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Are you a high achiever who loves learning? If you are currently in Year 10 studying at GISS or at another school, you could be our next IB Diploma scholar! Tell us about your future learning goals, why you want to study for the (IB) Diploma at GISS, and how...

The GISS AGM took place on 25 May, with many members joining either in person at school or taking part online. There were a few changes within the Board with Jennifer Gilmore stepping down from her position as Deputy Chair/Human Resources Portfolio, which she had held for five years. Dr Nicole...

Interesting article that explains how the IB programs set themselves apart from other curricula by focusing on critical thinking, values and attributes, as opposed to testing students’ on rote memorisation and regurgitation of information.By Christopher Niesche June 14, 2023 Australian schools are adding International Baccalaureate programs to their offerings because of...

Over 40 market stalls, 500 sausages, 50 home baked cakes, 300 Pretzels, smoothies, movies, games, books, tattoos, musical performances & many treasures - our Flea Market had it all and raised over $5000 for our beautiful school and students. On behalf of the board, I would like to thank all...

On  the 18th, 22nd and 26th of May, we had our Swimming Carnival 2023 for Years 3 to 10. A total of 111 students took part.They faced the challenges in the disciplines breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. For some of the youngest participants it was the first time in the...

After months of preparation the GISS Junior and Senior Choirs competed against other schools at the Northern Beaches Eisteddfod. Our students performed beautifully, received very positive comments and represented GISS with pride, dignity and respect towards others.  Many thanks to the many parents who came to watch in support of our choirs!...

Geschafft! We are proud to announce that 42 of our students from Years 10 to 12 have accomplished greatness. During our school assembly they were awarded their DSD (German Language Diploma) certificates which will enable them to either join a Studienkolleg (a class prior to University) or a German University.German...

We are proud to share our new promotional video, which premiered at the German Film Festival in Sydney earlier this month and was viewed by all students at our school assembly last Friday. A very big thank you to all students, parents and staff who participated, with a special thank...

IA (Internal Assessment) Week was an intensive week of learning for our Year12 students as they worked around the clock to complete their Science experiments, ensuring to gather enough workable data for their chosen exploration. The students also worked with their teachers to refine their data and calculations in Maths,...