Bavarian International School

The Bavarian International School e. V. (BIS) is an English-language IB continuum international school based in Haimhausen, a municipality in the district Dachau in Bavaria, Germany, just north of Munich. In 2016 a second campus in Munich-Schwabing (Leopoldstrasse) was opened for primary students. The school currently has a combined enrolment of approximately 1100 students aged 4 to 18 from over 50 countries speaking more than 70 languages. The 2-campus-school is run by the non-profit association Bavarian International School e. V.BIS caters mainly to internationally mobile management who require an educational offer for their children from early childhood through secondary school which is internationally transferable. BIS does not claim to be an alternative to the German public school system. Nonetheless, approximately 20% of all BIS students are Munich locals.History and FacilitiesBIS was founded in 1990 as a non-profit association to serve the international community in the north of Munich. The school opened its doors in Schwabing on 19 February 1991 with just six students and grew steadily, with its first graduating class in 1997.In 1998 the school moved to Schloss Haimhausen, a Rococo mansion located about ten kilometres north of Munich. Several purpose-built facilities, including a cafeteria, a performance arts centre with 510 seats, a sports hall and 8-lane track were added to the school site over the following years. To make BIS-education more easily accessible for children living in the city, the BIS City Campus Primary School was opened for students in January 2016. In January 2017 about 200 children in EC1 (age 4) to Grade 5 were enrolled at the new campus, which has a capacity of 500 students.