Deutsche Schule Melbourne (DSM) is an accredited German School Abroad which opened in 2008. The school offers bilingual education for primary school children up to Year 6 and is in
North Fitzroy
Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the Cites of City of Merri-bek, Merri-bek ...
, a northern suburb of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
,
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...
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History
DSM was established in 2008 on the site of the former St. Joseph's College,
which was the earliest founding school of
Samaritan Catholic College
Samaritan Catholic College was a Roman Catholic boys' high school, located in Preston, Melbourne, Australia. The College was a school founded and run in the tradition of the Marist Brothers and their founder, Saint Marcellin Champagnat.
Samarit ...
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School model
Teaching is based on a one teacher-one language approach, in which teachers only conduct classes in their native-language, be it German or English. All teachers at DSM are bilingual in English and German. The curriculum of Deutsche Schule Melbourne fulfills the requirements of both the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and Thüringen curricula. Students learn to read and write in German and English concurrently. In Year 1 and 2, 80% of classes are taught in German. The proportion of classes taught in English gradually increases so that by Year 6 it will amount to approximately 50% of teaching time. From 2025, Deutsche Schule Melbourne will expand into secondary education.
See also
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List of schools in Victoria
Below are lists of schools in Victoria, Australia:
*List of government schools in Victoria, Australia
*List of non-government schools in Victoria, Australia
Largest Victorian schools
Based on enrolment size, this is a list of 50 of the largest s ...
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German Australian
German Australians (german: link=no, Deutsch-Australier) are Australians with German ancestry. German Australians constitute one of the largest ancestry groups in Australia, and German is the fifth most identified European ancestry in Australia ...
References
International schools in Melbourne
Primary schools in Melbourne
Educational institutions established in 2008
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
Fitzroy, Victoria
2008 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Yarra
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