Two Sections, One School
The German European School Manila (GESM) is a European international school with two parallel sections offering all grades from Kindergarten through Grade 12. The students study towards an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. While the German Section is primarily for German-speaking students, the European Section mainly accepts English speakers.
| age | grade | German Section | European Section 10/11 | European Section 11/12 | European Section 12/13 |
| toddlers group | |||||
| 3+ | Kindergarten | Kindergarten | Kindergarten | Kindergarten | |
| 4+ | |||||
| 5+ | Pre-School | Pre-School | Pre-School | Pre-School | |
| 6+ | 1 | Primary School | Primary School | Primary School | Primary School |
| 7+ | 2 | ||||
| 8+ | 3 | ||||
| 9+ | 4 | ||||
| 10+ | 5 | Secondary School | |||
| 11+ | 6 | Secondary School | Secondary School | ||
| 12+ | 7 | ||||
| 13+ | 8 | ||||
| 14+ | 9 | ||||
| 15+ | 10 | ||||
| 16+ | 11 | German International Diploma Programme since 2003/04 | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 2003/04 |
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| 17+ | 12 | ||||
The German Section is an accredited German School Abroad and is awarded the certificate "Excellent German School Abroad". It starts with Kindergarten and ends with an accredited German degree after Grade 10 giving access to German "Qualifikationsphase der gymnasialen Oberstufe". Our teachers instruct according to a standard G8 German syllabus. The English language lessons are particularly demanding and students are encouraged to pass the IGCSE language exam at the end of Grade 10.
Grade 11 and 12 lead to the bilingual German-English IB Diploma (GIB), which is at par with the German 'Abitur'.
The english speaking European Section starts with Kindergarten following the syllabus of the Primary Years Programme. The GESM European Section is an authorised IB World School. At the end of the "Junior" secondary (Grade 10), students are encouraged to pass the IGCSE exams and the German certificate: "Deutches Sprachdiplom".
Grade 11 and 12 lead to the English speaking IB Diploma.
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