Austria · Innsbruck
WRG Ursulinen is a private, German-medium academic secondary school at Fürstenweg 86 in Hötting. It leads to the Austrian Matura and is separate from International School Innsbruck. Applications for the first class in 2027/28 run from 15 to 19 February 2027. The school still labels its €1,790 annual fee as current at September 2025, so confirm the amount before signing.
WRG Ursulinen Innsbruck is a private, co-educational day school at Fürstenweg 86, 6020 Innsbruck/Hötting. The Vereinigung von Ordensschulen Österreichs, an association of religious schools, is the school authority.
The school is a Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium (WRG). This is an Austrian academic secondary route with an economics focus, taught in German and leading to the Austrian Matura school-leaving qualification.
It is separate from International School Innsbruck. That school is a public bilingual stream at Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck and offers an optional IB route alongside the compulsory Matura in its final years.
The official website is ursulinen.tsn.at. The school office is available on +43 512 2241667 or at ursulinen.sekretariat@tsn.at.
This is a credible option for families settled in Innsbruck who want a private, church-run Austrian school and are comfortable with German as the language of instruction.
It is less suitable if your child needs an English-medium curriculum, an IB Diploma or boarding. The official pages reviewed for this guide do not identify any boarding provision.
For 2026/27, the school says classes 1–4 and class 7 begin on 14 September 2026. The remaining classes begin on 15 September 2026.
Admission creates a private-law contract between the parents and the school authority. Read that contract separately from the general admissions information.
The school has announced an open day for Saturday 28 November 2026.
Applications for the first class in 2027/28 run from Monday 15 to Friday 19 February 2027. The published hours are:
The school says the day chosen within that window does not affect ranking. It recommends avoiding the first morning if possible.
Families should name second and third school preferences. Doing so does not weaken the first preference. Siblings may send the documents with an older child already attending the school.
The school expected to send provisional-place emails on 22 February 2027. Applicants need the form and these documents:
For entry to class 5 of the upper school in 2027/28, the application period begins on 15 February 2027 and lasts two weeks.
The Tyrol application window for academic secondary schools, known as AHS, ran from 16 to 27 February 2026 for 2026/27 entry and is closed. This historic regional window is separate from the school’s published 2027/28 dates.
The enrolment page gives an annual fee of €1,790, payable in ten instalments of €179. However, it labels this figure as current at September 2025, not specifically 2026/27 or 2027/28.
Before deciding, visit Fürstenweg during the morning journey and compare the curriculum carefully with the public bilingual route at International School Innsbruck.
The Innsbruck guide covers the local options. The Austria guide explains the wider school system.
Official pages and documents we read. If a figure matters to your budget or your application, open the link and confirm it is still current.
Friendly orientation, not an application. Dates, fees, and programme details move. Confirm everything with the school.
International School Innsbruck is a bilingual stream within the public Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck. International pupils must live with a parent or parents in or near Innsbruck. The compulsory final qualification is the Austrian Matura, with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma available as an additional option. The first-year application window for 2026/27 closed on 27 February 2026, and the reviewed pages did not publish a pupil fee table.
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International School Innsbruck offers bilingual learning inside a public Austrian Gymnasium, with the IB Diploma available in the final two years. Ursulinen is a private German-medium academic secondary school leading to the Matura. Neither is an English-only international boarding school.
7 minStart with the qualification your child would actually receive. Then check its subjects, language demands, and recognition in the countries where they may study next.
7 minStart with your child and the family's likely plans. Define the non-negotiables, verify the school's claims, compare three realistic options and visit with specific questions.
7 minTuition is only one line of the budget. Separate charges from advance payments, record what each figure includes, and ask the school to confirm your calculation in writing.