About the school
The School
Funded by the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) the German School Kuala Lumpur (DSKL) is a German School Abroad supported by the German School Association Malaysia (DSM).
The primary aim of the German School Kuala Lumpur is to provide its students with an education based on the German education system leading to German school leaving qualifications. Apart from focusing on academic excellence, we provide opportunities for our students to engage in intercultural experiences by familiarizing themselves with the history, culture and everyday life of our host country Malaysia.
In the lower secondary section, students of Grade 10 take part in the final examination of lower secondary education and acquire the O-Level certificate (resp. lower secondary qualification) and/or the entry qualification to the upper secondary level that leads to the German International Abitur (DIA). Children of all nationalities with adequate German language proficiency can be admitted do DSKL from Kindergarten onwards.
However, children of Malaysian nationality require permission from the Malaysian Ministry of Education prior to admission to DSKL. In addition we offer children whose families don´t live in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur the option to stay at our supervised accommodation in Petaling Jaya.
Our Mission
„Learn – Live – Learn for life“
and not only we teach knowledge but values.
Our values are:
- We strengthen the development of our children’s personality
- We value holistic learning
- We prepare our children for the world of life and work
- We work in a team
- We pay attention to quality
- We work in a future-oriented way
- We work bilingually and internationally
- We promote cultural exchange
and this is reflected in our daily school life:
Community
We are family! In small classes with an average of 16 students with a very comfortable and manageable campus, students feel right at home. Lunch is served in the playground and people just know each other here. Not only our students, but teachers and staff also have a strong cohesion through AGs and events in a manageable size. We also have a close and friendly exchange with our partners, the German Embassy, the “German speaking community KL” and partner companies.
Sustainability
We not only left a lasting impression for over 40 years, we live in sustainability! We are very proud of our local long-term employees, appreciation of our staff, but also projects on the topic of sustainability and environmental protection! We have a teachers’ initiative on the subject of sustainability and also a student group. Our students are up to date on this topic and are determined that they want to live a plastic-free and environmentally conscious as possible! Even field trips to the recycling center are popular!
Quality
We offer education with quality – made in Germany, but with sun and palm trees! The repeated award as an excellent German School Abroad by the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA), internal training, structured Pedagogical Quality Management (PQM), a well-equipped German Library; no effort is too great for us to guarantee our students the best possible education in Malaysia.
Creativity
Imagination is more important than knowledge, because knowledge is limited! With our Evening of the Arts, the opportunity for our students to publish articles in the KL Post magazine or in our yearbook, the Open Stage, student bands, our orchestra, the Theater AG and various art competitions, we give our students every opportunity to express their creativity. Our students love this development and the results make our campus life so colorful and lively.
Intercultural Learning
We do not know foreign cultures! Intercultural exchange and learning from and with one another, that’s what we know all the better! With many mixed families, 13 nations, bilingual subjects, excursions to Cambodia, Singapore or Japan, we are at the forefront of intercultural exchange and prepare our students for an international career.
Health
Wealth is alot, contentment is more, health is everything! With varied sports programs from badminton to volleyball, working groups such as yoga, swimming, sports games and fun, health competitions, very good air filters, balanced packed lunches, nutrition and trained confidence with teachers’ support, we pass on health as a value to our youth on a daily basis.
Progress
The only constant in life is change! Whether Ipad equipment, online lessons, state of the art smartboards, the best airfilters, constant and contemporary adjustments – we stay on the ball and constantly! For us, progress also means being up to date with our marketing and management. For example, we would like to offer our website and e-mail signatures as a marketing channel for our partners.