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The school offers more than 15 languages from beginner to mother tongue levels. Dutch, Danish and German are offered in the curriculum, with Dutch and Danish having dedicated Mother Tongue Programmes from Preschool to Highschool. The Mother Tongue Programme also supports German, Mandarin, French and Spanish as additional mother tongue options; after-school Language Enrichment Programme offers Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, Swedish and other languages. The Language Acquisition Programme starts in grade 6 with Mandarin, French, Spanish or German as options; beginner German is available if needed. In the IB Diploma Programme, students can choose from over 10 language options, and two languages studied at Language and Literature level can lead to a bilingual IB Diploma; mother tongue tutoring is available for languages not regularly offered.
The DIAP high school includes subjects taught in English or bilingually.
Preschool offers two language options: English or German. In the English stream parents can choose from either daily 30 min Mandarin or German. In the German stream, teaching is in German with specialist lessons conducted in English. Language support is available for both streams.
GESS, or the German European School Singapore, caters for students from 18 months to 18 years and offers a unique dual-language education in both German and English. GESS offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum from Preschool to High School and the German Curriculum from Primary School to High School. The school has a wide range of facilities, including modern science labs, marker spaces, an indoor swimming pool, and an outdoor play area for primary students. A distinctive feature of GESS is its BeyondClassrooms Programme, through which the school partners with leading global companies such as BMW, Siemens, and Bosch Rexroth. This initiative provides students with real-world exposure via internships, expert talks, and hands-on STEM experiences, effectively bridging academic learning with industry practice. Another highlight is the school’s competitive swim programme, led by professional coach Ivan Bunakov. GESS students have achieved success in numerous international competitions, with two athletes going on to participate in the Paris Olympic Games. Since 2025, GESS has also launched a Football Youth Development partnership with Borussia Dortmund (BVB), one of Europe’s most successful football clubs, further strengthening its commitment to high-performance sports development.
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