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Schmidt's Girls College

1886 establishments in the Ottoman EmpireEducational institutions established in 1886German international schools in AsiaGirls' schools in AsiaHigh schools in Israel
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Schmidt Schule Jerusalem
Schmidt Schule Jerusalem

Schmidt's Girls College (SGC; German: Schmidt-Schule Ost-Jerusalem; Arabic: كلية شميدت) is an international German school for Christian and Muslim girls, located in East Jerusalem. It was founded in 1886 and approximately 500 pupils attend the school today. It includes a grundschule (primary school) program, as well as the Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung (DIAP, German International Abitur) program. It also offers a Tawjihi program. Although it is owned and supported by the German Association of the Holy Land, it is currently in the care of the international convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Jesus. Lessons are taught in German and the spoken language outside of class is English. The teaching staff is composed of both Arab and German teachers.

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Schmidt's Girls College
Shechem, Jerusalem Bab a-Zahara

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Shechem 2 (alt), 97 (neu)
9119001 Jerusalem, Bab a-Zahara
Jerusalem District, Israel
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