It uses material from the Wikipedia article "German Swiss International School". A temporary location in Wan Chai was found for Y3-6 for 5 years starting in 2009, coinciding with the 5-year Campus Development Plan, after which they were relocated back into the Peak Campus. The Business College is based in the Pok Fu Lam Campus. Working at the intersection of design and anything that he finds interesting, Wallace has created products for a wide range of industries including, real estate, business banking, consumer finance, healthcare and retail. Admissions Office Address: Switzerland says it will withdraw from a prestigious international school in Hong Kong that it helps fund after its attempts to have more say in running the campuses were voted down last week. The school offers the German National Curriculum and the British National Curriculum to students of middle school and secondary level. German Swiss International School has acknowledged that an article of the board's regulations which states that directors must speak and write German is outdated In line with most German states, the German Secondary Department offers an eight-year Gymnasium course. The government of Germany also provides the headmaster, and ten other members of the teaching staff, and the Austrian government sends one teacher. By closing this banner, clicking a link or continuing to browse otherwise, you agree to the use of cookies. [4], The official Primary curriculum of the English Stream offers English/Language, Mathematics, Geography, General Studies, History, Library, Learning Technology, which is known as ICT to students, Music, Physical Education and Science. Full Time, Permanent. Before taking the IB, English International Stream students follow the British education system, completing GCSE and I/GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11. However, students are allowed to pursue a second Humanities or Science subject if they decide not to take a subject from the Arts.[15][16]. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. The German Swiss International School (GSIS; German: Deutsch-Schweizerische Internationale Schule; Chinese: / ) is an international school in Hong Kong established in 1969 by German and Swiss families looking for a bilingual German-English education in an international setting. In 1997 there were about 1,200 students from at least 30 countries. For the IB programme, students are only allowed a maximum of 6 subjects in total, with English and Mathematics being compulsory. Please note that all assessment papers are kept confidential. The number of Capital Levy applications, along with the selected classes and year groups, are under the discretion of school management and the board. This Ghana school-related article is a stub. Candidates for the English International Stream Kindergarten and Y01 will be assessed individually but within a group of up to eight children. Hong Kong's German Swiss International School takes legal action to remove controversial language rule for board members . [25], In December 2013, the South China Morning Post reported that GSIS, among at least four other international schools in Hong Kong, was significantly overcharging kindergarten application fees without the government's authorization. We do our best to curate the best International Schools from around Switzerland and the rest of the world. Two head prefects are chosen to lead the team. Currently, it is promoting these values by providing Covid-19 relief both globally and in Hong Kong. . This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. In 1969, GSIS first opened to 73 students in a house at 1 Barker Road, The Peak. http://mygsis.gsis.edu.hk/aboutus/general-information/student-numbers, Mother hits out at victim blaming school after daughters alleged assault, Schools fluent German rule is discriminatory, Hong Kong court says, Switzerland to pull funding from German Swiss International School in Hong Kong, Deutsch-Schweizerische Internationale Schule, Humanities (Economics, History and Geography), Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science). If you require more information, please feel free to contact (function(){var ml="no4%clm0.raspetih",mi="410>=0>327?0>=90:>?10:5;4@115<:9=0>84168",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j