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For new students and their families, the Admissions
Office is usually the first point of contact with ISH
and in some cases, with Germany. We enjoy answering the enquiries that come in from around the
world and will do our best to advise you on any
questions that you may have, from how to initiate
the admissions process, talk to you about the IB
Diploma Programme, or to what the weather is like
in Hamburg and to where you should live!
We look forward to speaking with you personally,
and hope that we can have the chance to introduce
you to the vibrant and caring international community that makes up ISH.
Enrolment Policy
The International School Hamburg exists to provide
a high quality international education in English
for children in Hamburg. In general, admission is
open to all students who can profit from such an
education. The school cannot accept for admission
students who: require a self-contained programme
of special education separate from the mainstream;
cannot cope with the physical limitations of the
buildings; have a poor previous scholastic or behavioural record. In the event of a waiting list being
necessary, qualified applicants will be admitted on
a “first come, first serve“ basis, giving due consideration to alternative choices of schools available in
Hamburg and the international background of the
family. Priority will be given to international students
who would be unable to cope in the local German
school system, and whose parents are on an international assignment in Hamburg for a limited time.
Enrolment Procedure
Families who are interested in sending their children
to ISH should first contact the Admissions Office.
Where possible, an appointment should be made
for an interview to discuss the transfer and to see
the school.
The complete Application Form should be completed and sent in with the application fee and previous
school records. Online options to complete the
application process are currently in development.
Upon receipt of the above documents, an appointment will be made with the relevant member of the
Administration to arrange a placement. Previous
school records are important to all decisions in the
admissions process and, where possible, should be
submitted with the application.
Students are accepted throughout the year but
will be placed in a grade or class according to the
assessment made by the administration, and after
placement testing in Mathematics and in English.
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