Deutsche Internationale Schule Sharjah is a private co-educational German school in the Al Abar (Halwan) district, established in 1976 as the oldest German school in the UAE and run by a not-for-profit German school association. It delivers the German curriculum (based on the Thuringia syllabus) with trilingual instruction in German, English and Arabic from kindergarten, leading through the German lower-secondary and DSD language pathway to the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Grades 11-12. A small, close-knit community of around 251 students with a student-teacher ratio of about 1:8, the school holds the "Excellent German School Abroad" (Exzellente Deutsche Auslandsschule) accreditation and is rated Good by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), improved from Acceptable in 2018.
Per year group. Excludes registration, uniform, and transport.
2025/26 fees from the ISDB per-grade schedule. A 10% sibling discount applies for families with three or more children enrolled.
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SPEA 2024–2025 inspection
A German-immersion, play-based kindergarten over three years, building the foundations of German alongside English and Arabic.
Primary schooling on the Thuringia curriculum, taught trilingually in German, English and Arabic.
The German lower-secondary phase with subject-specialist teaching and the DSD (Deutsches Sprachdiplom) language pathway.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme, including CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) and the Extended Essay, preparing students for university worldwide.
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A well-stocked multilingual library open daily with books, magazines, audiobooks and PCs, used for reading, research and integrated classroom lessons from preschool up to age 18.
A well-equipped specialist subject room for the sciences serving practical lessons across the school.
A laboratory attached to the dedicated IB building (completed 2016) supporting Diploma Programme science work.
A dedicated music room for instrumental and classroom music teaching.
A dedicated art room for creative and practical art lessons.
Classes are provided with a fleet of iPads and laptops, with campus-wide free internet access.
An on-site swimming pool used for physical education and swimming activities.
An outdoor sports field for athletics and team games.
Principal (Schulleiter)
Schulleiter of Deutsche Internationale Schule Sharjah, leading the school's delivery of a German-curriculum and IB education. Under his leadership the school was again awarded the Exzellente Deutsche Auslandsschule quality seal for 2024/25.
Deputy Principal (Stellvertretende Schulleitung)
Head of Secondary School
Head of Primary School
Head of Kindergarten
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Al Abar district (Halwan), Street 62, behind Sharjah TV, PO Box 1465, Sharjah, UAE
