Students from German-speaking families are able to enroll their children in an international setting and have the opportunity to maintain and grow their German mother tongue at an academic level. 

 

The Deutsch-Muttersprache programme involves five blocks of lessons per week. In 2026-27, this programme will formally be offered to learners ages 5-7. The Deutsch-Muttersprache Cohort will then progress as students move upwards from grade to grade. 

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For German-speaking students ages 8 and above, the school provides two after-school classes per week in German Language and Literacy.

 

Windhoek International School was established in 1990 and is the only school in Namibia which offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. The IB Diploma Programme is taken in the final two years of secondary school for students aged 16-19, and is recognised as equivalent to the Abitur. ​For more information about the PYP, see the recent PYP Newsletter.

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Our slogan "Just be yourself" resonates so well because you and your child will be happy here just as you are. At any given time there are around 50 nationalities represented at WIS. At last count around 70 different languages are able to be spoken on campus. Translanguaging approaches then allow students to connect both languages cognitively. All classes taught in English, and additional language courses are offered in German, French, and Portuguese. 

 

As an international school, WIS accepts students on a rolling basis.