Admission Year 1/Grade 5

Every year, the student admissions team interviews a large number of students from primary schools throughout Graz and beyond. Following this process, the three new Year 1 classes are formed, each comprising 25 students. For incoming Year 1 students the admission procedure will be as follows:

There is an early admissions policy for GIBS, accepting online applications from 1^st-19^th December 2026 (s. application form below).

Required documents:

You need to upload a copy/scan of your child’s report cards (Schulnachricht and Jahreszeugnis) for the school year 2025/26. If your child has not attended a primary/elementary school in Austria, please upload the last two report cards from the school(s) they have attended.

IMPORTANT: Please stick to the following file name template: SURNAME-FIRSTNAME-REPORTCARD. The following file formats are accepted: PDF, JPG.

• All students will be invited to an interview on either8^th or 9^th of January 2027. Students not residing in Austria at that time will be assigned an individual interview date (if necessary, online).
• Bilingual students (English and German) will be interviewed in both languages.
• Primary school grades will be taken into consideration.
• Priority will also be given to those applicants who have siblings currently attending GIBS and fulfil the standard GIBS requirements.

Following the interview, parents will receive written confirmation of acceptance or non-acceptance by February 21st, 2027.

Meet us at the Schul- Und Berufsinformationsmesse “Wohin nach der Volksschule?”.

When: 27. – 28. 11. 2026, 9am – 5pm

Where: Messehalle A, Graz

No entrance fees!

We invite prospective students to get to know our school through a guided tour during regular lesson time. Tours will take place on several dates in November 2026. The available dates will be published on our website on October 7.

Due to the number of applications and the limited capacity of the school we are not able to accept all the children who apply.

Notice: ALL students registered between Dec 1st and Dec 19th will be invited to interviews and there is no first come, first serve. Should you miss to register your child between Dec 1^st and Dec 19^th your application will go on a waiting list and we can not guarantee a time slot for the interviews.

Click on the link below to open the online application form and fill in the data required. You may switch languages by clicking on the arrow in the top right corner of the form.

Link: application form (active from Dec. 1 to Dec. 19, 2026)