German School of Athens

The German School of Athens, or Deutsche Schule Athen (GSA / DSA, in Greek Γερμανική Σχολή Αθηνών, ΓΣΑ or also known Dörpfeld Gymnasium), is a coeducational independent, high school in Greece. The school has been in operation since 1896. It was founded by architect and archeologist Wilhelm Dörpfeld. The German School of Athens is considered a highly selective school, since children are usually taught both in Greek and German language and have to sit for both Greek and German final exams at the end of the last grade. This enables them both a Greek and German high school diploma (Abitur). Pupils have to take entry exams in order to become students of the Greek section of Gymnasium. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious private...