita International. Largest national groups are German, American, Israeli, Indian, British and Korean, and dual-citizenship students are common.

Parent voice is consistently warm. Active parent community, EAL provision through Grade 10 that absorbs new arrivals without slowing teaching, good relationships between teachers and families, and reasonable use of nearby Freie Universitaet sports facilities. Fees sit lower than BBIS, which families notice. The school's quieter weakness is that it is well known but rarely the loudest brand in the Berlin conversation, where JFK and BBIS get more airtime; for families who want a settled, IB-routed school close to central Berlin without the boarding-school feel, it is often the right answer.

• Parents and former students often describe Berlin International School as a good-value English-medium option among Berlin's private international schools.
• Reviews mention experienced teachers, stronger maths and science provision, and a warm relationship between staff, parents and students.
• The school appears to work well for newcomer families who want an IB route and English-medium continuity while settling into Berlin.
• Cost remains the main caution, especially for families without relocation support or employer-paid fees.