Schmidt's Girls College

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Schmidt's Girls College[1] (SGC; German: Schmidt-Schule Jerusalem, Arabic: كلية شميدت‎) is a Christian girls' school,[2] located in East Jerusalem.[3] It includes a grundschule (primary school) programme,[4] as well as the German International Abitur (Deutschen Internationalen Abiturprüfung, DIAP) programme.[5] It also offers a Tawjihi programme.

It is a German international school.[6]

It was founded in 1886 in the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire as Schmidt's Girls' School. At the time it was a Catholic institution. It later became known as Schmidt's College.[7] The school's area became a part of the British Mandate of Palestine before becoming a part of Israel-controlled East Jerusalem.

References

  1. ↑ "Home." Schmidt's Girls College. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Student at Schmidt's Girls College today, leader tomorrow!"
  2. ↑ "Schule." Schmidt-Schule Jerusalem. Retrieved on 23 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kontakt." Schmidt-Schule Jerusalem. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Nablus Road 2 P.O. Box 19070 East-Jerusalem via Israel"
  4. ↑ "Herzlich Willkommen auf der Grundschulseite der Schmidt Schule in Ost-Jerusalem." Schmidt-Schule Jerusalem. Retrieved on 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Information on the German International Abitur (DIAP)." Schmidt-Schule Jerusalem. Retrieved on 23 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Schmidt Schule, Ost-Jerusalem." Federal Office of Administration. Retrieved on 23 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Wawrzyn, Heidemarie. Nazis in the Holy Land 1933-1948. Walter de Gruyter, August 1, 2013. ISBN 3110306522, 9783110306521. p. 56.

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