Association of German International Schools Information

The Association of German International Schools represents and promotes the educational and public interests of member schools and their communities, working together to support learning. As a community we foster sharing among member schools and support professional development. The Association of German International Schools (AGIS) was founded in Berlin on February 9th, 1994 and currently serves 24 members schools, teaching more than 15,000 students from more than 65 nationalities representing more than 40 different home languages. On average, more than 85 % of the parents of our students are foreign experts working for German or international companies here in Germany and our member schools employ about 2,000 teachers representing 32 different nationalities. AGIS international schools are run as independent, non-profit, private institutions and must provide an international education in the English language, that is recognized in Germany and accepted worldwide. Member schools must also be committed to continuous improvement and quality assurance through evaluation, external program authorization and international accreditation. AGIS member schools are an indispensable part of the economic and educational infrastructure in Germany. They support globally mobile professionals and executives whose families depend on an internationally transferable education. Globally oriented cities and leading international companies, institutions, universities and professional sports clubs would not be able to attract international employees without international schools.