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Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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German and English are the languages of instruction. German-language instruction is used across kindergarten to secondary, with English taught to promote multilingualism. The school library offers German and English literature.
The school uses a German-language-based curriculum with English taught to promote multilingualism. Kindergarten is led by German-speaking educators with Ethiopian teaching assistants. The Primary School teaches the German curriculum with English to promote multilingualism. The Secondary School follows the Thuringia state curriculum and offers the Gemischsprachiges International Baccalaureate (GIB) as a bilingual IB Diploma.
Our German as a Foreign Language program integrates native German speakers and learners in a supportive environment focused on reading, writing, listening, and speaking proficiency. The program uses immersion across academic subjects, with small-group DaF lessons at the secondary level and an immersion approach in math, science, history, and literature.
German Embassy School Addis Ababa (DBSAA) serves over 300 students from Kindergarten to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme on a campus within the German Embassy grounds. The school teaches the German curriculum across Kindergarten, Primary, and Secondary, with English instruction to promote multilingualism. Kindergarten groups of 16–20 learners are led by German-speaking educators alongside Ethiopian teaching assistants. Primary School (grades 1–4) enrolls around 105 students in small classes of about 15, delivering the German curriculum supplemented by English. Secondary School (grades 5–10) has about 100 students in classes of 12–15 and follows the German state of Thuringia's framework. The international Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is offered as a two-year pre-university option and IB accreditation was achieved in 2014. Facilities include a library, on-site health services, and a cashless cafeteria. Extracurriculars span science, arts, sports, and service, with cultural exchanges and a German School Association supporting student leadership and community engagement today.
