Schule Schloss Salem

Focus

Encouraging responsibility

Day fees 2024/25

$24,100–$25,900

Boarding fees 2024/25

$50,700–$56,300

Pupils

600

Ages

10–18

Spear’s Review

Founded in 1920 by educationalist Kurt Hahn, Schule Schloss Salem is a leading international day and boarding school in Germany. Hahn helped develop world-renowned schools such as Gordonstoun as well as wilderness education programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Outward Bound, which are still an option for current students.

As part of an education that engages ‘head, heart and hand’, pupils are obliged to offer their services to the local community, working with emergency services, for example, or caring for the elderly. 

By day, students work towards the German Abitur or the IB diploma; lessons are bilingual, taught in both English and German, with strong academic results. In the evenings, Salem students can choose from sports clubs, musical theatre and over 50 extracurricular activities to keep them engaged.

Academics

Average IB score is 32.0

University and college destinations

Many of the school’s IB students look to continue their education at English-speaking universities, including Yale, Oxford and Cambridge. 

Head teacher

Henrik Fass, headmaster of Schule Schloss Salem, took on his current role in 2023. He studied history and religious education in Cologne and Bonn, and in 2011 completed a master’s degree in religious education and youth work. His experience includes time at German and international boarding schools, and he was head at Salem’s sister school, Birklehof, for a decade. 

Admissions

The admissions process at Schule Schloss Salem includes submission of an application form, a placement test and a visit to the school grounds.

Accessibility

Zurich Airport: 1 hour / Stuttgart Airport: 2 hours

Location

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