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The German Swiss International School 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. Beginning with 73 students in its inaugural year, GSIS now has approximately 1,250 students from over 30 countries.HistoryThe school was established in 1969 by German and Swiss parents.CurriculumGSIS enrolls students from kindergarten to secondary in two parallel streams known as the English Stream and the German Stream. It also has a Business College (German Wirtschaftskolleg), which offers Wholesale & Foreign Trade and Transport & Logistics Management training programmes.English streamPrimary departmentThe official Primary curriculum of the English Stream offers English/Language, Mathematics, General Studies, Library, Learning Technology, which is known as ICT to students, Music, Physical Education, Science and Religious Studies, although GSIS has no established religion requirement. The German language is taught from Year 2 and remains compulsory until after Year 11. Chinese is introduced in Year 4 and Science is introduced in Year 5.Secondary departmentThe English Stream currently follows the British education system, completing GCSE and I/GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11. Exams will be taken at the end of Year 11. The examining boards are Cambridge and Edexcel, depending on what subject is being taken.