German International School Accra (GSIS-Accra or ) is a German international school in Accra, Ghana. It serves elementary and junior high school levels."German international school takes on new image" (Archive). General News of Sunday (GNA). 8 November 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
History In 1966, the RMS Swiss School,"Geschichte der Schule" (Archive). German International School Accra. 8 Retrieved August 2015. meaning Ramseyer Memorial opened in Accra with two teachers and 23 students. The school became jointly sponsored by Germany and Switzerland and uses a bilingual German–English programme.
Demographics As of 2007, almost all of the non-white children came from mixed families, and only one student was 100% Ghanaian."Die kosmopolitischsten unter den Schweizer Schulen" (Archive). Swissinfo. 7 July 2007. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. "In Accra ist denn auch nur eine Schülerin 100%-ig ghanesisch, und alle anderen farbigen Kinder mit beinahe blonden Haaren stammen aus gemischten Familien."
In 2009, the school had 75 students.
As of 2013, the school had 90 students originating from 13 countries in years nursery through 10 (age 15), and 15 teachers.Home page (). German Swiss International School Accra. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
See also
Education in Ghana List of schools in Ghana
References
Further reading "Deutsche Schule Accra empfängt Botschafter und erhält PASCH-Plakette." Federal Office of Administration. 21 February 2014. Schweizerschule Akkra / RMS Swiss School Accra - EAD, Swiss National Library
External links , the school's official website German Swiss International School English site (Archive)