International School Open Days in Wrocław: the 2026/27 Visit Calendar

Why a visit tells you what a website cannot

Every family I help settle in Wrocław has read the school websites before they arrive. Almost none of them have stood in a corridor at 8:15 while children come in. That half hour tells you things no brochure does: how many children actually speak English with each other, whether the youngest ones look settled or lost, how teachers greet parents, how far the tram stop really is with a seven-year-old in tow, and whether the "spacious campus" is a converted office floor.

Wrocław has twelve schools that teach an international or IB programme, listed in my international schools guide. Most are small by Warsaw standards, and most do not run a big annual open day. Instead they take families on individual visits throughout the year. That is good news if you arrive mid-year, and it means you do not have to wait for a date.

Below is the calendar for 2026/27 as the schools publish it today, what to ask when you get there, how the free public route works, and how I combine school visits with flat viewings so you can do both in one trip.

The 2026/27 calendar: every school, one table

I only list a date when the school publishes one. Where there is no date, the "how to visit" column says what the school's admissions pages say. The source column links to the school itself.

I update this table each term, and re-check every school's pages in May when fees and admissions pages are refreshed. If a school publishes a new date and it is not here yet, send it to me. For a parallel directory view with reviews, see the Wrocław page on InternationalSchools.net.

The one dated event: IPS Upper Secondary, 21 November 2026

IPS Upper Secondary is the only school on the list with a published open day for 2026/27: Saturday 21 November 2026 at 10:00. The school occupies a business-centre tower at ul. Powstańców Śląskich 15, right on the tram corridor, and runs Grades 9–12 (ages roughly 14–18) on Cambridge IGCSE, A Level and OxfordAQA, with an optional Polish matura. Tuition for 2026/27 is published at 4,800 PLN × 10 for Grades 9–10 and 5,000 PLN × 10 for Grades 11–12, plus an 800 PLN admission-process fee and 2,990 PLN enrolment. You can read the school's profile on InternationalSchools.net before you go.

A Saturday open day for an upper-secondary school is also the right format for a teenager: bring them. At this age the student's own impression of the place, the other students and the subject options matters more than yours. Ask to see the timetable for the A Level subject combinations your child wants, because small schools cannot offer every combination every year.

If you are visiting from abroad for that weekend, it is a natural anchor for a two-day trip. IPS Primary on ul. Drukarska and BISC on Al. Akacjowa are a few tram stops south, and the Racławicka 101 campus is a short drive west, so three or four schools fit around one dated event.

What to ask at an open day or visit

Websites answer the easy questions. These are the ones I hear families wish they had asked before enrolling:

• Leaver destinations. Where did the last two graduating cohorts go: Polish universities, UK, Netherlands, Germany, the US? For a primary school, which secondary schools do children move on to, and is the transition to the school's own upper years automatic?
• English as an additional language (EAL). How many children arrive with little English, what support is in place, is it in class or withdrawal, and is it charged extra?
• Class size and the real headcount. Ask for the number of children in the specific year group your child would join, not the school average. A class of six is a different experience from a class of twenty-two.
• Bus routes. Is there a school bus, which districts does it serve, what does it cost, and at what time does it pick up? This decides where you can live.
• Exam board and programme. Cambridge, OxfordAQA, IB, American diploma, Polish matura, or a combination? Who pays exam entry fees? (BISC states that public exam entries are extra.)
• Fee increases. By how much did fees change between last year and this year, and when is next year's fee page published? Compare the 2025/26 and 2026/27 figures in my fees versus rent article to see the scale.
• Polish language. How many hours a week, and is Polish taught as a foreign language for newcomers or as the national curriculum subject?
• Mid-year entry. Can a child join in January or April, and is the fee pro-rated?

Write the answers down the same day. After three visits the schools blur together, and the one detail that decides it, the bus route, the class of six, is the first thing you forget.

The public route: recruitment windows for SP 108 and V LO

Two schools on the list are public and free, and they are the ones families most often miss. Primary School No. 108 in Nadodrze is an IB World School running PYP in grades 1–4 and MYP in grades 5–8, taught in Polish, for ages 7–15. Liceum nr V in Huby has run the IB Diploma since 1997 and offers MYP in the first two liceum years and DP in the last two, with an English test for entry to the MYP class.

Neither runs admissions the way a private school does. You do not book a visit and sign a contract; you go through the City of Wrocław's recruitment system:

1. Kindergartens and primary (SP 108). City recruitment for public kindergartens and primary schools typically opens in March for the September intake, through the education section of wroclaw.pl. Children living in the school's catchment are admitted to the catchment school; children from outside it are admitted only if places remain. So for SP 108 the key step is not a form but an address, which I explain in the catchment section below.
2. Secondary (V LO). Recruitment to public liceum classes in Wrocław runs through the city's secondary-school portal; for the 2026/27 intake the application window was in May 2026. For the IB MYP class at V LO there is an additional English test. If your child is finishing grade 8 abroad, contact the school early about how foreign results are converted.

Both schools are still worth visiting. Call the office, explain that you are relocating, and ask whether you can see the building and meet the IB coordinator. Polish public schools are not used to international enquiries, so patience and a Polish-speaking friend help; this is one of the things I do for my clients.

Combining school visits with flat viewings

Most families get one or two reconnaissance trips before the move. Here is how I structure a two-day trip so the schools and the flats fit together:

• Day one, south (Krzyki): IPS Upper Secondary on Powstańców Śląskich in the morning, IPS Primary on Drukarska and BISC on Al. Akacjowa after lunch, then flat viewings in Gaj, Huby, Borek and along the tram corridor in the late afternoon. If ASW in Partynice is on your list, add it as the last stop by car; there is no tram.
• Day two, west and centre: the Racławicka 101 campus (WIS, IHSW, ATUT) and EKOLA on Ojca Beyzyma are all in Grabiszyn, so a single morning covers four schools. Cosmopolitan in Muchobór Mały is a short hop further west. Then Maple Bear on Kościuszki and SP 108 in Nadodrze, with viewings in Przedmieście Oławskie or Nadodrze to finish.

Do the school first and the flats second, every time. A flat looks different once you know it is a twelve-minute walk from the gate rather than "close to the school" on a listing. My article on where to live near Wrocław's international schools maps each school to its realistic districts and typical 3-room rents, and the broader neighbourhood guide covers the trade-offs between them. Budget the trip itself too: I walk through housing, utilities and transport in the cost of living guide.

If you are coming for the IPS open day on 21 November, book viewings for the same afternoon. Wrocław flats are listed and gone in days, so a shortlist I prepare in advance saves you a second trip.

The catchment rule for SP 108: the address comes first

SP 108 is catchment-based (rejonizacja). The city assigns every address in Wrocław to one public primary school, and a child living at that address has a guaranteed place there. Children from outside the catchment are admitted only if places are left after catchment children, and a school with an IB programme fills up. So for SP 108 the order of operations is reversed compared to a private school: you secure a flat in the catchment first, register the child at that address, and the school place follows.

Practically, that means Nadodrze, Ołbin and Kleczków, where renovated tenement flats with two bedrooms rent for roughly 2,800–4,200 PLN a month. Before you sign a lease, check the specific street against the city's current catchment list; catchments are redrawn from time to time and a street one block away can belong to a different school. I check this for clients as part of the search, because an attractive flat outside the line is useless for this purpose.

Two more things to plan for. First, registration of residence (zameldowanie) at the new address is what the school office will look at, so you need a lease that allows it and a landlord who will sign the form. Second, SP 108 teaches in Polish; the IB framework is there, but the daily language is not English. For many families that is exactly the point, a fast route into Polish schooling with an IB structure, at no cost. For others, it rules the school out, and the private list above is where to look.

If you are torn, visit both: an hour at SP 108 and an hour at a private primary a tram ride away will make the decision for you faster than any comparison table, including mine.

FAQ

Which international schools in Wrocław have an open day in 2026/27?

As of November 2026, only IPS Upper Secondary has published a date: Saturday 21 November 2026 at 10:00, with registration on the school's open-day page. The other schools on my list take individual visits by appointment or run rolling admissions; no other dates are published.

Can I visit a Wrocław international school without an open day?

Yes. Most of Wrocław's international schools are small and arrange individual visits throughout the year through their admissions offices. Contact the school directly, say when you will be in Wrocław, and ask to see the year group your child would join.

How do I get a place at the public IB school SP 108?

SP 108 in Nadodrze is catchment-based: a child registered at an address in the catchment has a guaranteed place, and city recruitment for primary schools typically opens in March. Secure a flat in Nadodrze, Ołbin or Kleczków first and confirm the street is inside the current catchment.

When is recruitment for Liceum nr V's IB programme?

V LO recruits through the City of Wrocław's secondary-school portal; for the 2026/27 intake the application window was in May 2026. Entry to the IB MYP class includes an English test. The school is public and free, with the IB Diploma offered since 1997.

What should I ask at a school open day in Wrocław?

Ask for leaver destinations, EAL support, the actual class size in your child's year, bus routes and cost, the exam board and who pays exam entries, last year's fee increase, hours of Polish, and whether mid-year entry is possible with a pro-rated fee.