The school caters primarily to United States Embassy staff, and dependents are entitled to guaranteed admission.

Other non-German and German nationals are accepted according to available capacity, their academic qualifications and proof of English Language skills.

The John-F.-Kennedy-School is a non-fee paying, bilingual Elementary and High School, governed by a special Act of the Berlin Parliament, stipulating the administrative division of responsibility between a U.S.

Students can choose to graduate after grade 12 with the American high school diploma as well as the German Abitur.

Situated in the locality of Zehlendorf in Southwestern Berlin, the school is conveniently close to bus routes, the S-Bahn, parks, and a district shopping area.