Good to know
Good to Know
- IB is the most widely available international track in Wroclaw, offered at multiple schools (WIS, IHSW, ASW, IPS) at different stages from PYP through DP — useful if you want continuity as your child moves grade levels.
- Wroclaw's international/bilingual school scene is smaller than Warsaw's or Krakow's, so shortlist and apply early — some schools (e.g. WIS) have limited enrollment (around 130 students) and capped class sizes.
- Several of the named international schools (WIS and IHSW) share the same purpose-built campus on Racławicka Street in southern Wrocław, which can simplify logistics for families with children at both primary and secondary stages.
- Public Polish schools are free, but instruction is in Polish; a bilingual public gymnasium exists (Gimnazjum Dwujęzyczne Nr 26) as a lower-cost alternative to private international schools, though catchment-area rules and limited places apply.
- Exact current tuition was not publicly published for several schools (BISC Wroclaw, International High School of Wroclaw, ASW, ATUT, Wroclaw Montessori School, Maple Bear, Cosmopolitan School) at the time of this research — contact schools directly for up-to-date pricing before budgeting.
- Wroclaw International School (WIS) and International High School of Wroclaw accept applications year-round rather than on a single seasonal deadline, so there's no single 'application window' to rush for — but that also means popular grades can fill and put your child on an active waitlist rather than rejecting the application outright.
- Siblings of currently enrolled students get placement priority on the waitlist, so if you have multiple children, applying for all of them together can help.
- Homeschooling in Poland technically requires your child to be formally enrolled on the books of a cooperating Polish school (public or private), even though day-to-day teaching happens wherever you like — you're not simply deregistering from all schooling.
- Since July 2021, you're no longer restricted to a school in your home region for homeschooling permission, so families anywhere in Poland, including Wroclaw, can seek out a school known to be homeschool-friendly rather than being limited to local options.
- We could not confirm a dedicated local Wroclaw homeschooling meetup or co-op for expat families specifically — if community/socialization matters to you, budget time to search national Facebook groups or contact national homeschool foundations directly rather than assuming an in-person Wroclaw group exists.
Schools And Curricula
- Overview
- Wroclaw has a modest but growing set of named international and bilingual schools, most clustered in the Krzyki/Racławicka area in the southern part of the city. IB programmes are the most widely offered international track, with British/Cambridge and American-style bilingual options also present. Fees for genuinely international-curriculum schools are a major cost for expat families, roughly on par with mid-tier international schools elsewhere in Poland (Warsaw/Krakow tend to be pricier).
Schools
American School of Wrocław (ASW)
- Type
- Bilingual / International
- Age Range
- Ages 1–19 (Nursery through Grade 12), across two campuses
- Curricula
- American AERO Common Core plus IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP), blended with the Polish National Curriculum; instruction split between English and Polish depending on grade level.
Wroclaw International School (WIS)
- Type
- International
- Age Range
- Ages 4–16 (Pre-School through Grade 10)
- Curricula
- IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and IB Middle Years Programme (MYP); feeds into IB Diploma Programme via its sister school (International High School of Wroclaw). IB World School, not-for-profit.
Tuition
- Kindergarten
- PLN 39,000
- Application Fee
- PLN 3,500
- Pre Kindergarten
- PLN 26,700
- Highest Grade Band
- PLN 51,500
- Note
- Annual tuition for 2026/27 by year group; one-time non-refundable application fee also applies.
International High School of Wroclaw (IHSW)
- Type
- International
- Age Range
- Ages 15–18
- Curricula
- IB Diploma Programme (DP) and IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), plus a Pre-IB year; also prepares some students for the Polish Matura. Instruction in English and Polish. Sister school to WIS.
IPS International School of Wrocław
- Type
- International
- Age Range
- Ages 2–18
- Curricula
- British/Cambridge curriculum plus IB elements; Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE and A-Levels; IB PYP used in early years; Polish National Curriculum integrated for Polish language, history and geography.
Tuition
- Annual K1
- PLN 35,750
- First Year Total
- PLN 37,840
- Note
- 2025/2026 published fee for a 3-year-old (K1) year group; first year is higher due to one-time fees.
British International School of Wroclaw (BISC Wroclaw / BISW)
- Type
- International
- Age Range
- Ages 5–18
- Curricula
- Cambridge International Curriculum from Early Years through IGCSE and A-Levels, plus a USA High School Diploma pathway (only school in Wroclaw offering this option). Also runs a Polish-British Bilingual Elementary School programme for Polish citizens under the Polish curriculum.
Wrocław Cosmopolitan School (Cosmo)
- Type
- International / Bilingual
- Age Range
- Not specified in detail; early years through secondary
- Curricula
- British Curriculum (EYFS onward), Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A-Levels, plus a Dutch Curriculum strand; the school is described as the first in Poland accredited to teach the Polish Ministry of Education (MEN) programme in English, blending Polish and UK curricula.
Maple Bear Wrocław
- Type
- Bilingual
- Age Range
- Ages 3–11
- Curricula
- Canadian Maple Bear program blended with the Polish national core curriculum; all activities conducted in English with daily language immersion; supported by the MBQA Quality Assurance Program.
ATUT Bilingual Primary School
- Type
- Bilingual
- Age Range
- Grades 1–8
- Curricula
- Polish National Curriculum with additional English-language instruction.
Wroclaw Montessori School
- Type
- Bilingual
- Age Range
- Preschool through middle school
- Curricula
- Montessori method of education with a bilingual Polish–English program.
Gimnazjum Dwujęzyczne Nr 26 (Public Bilingual Gymnasium)
- Type
- Public bilingual
- Tuition
- PLN 0.00
Public school — no private tuition fee; standard Polish public education is free of charge, though a limited number of places are available and admission may depend on catchment area.
- Age Range
- Secondary (gymnasium level)
- Curricula
- Polish public-school curriculum delivered in a bilingual Polish/English format, with teaching adapted around an IB-style model; admits both local Polish and expat children.
Enrollment And Homeschooling
Homeschooling
- 2021 Reform
- A reform in force from 1 July 2021 simplified the process: there is no longer any requirement for an opinion from a psychological-pedagogical counselling centre, and the old rule limiting families to a school in their home voivodeship (region) was abolished, so parents can choose any home-education-friendly school anywhere in Poland.
- How It Works
- The model works through a school: the child must be formally enrolled in a Polish school (public or non-public), and that school's principal (dyrektor) issues an administrative decision (zezwolenie) permitting the child to learn outside the school rather than attend classes in person.
- Legal Status
- Home education (edukacja domowa) is legal nationwide in Poland, including for foreign/expat families resident there, under Article 37 of the Education Law (Prawo oświatowe).
- Ongoing Obligations
- Each school year the child must take classification exams (egzamin klasyfikacyjny) in the subjects of Poland's national curriculum (podstawa programowa), administered by the enrolling school; passing these exams promotes the child to the next grade and keeps the permission valid. Failing to pass can result in removal from the homeschooling list and a required change of school.
- Application Requirements
- To apply, parents submit declarations to the school's principal that they will provide suitable learning conditions and that the child will sit the required annual exams.
- Wroclaw Specific Community
- No dedicated, independently documented Wroclaw-specific international/expat homeschooling co-op or support group was found in this research. National-level organizations that families in any Polish city, including Wroclaw, commonly turn to include Fundacja Edukacji Domowej and Stowarzyszenie Edukacji w Rodzinie, plus general 'edukacja domowa' Facebook groups organized by region/voivodeship rather than by city.
- Scale Context
- According to official Ministry of Education data cited by homeschool-advocacy sources, there were roughly fourteen thousand homeschooled children nationwide as of September 2018 (about 0.3% of all students), with only a small number from foreign-origin families.
International Bilingual School Enrollment
- Response Time
- WIS's own materials indicate an Admissions Officer responds to initial enquiries within one working day, though third-party aggregator listings suggest a more general expectation of a response within about 5 business days is realistic for planning purposes.
- Application Fee
- PLN 3,500
One-time, non-refundable Application Fee charged during the admission process at WIS; it is only refunded if the child is not admitted due to lack of available places.
- Waitlist Reality
- If there are no places available in the desired grade, WIS/IHSW places the candidate on a waiting list; students whose siblings already attend a Foundation of International Education school get priority when a spot opens up. This is described as an active, ongoing waitlist mechanism rather than a one-time seasonal cutoff.
- Application Timing
- Admissions run on a rolling basis rather than a single annual deadline window. WIS and IHSW both state their admission procedures are open throughout the whole school year, so families can apply at any point rather than needing to hit a specific intake date.
- Landscape Note
- Wroclaw's main internationally-accredited option verified in this research is Wroclaw International School (WIS, IB World School, Pre-K to Grade 10) and its sister institution, International High School of Wroclaw (IHSW, IB Diploma + Polish Matura track). Other Polish-English bilingual programs exist within local public/private schools, but their specific foreign-family enrollment procedures were not independently verified at the time of research and are not included here.
- Eligibility Notes
- WIS accepts children of all nationalities from age 4 (Pre-Kindergarten) through Grade 10 (about age 15); Polish nationals can also be accepted as long as they are not subject to certain Polish Ministry of Education regulations that would otherwise require them to attend a Polish curriculum school.
Step By Step Process
- Step 1: Submit an initial enquiry / Candidate Data Form to the Admissions Officer (email: enrollment@fem.org.pl).
- Step 2: After preliminary/initial approval, complete the full Application Form for the relevant grade.
- Step 3: Submit supporting documents by mail or email to the Admissions Office; for IHSW this includes 2 current photographs and certified copies of the previous year's school report/marks.
- For IHSW specifically, older candidates must also satisfy the school's admissions policy conditions, pass placement tests, and have a satisfactory conduct grade on their latest school report.
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