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China, Shanghai
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The language of instruction is German. From Kita onward, English and/or Chinese are introduced through native-speaker offerings starting around age four. In Grundschule English is taught from grade 1 (four hours per week) with four levels from grade 2; Chinese is offered as an optional language in Hongqiao and is compulsory in Yangpu; French, Spanish, and Latin are available in the Sekundarstufe. DaF and DaZ programs support German learners, with a three-year DaF pathway to B1 before DaZ; Deutsch im Fachunterricht (DFU) integrates language into subject teaching, and the school offers language certificates including Cambridge ESOL, HSK, DELE, and CertiLingua.
Bilingual teaching is offered in the Sekundarstufe through bilingual subjects (bilingual Sachfächer).
Deutsche Schule Shanghai (DSS) operates two Eurocampuses in Shanghai: the Hongqiao campus in the western Qingpu district and the Yangpu campus in the north‑east of the city. The school accepts children from 18 months through secondary graduation and offers the full range of German school certificates including the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA). DSS runs kindergarten groups, primary classes and a Sekundarstufe with G8 gymnasialen Bildungsweg; the school publishes a single annual tuition schedule and separate conditions for DaF/DaZ language support and optional services such as the school bus. Cohorts are organised in class groups with a stated maximum class size of 24 in the Sekundarstufe; overall enrolment is around 1,100 children and young people across both sites. Admissions information, registration fees, deposit and the current annual tuition rates are published in the school's payment conditions. For campus contact details and admission steps see the school's admissions pages.
