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LEARNING SCHOOL LIFE

Founded Curriculum School Hours Lunch

1971
2.50 pm
English IB and Primary Freshly
German Curriculum 2.55 pm
Secondary
Cooked Food

8 am School Bus provided Served in the Canteen

Values Teacher’s Infographic

55
Students Well Being Beyond the classroom

Respect %Masters Degree Counselling, Learning Excursion, School Trips,

Homeroom Teachers Support, English Support, Enrichment Week
First Aid, Private Tuition ...
Inclusiveness

Openness 45 % Degree
After School Activities

90
Assistant Teachers

Total number of students Students from different continents

1,800
%

+
65+
Europe
Students
%
%
North and

47 53
South America
% %
%
Africa % Nationalities Private Music Lessons
Girls Boys Middle East
Co-Curricular Activities
Language Enrichment Programme
Theatre Art Lessons
Sports and more...

Production Date: 7 February 2020

Disclaimer: All information found in this booklet is correct at time of printing. Information might change without further notice.

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 TO GES S I O N
O M E M AT
WELC SIONS INFOR
ADMIS

Admissions School Life

Admissions Requirements Page 7 School Hours + Break Times Page 15

Grade System Page 8 School Calendar Page 16

Application Process Requirements Page 9 Books and Materials Page 16

School Fees Page 10 School Uniform Page 16

Pro-rata of School Fees Page 13 School Bus Page 17

Canteen Page 18

Programmes Page 18

Orientation
Buddies Committee Page 20

School Contact Information Page 20

Before School Starts Page 21

O GE TH ER First Day of School Page 21

R O W T School Services and Facilities

LET’S G
Page 22

Support and Help for New Families Page 23

Production Date: 7 February 2020

Disclaimer: All information found in this booklet is correct at time of printing.
Information might change without further notice.
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 ADMISSIONS

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
There is no deadline for submitting applications to study at GESS except for grades 11 and 12.

Final acceptance and admission into GESS will be based on a comprehensive review of all documentation,
applicant’s language proficiency level and additional learning support needs, if any. GESS reserves the right to
accept or reject an application.

NS
New students to Grade 11 may start within the first two weeks of Semester 1, after which, no new applicants

ADMI S S I O will be accepted. Direct entry in Grade 12 of the IB Diploma programme is dependent on complete subject
alignment.

Age Guidelines
The minimum age guidelines for the relevant grade level Not sure which grade your child will join?
are as follows:

School Grade level Age by 31 July 1 Contact GESS Admissions

https://www.gess.sg/en/admissions

Pre-school Pre-Kindergarten 2 Book a school tour online

https://www.gess.sg/en/admissions/school-tour/
Kindergarten 1 3

Kindergarten 2 4

Pre-Primary 5

Primary School Foundation 5

Grade 1 6

Grade 2 7

Grade 3 8

Grade 4 9

Grade 5 10

Secondary School Grade 6 11

Grade 7 12

Grade 8 13

Grade 9 14 Book a

Grade 10 15

High School Grade 11 16

Grade 12 17 Tour
School

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 ions
Admiss

GRADE SYSTEM APPLICATION PROCESS REQUIREMENTS ation

Applic

GESS follows a 12 year system which is different to the 13 year system used mainly by British curriculum All student applications are submitted online through our application portal. We recommend that you prepare
schools. the documents required in Step 1 before starting the application. It will take 20-30 minutes to complete the
application. Unless further reports or testing is required, the application process should take 7 days.
Below is a guide to the conversion of grades / years of the two systems. Please note the GESS grade placement
system is the system used for placing students in a grade.
STEP 1 Collect and Prepare Electronic Documentation
Age GESS 12 Grade System 13 Year System 1. Three most recent school reports and/or letter of recommendation from
the current teacher
2. Any learning support or special education evaluation reports
3 Kindergarten 1 Kindergarten
3. Copy of parents’ and student’s passport photo page
4. Medical report
if applicable
4 Kindergarten 2 Reception
5. A digital passport sized photograph of the student
6. Legal custody papers
5 Pre-Primary Year 1 if the parents are divorced

6 Grade 1 Year 2
STEP 2 Upload Documentation
1. Create a family account on our online admissions portal
7 Grade 2 Year 3 2. Submit an application for each child applying
3. Upload the requested documents
8 Grade 3 Year 4

STEP 3 Entrance Fee Payment

9 Grade 4 Year 5
Complete the payment of the entrance fee of 2945 SGD per application. This
can be paid online by credit card or bank transfer.
10 Grade 5 Year 6

STEP 4 Application Review

11 Grade 6 Year 7
1. We will inform you if any other documentation or testing is required
2. The application will then be sent to the Academic Heads for approval
12 Grade 7 Year 8 3. Once approved, a letter of offer will be sent confirming the space in the
grade

13 Grade 8 Year 9
STEP 5 Acceptance of Application
14 Grade 9 Year 10 (GCSE) Parents or guardians need to sign the electronic student contract online within
three days from the date stated in the Letter of Offer.

15 Grade 10 Year 11 (GCSE)

STEP 6 Before School Starts
16 Grade 11 (IB Diploma) Year 12 (A Level) Before the student’s first date of school please send us the following:
1. Digital copy of the student’s immigration pass, NRIC or IPA letter

17 Grade 12 (IB Diploma) Year 13 (A Level) 2. Singapore address and phone numbers

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SCHOOL FEES ADDITIONAL FEES
The published school fees structure is applicable to all students for academic year 2020/21. Fees are reviewed
annually and are confirmed by the 30th of April each year for the next school year. All published fees are
German Curriculum
inclusive of prevailing GST (Goods and Services Tax), where applicable.
Learning Support 695.00 Per semester for two weekly lessons

Pre-school Pre-Kindergarten Kindergarten Pre-Primary

Entrance fees ¹ 2,945.00 2,945.00 2,945.00

Erweitertes Nachmittags Programm

Tuition fees per year 23,400.00 23,400.00 27,030.00

3 half days plus 2 full days 3 half days plus 2 full days Full day
per week per week Grade EST - 1 780.00 Mon, Thu, Fri

27,030.00 27,030.00
5 Full days 5 Full days
Grade 2 520.00 Mon, Fri
Development Levy ² 5,040.00 5,040.00 5,040.00
per year
Grade 3 260.00 Tue
Learning materials & excursion fees 170.00 170.00 170.00
per year

Grade EST - 5 260.00 Wed (additional day)

German Curriculum Primary School

Grade EST – 4
Secondary School I
Grade 5 - 9
Secondary School II
Grade 10 – 12

IB Curriculum
Entrance fees ¹ 2,945.00 2,945.00 2,945.00

Tuition fees per year 20,180.00 23,070.00 25,170.00 Nederlands Moedertaal for PYP 2,500.00 Per Year

Development Levy ² per year 5,040.00 5,040.00 5,040.00

Learning Support 1,390.00 Per semester

EAL 2,000.00 Per semester

IB Curriculum Primary School
Grade 1 – 5
Middle School
Grade 6 - 10
Diploma Programme
(Grade 11 - 12)

Pamoja 1,800.00 Per Year

Entrance fees ¹ 2,945.00 2,945.00 2,945.00

Tuition fees per year 28,250.00 32,030.00 34,810.00

Development Levy ²
per year
5,040.00 5,040.00 5,040.00 After-school Activities
if applicable

Learning materials & excursion fees 3

250.00 n/a n/a
per year
t of
CCA/ LEP subscriptions S$260.00 per semester Full Lis
Subscription fee for each CCA
1
Entrance fees consist of an enrolment fee of S$2,000.00 and non-refundable registration fee of S$945.00
2
First year only, from second year onwards and for the third child onwards, there is a 50% discount on the development levy fee
3
Learning materials & excursion fees are chargeable at the beginning of the academic year

Fees

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ADDITIONAL FEES PAYMENT DETAILS PRO-RATA OF SCHOOL FEES
Enrichment trip fees* Payment modes by Enrolment during a school year
(compulsory) If and when a student enrolls during the school year, a proportional tuition fee shall be payable, calculated as per the table
below:
Cheque
Grade IB Curriculum German Curriculum
Cheques should be made payable to Enrolment in: Share of annual tuition fee payable:
‘GESS’ or ‘German European School
3 200.00 Singapore’. Please indicate full name of
parent and student on the back of the August/September 100%
cheque.
October 85%

4 300.00
Credit Card/ Nets November/December 75%

NETS, Mastercard and Visa are accepted January 60%

for payment. There is no facility to
5 650.00
process charges to Diners Club, JCB
or Amex. Payment can be made at the February/March 50%
Finance office on level 3 (B301) or online
at e-cashier. April 35%
6 650.00

May/June 25%
Bank transfer or GIRO payment
7 750.00 Please remember to include parent/
student’s name in the transfer order
and email the bank remittance to
admissions@gess.sg.
8 800.00

9 300.00
Bank Details

Name of Beneficiary: German European School Singapore

10 1,600.00
Name of Bank: United Overseas Bank, Thomson Branch

Address: 251 – 253 Upper Thomson Road,

11 750.00 350.00
Singapore 574376

Account No.: 314-305-862-8

Bank Code: 7375

12 900.00 1,600.00
Branch Code: 007

Swift Code: UOVBSGSGXXX

* Fees are approximate, based on 2019/2020 academic
year costs

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 SCHOOL LIFE

SCHOOL HOURS + BREAK TIMES

Pre-school
Grade Start Time End Time

Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Pre-Primary 8.00 am 12.30 pm

Half-day

I F E
Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Pre-Primary 8.00 am 3.00 pm

SCHO O L L Full-day

Grades EST to 5
German Curriculum Start Time End Time

EST and Grade 1* 7.50 am 12.20 pm (1 school day ends at 2.50 pm) Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri

Grade 2* 7.50 am 12.20 pm (2 school days end at 2.50 pm) Mon, Wed & Fri

Grade 3* 7.50 am 2.50 pm (3 school days end at 2.50 pm) Tue & Wed

Grade 4 and 5 7.50 am 2.50 pm (4 school days end at 2.50pm) Wed

Extended Afternoon Programme for German Curriculum (ENP)

The Extended Afternoon Programme (ENP) takes place on “short” school days until 2:45pm. The programme includes
homework supervision and activities such as crafts, painting, playtime and social learning. After 2:45 pm students can join
the CCA programme or go home.

IB Curriculum Start Time End Time

Grade 1 to Grade 5 7.50 am 2.50 pm

*Lunch Break for Primary School full-day students: 12:25 to 13:15

Grades 6 to 12
German and IB Curriculum Start Time End Time

Grade 6 to 9 7.50 am 2.55 pm

Grade 10 to 12 7.50 am 2.55 pm
Depending on individual course choice of students, classes are
scheduled until 4.25 pm.

Whole School
CCA and LEP 2.55 pm 4.25 pm

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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2020/21 SCHOOL BUS

2 020/21

The GESS school year starts in August and ends in June. A detailed school calendar is available on the GESS GESS has appointed KAL Transport Pte Ltd, established in 2005, to provide a supervised school bus service. There is a door-
website. https://www.gess.sg/en/community/calendar to-door bus service to many addresses in West and Central Singapore. For a list of street addresses, zones and current bus
fees, please visit https://www.gess.sg/en/school-life/school-bus
School Semester / Holidays Dates Public Holidays Dates
For the East Coast and Sentosa, a shuttle bus with central pick up points is provided (see the table below).
Semester 1 17 August 2020 to 22 January 2021 Deepavali 14 November 2020 • All buses are fitted with seatbelts and comply with the strict rules of the Singapore government
• School bus service is available for Kindergarten 1 to grade 12 students
Semester 2 25 January 2021 to 24 June 2021
Chinese New Year 12 February 2021 • Buses aim to arrive at GESS around 07:35-07:40
Mid-term break 12 to 18 October 2020
Good Friday 2 April 2021 • There is one bus in the morning for all students, a bus at 15:00 and a bus at 16:30 for students taking part in after-school
End of year holiday 18 December 2020 to 10 January 2021 activities (except for Sentosa).
Labour Day 1 May 2021 • Before signing a housing contract, please check with the Bus office to confirm a bus is available
Chinese New Year break 12 to 21 February 2021
• The bus service is dependent on demand
Mid-term break 5 to 18 April 2021 Hari Raya Puasa 13 May 2021
• Bus fees are based on distance and are on average 1000 SGD return per semester.
Summer break 25 June to 15 August 2021 Vesak Day 26 May 2021 For exact pricing, please contact the Bus Office.

School bus fees are billed per semester, payable twice a school year

BOOKS AND MATERIALS Zone Distance

Zone 1 0 - 4 km
Pre-school All materials provided by the school
d
Bo oks an
Bus
IB Primary All materials provided by the school* Zone 2 4.1 - 7 km School

IB Secondary School books are loaned by the school library Zone 3 7.1 - 12 km

German Curriculum Workbooks and materials are purchased from the school shop Zone 4 12.1 - 16 km
ls
Secondary Students must bring a laptop to school Materia Zone 5 Served by East Coast Shuttle ation
Inform
* Language workbooks will need to be purchased from the school shop.
The fares are calculated based on One Map and categorised into zones, depending on the distance from GESS.

SCHOOL UNIFORM East Coast Shuttle Bus

Morning After School After School After CCA

All GESS students, with the exception of those attending Toddler Groups, are required to
Pick-Up Time 12:30pm 3pm 4:30pm
wear a school uniform. The school uniform can be purchased from the School Shop and
Drop-Off Time Drop-Off Time Drop-Off Time
must be obtained prior to the first day of School.
Families typically purchase 2-3 sets of the classroom uniform and 1-2 sets of the sports Bayshore Road Taxi Stand 6:40 am 1:20 pm 4:20 pm 5:30 pm
uniform. Prices are on average 25-30 SGD per item. In Front of Bayshore Park Condo

For more information please visit our School Uniform page on the school website.
Telok Kurau Road 6:45 am 1:10 pm 4:00 pm 5:20 pm
and its vicinity

Tanjung Rhu Road 7:00 am 1:00 pm 3:50 pm 5:10 pm

Sentosa Cove Avenue 7:00 am - 3:30 pm -

Dolphin Statute

School School Bus office Telephone number: E-mail Address: Opening hours:
Level 1, Room A116 at Bus Bay +65 6461 0873 bus@gess.sg Mon to Fri: 7.00 am to 4.30 pm

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Unifor
CANTEEN
School Meals
For Primary and Secondary students, meals are not included in the school fees.
Meals costs around $5-6 and student can purchase meals and snacks using their
Student ID card or cash. Lunch for Pre-school students is included in the school fees.

The menu is available online in the Parent Portal and also in school and has
nutritional information, allergen information and ingredients lists for all menu items
being served at GESS.

While the kitchen does its best to ensure that recipes are true to the claims made,
ingredients and suppliers do change on occasion and cross-contamination is an
ongoing risk. Please note the campus is not nut-free. If a child has an allergy, please

I O N
inform the Homeroom teacher.

TAT
PROGRAMMES ORIEN

Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Vocal Instrumental Programme Language Enrichment

(VIP) Programme (LEP)
The after-school programme (CCA) at Students at GESS have the opportunity In Primary School, all students can
GESS offers over 90 CCAs including to take private music or vocal lessons join a weekly 90-minute language
sports, arts, music and technology. at school with the advantage that the programme designed for native or
school takes care of all the organising near-native speakers of the language.
Our CCA programme is available to all and coordinates with the Homeroom The cost of the programme is the
students from Kindergarten to grade teachers. same as CCA.
12. Students can join one or two CCAs
per week. GESS has brought together some The LEP programme aims to:
of Singapore’s finest professional
• improve language skills by building
musicians to provide one-to-one tuition
up vocabulary and honing syntax etc
in either a 30 or 45-minute weekly
lesson. Lessons are offered at an • cultivate interest in cultural heritage
chool
After S additional fee (starting from $47 per 30 and develop cultural knowledge
mins lessons) during the school day and through fun, interactive language-
after school. focused activities
• keep the connection to home
languages

mmes Languages offered change each year

Progra
depending on the number of students
interested in the programme.

For more information, please visit: For more information, please visit: For more information, please visit:
https://tinyurl.com/gess-cca https://tinyurl.com/gess-vip https://tinyurl.com/gess-lep

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ORIENTATION

BUDDIES COMMITTEE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

Dear New GESS Family, How do we access the school?
All Visitors to GESS must register at the guard house and exchange a photo ID for a temporary pass.
On behalf of the Welcome Committee, I would like to warmly welcome you Parents can apply for a Parent ID for quicker entry to the campus https://card.gess.sg/parent-application
to GESS!
Does my child require an ID?
The Welcome Committee is dedicated to helping new parents/students
familiarise themselves with GESS and Singapore, as well as to help them Each Student will receive a Student ID with their photo.
with integration into the classroom community. Each class has designated Students can use their IDs to purchase food at the canteen or borrow books from the Library.
“Buddies” who will help you with your questions. The cash value on a Student IDs can be ‘topped up’ online or via the School Shop

You may contact the Buddies Committee by email at buddies@gess.sg. What do I need to buy / bring?
Book & Material List as well as other relevant information for parents are available on the Parent Portal:
We wish you and your family a successful start!.
https://www.gess.sg/en/parent-portal
Head of Buddies Committee
What about School Uniform?
All GESS Students with the exception of Toddler groups, are required to be in school uniform during school hours.

Does GESS provide a Bus Service?

SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION

There is a door-to-door bus service to many areas in West and Central Singapore and a shuttle bus to East Coast
and Sentosa.

Parents should contact the bus office bus@gess.sg to arrange transport services

Email Phone Opening Hours Location

Monday – Friday

Admissions admissions@gess.sg +65 6461 0881 8 am - 5 pm B201 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

School Services school@gess.sg +65 6469 1131 8 am - 5 pm A401
On first day of school report to Admissions Office at Level 2 at 7.40am

Drop Off / Pick Up Timings

Bus Office bus@gess.sg +65 6466 7371 7 am - 4.30 pm A116 at Bus Bay
Parents of younger children may remain in the school

School Shop shop@gess.sg +65 6461 0880 7.45 am - 3 pm H224 What if my child is late?
If the student is late for school, they will need to go to
the Front Desk (level 3) at A301 to mark their attendance
Accounts accounting@gess.sg +65 6461 0838 8 am - 5 pm A301

What if my child is feeling unwell?

CCA-Office cca@gess.sg +65 6461 0879 8 am - 5 pm K209 at Sports Complex If the student is sick, parents will need to send an email
to homeroom teacher and to school@gess.sg

First Aid firstaid@gess.sg +65 64610807 7:30 am – 4.30 pm H201 / C110 /K210 If the student is feeling unwell during School hours,
they can visit our First Aid office. The Nurse will contact
the parents if the child has to be picked up from school.
Front Desk info@gess.sg +65 6469 1131 8 am - 5 pm A301

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SCHOOL SERVICES AND FACILITIES SUPPORT AND HELP FOR NEW FAMILIES
School Services
For any change in address, contact details or other personal information such as renewed passport/immigration
pass, please email school@gess.sg

School Library
GESS has 3 libraries that provide a collaborative and conducive learning space for students, teachers and parents.
Extensive library resources support both German and IB curriculums
Homeroom Teacher School Services Parent Portal
Workspace for individual learning or study groups and meeting rooms for school projects are also available Your child’s Homeroom teacher is your The School Services department All forms, policies and useful
main point of contact for academic is your main point of contact for information for parents is available
and class questions. The Homeroom all administrative questions and online in the Parent Portal. You do not
teacher’s contact information will requests. You should also contact this need a username or password to access
Physical Education be shared with you once the class is department if your child is not feeling the Parent Portal. Please visit
• The sports field, sports hall & pool are located in the sports wing (K block) allocated. well and cannot come to school. You https://www.gess.sg/en/parent-portal
can contact School Services by email
• Primary has 3 sports lessons per week: 1 swimming 1 lesson and 2 sports lessons school@gess.sg

• Secondary has 2 units of sports lessons (Swim lessons are term based)

• For sports lessons or CCAs in the sports hall, students are required to wear non-marking shoes

• For all swim lessons, students are required to wear swim caps and swimming costume

Assemblies
School Counsellor Buddies Committee IT Support Help Desk
Individual or mixed Grade level assemblies are held in our Auditorium every quarter to showcase their learning
The GESS School Counsellors offer a New parents that have questions or If your child needs help with their
journeys Cross curriculum assemblies take place at start & end of school terms as well as to ring in Festivities
friendly, professional point of support need advice about living in Singapore laptop or installed software, they
for your child. They also help students can contact the GESS Buddies should go to the IT Help Desk in the
with personal, emotional and social Committee. The Buddies Committee are library on level 4 during school hours.
Lost & Found development. The School Counsellors GESS parent volunteers who support all
Any general items found will be left outside the School Shop are located in the Student Services new GESS families. You can contact the
office in block E, level 3. Buddies Committee by email
For more valuable items, do check with Front Desk
buddies@gess.sg

Parent Representative for

your child’s class
Each class at GESS has a nominated
Parent Representative who is a link
between parents and the school.
You can contact the class Parent
Representative of your child’s class if
you need any help or support. If you
have any questions or need help, please
contact parents.committee@gess.sg

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 For enquiries call the Admissions Hotline
+65 6461 0881 or fill in our
online enquiry form via www.gess.sg
Connect with us:

For enquiries call the Admissions Hotline

+65 6461 0881 or fill in our
online enquiry form via www.gess.sg

German European School Singapore

2 Dairy Farm Lane, Singapore 677621 | Tel: +65 6469 1131 | Fax: +65 6469 0308 | www.gess.sg

CPE registration number: S72SS0010G | Registration period: 22 June, 2017 – 21 June, 2023

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