Primary School

Primary School starts with Kindergarten and continues on to Year 4. It builds on the pedagogic foundation laid in our Preschool years. Children can be enrolled in Kindergarten to Year 4 without prior German language knowledge (after an individual test has been completed).

The Kindergarten class is taught by two teachers: one teacher who accompanies the children from the Preschool into Kindergarten and the other teacher who will move with the class to Year 1. This concept has proven to provide a smooth transition from Preschool via Kindergarten to Year 1.

Since July 2007, the Kindergarten and Years 1 - 4 are part of the new language concept for the entire Primary section: students will be taught English and German according to their individual language competency. Both languages will be offered as a native speaker course and a second language course. Students with a bilingual background will be able to be in the native speaker course for both languages.

German is the common language and all subjects (apart from English) follow the guidelines of the German primary school curriculum. All primary classes receive 35 periods of tuition per week. While the German curriculum does not require that many periods per week, additional tuition in English (following the NSW curriculum), homework support, extra curricular activities and play time are provided.

The school enables children to learn and acquire new skills in a relaxed yet challenging environment. Children are encouraged to learn with head and heart. Free activities, group projects, excursions and school camps are part of the curriculum in order to enhance and consolidate what they are learning in the classroom.