The German Swiss International School was established in 1969 as the first international school for German-speaking expatriate children in Hong Kong, but also serves numerous local Chinese. It is split into two streams, a larger English Stream and a smaller German Stream. Originally the English stream included some expatriate native-English speakers, but these are now few and far between.
The school is built on land provided by the Hong Kong gove...
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The German Swiss International School was established in 1969 as the first international school for German-speaking expatriate children in Hong Kong, but also serves numerous local Chinese. It is split into two streams, a larger English Stream and a smaller German Stream. Originally the English stream included some expatriate native-English speakers, but these are now few and far between.
The school is built on land provided by the Hong Kong government. It had 73 students in its opening year, but now has more than 1,200 students from over 31 different countries.
GSIS is composed of four schools - a kindergarten, a primary school, a secondary school and a Business College (German Berufsschule or vocational training school).
The kindergarten, primary and secondary schools are separated into two 'streams', German and English. Prior to the 2006-2007 school year, the English stream was known as the International stream. The German stream follows the German education system, taking the...
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