German School Abuja (German : Deutsche Schule Abuja) is a German international school located on the grounds of the Julius Berger Life Camp in Gwarinpa, Abuja, Nigeria. [1] Its classes go from kindergarten to class 5. [2] The construction company Julius Berger Nigeria PLC operates the school. [3]
Like many German international schools, the Abuja school is smaller than other international schools in the area because it targets German citizens and native speakers of German, and it only accepts small numbers of students who do not natively speak German. [4] It was scheduled to begin offering an English language stream in 2017. [5]
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Julius Berger is a Nigerian construction company, headquartered in Abuja, with additional permanent locations in Lagos and Uyo.
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Deutsche Schule in der Provinz Málaga or Deutsche Schule Málaga is a private German international school in Marbella, Malaga Province, Spain. It serves years 1–12, The education begins in early childhood, and ends with Oberstufe/Bachillerato.