Latest GISS News

On Wednesday 22nd May at 11am, along with over 1 million children across Australia and New Zealand, GISS students, teachers and parents from Preschool to Year 4 participated in National Simultaneous Storytime in the Sports Hall. Opened by an inspiring speech by our Principal Dr Metzger, this school community event advocates reading as a pastime that can be shared...

Germany's viral women's football ad has inspired girls in Australia  'Fussball' is an ever-uniting force in Germany. Indeed, when it comes to the world game, Germans have had a lot to cheer about, historically.

Our IB students and school captains, Saskia and Farah, visited Minister Rob Stokes at NSW Parliament yesterday. Minister Stokes previously served as Minister for Education, and is now Minister for Planning and Public Spaces in the NSW Government.

On 19th May 2019, the German International School Sydney hosted the second German Wheel competition since its formation. The 9 competitors, aged between 9 and 28 years, started in 3 different start groups, depending on their age and level. The three youngest and newest competitors, Carla, Emmelie and Juliana were...

SBS German interviewed our IB student Lily Wenzel who recently organised 'Dare The Boss' and raised over $800 for our school's charity A Girl & Her World. During 'Dare the Boss' GISS Prinicpal Dr Metzger and many of our students and staff dressed up as their biggest idol to raise...

The Year 11 Visual Arts IB students have spent Term 1 working on a unit titled Where are you now? A sense of place: visual exploration of your surroundings. Armed with their sketch books and a plethora of materials, the students have been looking at the world around them and have been busy...

Our Principal, Dr Lorenz Metzger, was dared by our students to do something meaningful and challenging as part of GISS' yearly fundraiser 'Dare the Boss'. Dr Metzger and many of GISS' students and staff dressed up as their biggest idol. Jimi Hendrix, Princess Leia, George Michael, Coco Chanel, William Shakespeare, Frida Kahlo, Jane Goodall...

‘Everyone belongs - Celebrate Diversity’ was the motto of the GISS Harmony Week that supports the Australian wide initiative that was launched 20 years ago. Our Primary School started Harmony Week with an assembly at which our choir sang ‘Everyone belongs’. During #HarmonyWeek all classesorganised activities to foster cultural respect and...