German International School Sydney is a German international school in
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Contact Us
" German International School Sydney. Retrieved on 7 April 2015. "33 Myoora Road
Terrey Hills NSW 2084"
It serves from Preschool until IBDP Senior Secondary (''Sekundarstufe II'').
Curriculum
The primary school, years 1-6, uses a German immersion programme. The secondary school has two divisions: a German stream and an English stream; 85% of the secondary students are in the German stream. Students in the English stream, making up the remainder of the students, take German classes.[Ham, Melinda.]
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Certain subjects are taught to all students in German, such as Year 8 Biology, while others are taught to all students in English, such as Year 8 Chemistry and Geography. Students from both streams take the same art and music classes.[
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Operations
The school does not require its students to wear school uniforms. The tuition for the youngest students, as of 2014, is $10,000 Australian dollars. The tuition for students years 11 and 12, as of the same year, varies depending on the subjects chosen for the International Baccalaureate
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program. The highest possible annual tuition for a year 11 or 12 student is $20,000.[
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Student body
As of 2014 the school has 230 students, with half of them being of a German background.[
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See also
* German Australian
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* Deutsche Schule Melbourne
References
External links
German International School Sydney
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German-Australian culture
International schools in Sydney
Private schools Northern Beaches Sydney
Educational institutions established in 1989
1989 establishments in Australia