Dresden International School (German: Internationale Schule Dresden e.V.) is an international school

International school

An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...

 located in Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

, Germany. It was founded in 1996, and offers pre-school, primary school, and secondary school instruction. It is a member of the European Council of International Schools

European Council of International Schools

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 and is an International Baccalaureate World School. It also can award a US-style High school diploma

High school diploma

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, under accreditation by NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges).

The school began with 13 pupils in 199; in December 2010 it had 540.