Parent
I am a local parent and had two of my children at this school. Starting from EYP. The observations of other parents are correct. Academic very weak with below average IB results. High fail rates. Overpriced for what offered. Lack of management in all areas. Good teachers left over the years. Plans of building a new school building are simply not fixing the obvious problems. Not fancy buildings but academic excellence is needed. Deficits in basic topics such as IT Math and Chemistry. The previous and actual management completely finished it off. Last director, who had it under control left after pandemic and quarrel with the board. After just chaos. Just warm words without understanding the real problems from management - kind of arrogance and knowing better. Children stay in lack of alternatives. Too much focus on young children. Lack of academic excellence in later years. Building is deteriorating. Terrible facilities. Focus on military in Ulm will not work out. Army opens, but also closes quickly. Too short sight management. Supervisory board obviously sleeping. If you love your children put them to a government school.
↳ Reply from International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm 
Thank you for sharing your perspective as a former ISU parent. We are genuinely sorry to read that your family feels this way about your time at the International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm and we do not take feedback like this lightly.
Because this is a public platform, we cannot comment on individual situations here. If you would like to talk about your experience in more detail, you are very welcome to speak with a member of the leadership team so that we can better understand your concerns.
We would welcome the opportunity to hear more from you directly. Feedback from families is one of the ways we continue to review and develop school life at ISU.
We wish you and your family all the best.
7 other reviews for International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm - (Reviews aren't verified )
Showing 6 reviews by parents and students.
Parent
The review by the parent from the 29.06.26 I fully support.
The ISU does not support the higher grades doing the IB the way they should be, instead their focus lies only in the early years. It lacks in qualified teachers, with some of them never even having done the IB before or never having completed a university or higher education in their course themselves. The lack of teachers can also be seen in how they managed to let an entire grade of IB physics students be taught by a teacher who knew less about physics than they did themselves, without being able to find an adequate substitute for over a year. The focus of this school is not to educate a high scoring class prepared for university, a pass seems to be enough for them. Any students hoping for higher grades are expected to teach themselves the rest. There seems to be no good prospect and outlook for the future of this sch... read full review
Parent
We have just left the school to go back home after 4 years. Both of our children were very happy with their teachers, classmates, subjects and After School Activities.
Communication was sometimes lacking a little bit, but other than that we as parents were also very happy with the school!
Student
at first i liked this school but the teachers send emails on every single thing likespilling water the teachers also dont pay any attention towards us i wont recommend anyone to join us
↳ Reply from International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Parent
At first, we really liked the school. Then managment changed and so did the quality of the school. Only very few dedicated teachers (many left over the years), overall rather weak teaching and academic performance, especially in core subjects like Maths. School managment was not interested in taking concerns seriously. Often chaotic classroom situations and dirty hallways/restrooms.
↳ Reply from International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Parent
Unfortunately leadership at the school is lacking. Teaching quality is very weak in certain fields. Stated disciplinary policy is regularly ignored. Average school IB scores are well below world average.
↳ Reply from International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Parent
Both of our children are extremely happy. Great staff and Director
↳ Reply from International School of Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Thank you for this positive feedback. It is wonderful to hear that both of your children are extremely happy and that you feel supported by our staff and Director.
We really appreciate you being part of the ISU community!