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Exams

The GLC follows the in-house curriculum as well as the Common European framework for languages:
http://www.europaeischer-referenzrahmen.de/

Exams offered by the GLC:

Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) I:  grades   8 - 10
Deutsches Sprachdiplom (DSD) II: grades 10 - 12

AATG*, National German Exam (NGE): Levels 2 - 4
*American Association of Teachers of German

Information about the DSD can be found at:
http://www.auslandsschulwesen.de/cln_100/nn_2176922/Auslandsschulwesen/Auslandsschularbeit/DSD/node.html?__nnn=true (available in German only)

Exam dates for the 2025-2026 school year:

AATG National German Exam (NGE): January 17, 2026
(AATG = American Association of Teachers of German)

DSD I (A2/B1), written exams: March 10, 2026
DSD I (A2/B1), oral exams: TBD
(DSD I = Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe 1/German Language Diploma Level 1)

DSD II (B2/C1), written exams: November 19, 2025
DSD II (B2/C1), oral exams: November 22, 2025
(DSD II = Deutsches Sprachdiplom Stufe 2/ German Language Diploma Level 2)