Our vision is to ignite a passion for lifelong learning, empowering our students to reach their full potential and succeed in the dynamic landscape of our fast-changing global society. Our 413 students from Preschool to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in Years 11 and 12 are part of an international community, with about half of them coming from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries and the other half from Australia. Our school has an incredible diversity of 38 nationalities and our students collectively speak 42 languages Therefore, we truly live our mission to offer the highest quality co-education in a bilingual and international environment.
READ MOREWe provide our students with a complete education experience in a co-educational and bi-lingual environment. Our focus is to encourage our students to study a broad curriculum to achieve individual academic success while also fostering personal development in preparation for life after school.
It is not necessary to be familiar with the German language as we boast a successful intensive language immersion programme, leading to bilingual competency in both English and German. This method allows children to acquire a second language passively, by engaging them in authentic experiences in both languages.
READ MOREGISS is part of a network of more than 140 German Schools Abroad that are sponsored by the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office.
GISS has been awarded the title of ‘Excellent German School Abroad’ following the successful ‘Federal State Inspection of German Schools Abroad’ (BLI) which monitors the quality of teaching and is organised by the ZfA. More info can be found here.
In 2022, the highly anticipated and much needed additional learning spaces have opened at GISS, incorporating a unique blend of Biophilic Design and Passivhaus Standard of Construction to foster wellbeing and create a sustainable and energy-efficient learning environment.
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