On 26 January 2024, after their internal class introductions, grades 9b and 9d participated in team-building sessions in classroom C-II-2. The class teachers, Ms Risser and Ms Horenburg mixed the two classes and organised the learners in five different teams. Let the competition begin! The task to construct the highest self-standing tower, using materials such...

Please find our extra-mural offer for grade 1-12 here:Extra-mural activities 2024

The first day of school at Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) was not only very special for the first-graders, but also for Jörg Przybilla, the newly appointed principal of Namibia's only German school abroad.29 January 2024 marked Mr Pryzbilla’s first day at school - and he even received a school...

Curiosity, excitement and anticipation were evident not only on the faces of the 69 new first-graders, but also among their parents, families, and teachers on Wednesday morning, the first day of school at Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS). The new learners were once again welcomed with a special ceremony on 24 January 2024: The...

Kristin Eichholz was the principal of the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (DHPS) for nine years and is now returning to Hamburg at the end of her term of office. Looking back on her time at the school, she can be proud of the successes, realisations and challenges overcome in recent...

The DHPS demonstrated remarkable success at the Sandman Triathlon with a contingent of 88 athletes. Held in Swakopmund on 3 December, the event had over 500 athletes, establishing itself as Namibia's largest triathlon. Thanks to the efforts of DHPS teacher Ilona Sickel, the school had 27 teams and 17 individual starters. Participants in the...

To specifically encourage the engagement of girls and young women in the digital realm, the global project "Schülerinnen-Akademie: Strengthening Media Literacy and Participation" was commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office and executed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in collaboration with the Central Agency for Schools Abroad. During 25 August 2023, schoolgirls from grade 10 participated...

The latest DHPS-Newsletter (December 2023) has arrived!We hope you enjoy the last week of school, wish you a relaxing festive season, all the best for 2024 - and we hope you enjoy reading this issue.

On Saturday, 25 November 2023, we had the privilege of hosting Prof. Dr Norbert Lammert, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and former President of the German Bundestag. He was in Windhoek as part of a conference and engaged in a discussion with learners at the Deutsche Höhere Privatschule...

On 1 and 2 November 2023, the annual "Model United Nations Conference" took place in the UN building in Windhoek. Jada Tati, Amy Bock, Frederic von der Wense, Tavio Felix, Rosalie Lägel and I (Lukas Neuhaus), all grade 11 learners, took part and represented the DHPS. The Model United Nations...