GESS is an international not-for-profit school in Singapore established in 1971. GESS has strong European foundations and believes in developing confident, forward-looking students through a celebration of respect, openness and diversity. GESS is recognised for its languages and offers a choice between two main curricula: the German Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme in English. Many languages are offered as part of the unique mother tongue and language enrichment programmes. The school caters to students of all ages, starting from 2 years to graduation at 18 years. The school is a private school association, which is managed by an elected board and school management. The school currently has more than 450 full and part-time employees.