Gymnasium (Secondary I and II, Grades 7-8 and 9-12)
Our Gymnasium is accredited by Switzerland and supervised by our Swiss sponsor Canton of Lucerne that also delivers our successful graduates their Maturity certificate – the key to international university studies.
Suitable for intellectually capable, motivated and independently working students who target pursuing university studies in the future, a Swiss Gymnasium offers a broad, balanced and coherent full-time curriculum that emphasizes both general and specialized education consisting of compulsory core and elective subjects as well as a final mini-dissertation on a personally elected topic. Thus, students are given the opportunity to study to a significant extent by focusing on personal interests and strengths.
The Swiss Bilingual Maturity is the variety of the Swiss Maturity that prominently focuses on foreign language acquisition and usage by offering some subjects taught immersively in a second language (English, French or Spanish). At the RIS Swiss Section – Deutschsprachige Schule Bangkok, from Grades 9-12, the subject matter of the basic subjects biology, chemistry, introduction to economy and law, philosophy, as well as the elective subjects biology, chemistry and geography, are acquired in English.
At the end of their school career, in Grade 12, students pen and orally present their Maturity dissertation and take five final written and oral Maturity exams in German, English, mathematics and their electives, i.e. their focus subjects (either Spanish or physics and applied mathematics) and complementary subject (either geography/history or biology/chemistry).
Successful graduates are awarded the Swiss Maturity certificate that gives access to tertiary education worldwide.
Curriculum
| Klasse | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsch | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Englisch | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Französisch | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Mathematik | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Physik | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Physiklabor | 1 | |||||
| Biologie | 4* | 1* | 2* | 2* | 2* | |
| Chemie | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2* | ||
| Chemielabor (deutsch) | 1 | |||||
| Klassenlehrerstunde | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Berufspraktikum Vor-und Nachbereitung | 1 | |||||
| Geschichte | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Geografie | 2 | 2 | 2* | 2* | 2* | |
| Thailändische Sprache und Kultur | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | ||
| Bildnerisches Gestalten | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Musik | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Sport | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Religion oder Ethik | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Einführung Wirtschaft und Recht | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Medien/Informatik | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Philosophie | 2* | 2* | ||||
| Schwerpunktfach Spanisch oder Physik und Anwendung Mathematik | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Ergänzungsfach Ge/Geo*/Ch*/Bio* | 5 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 35 |
| Thai (nur für thailändische Schüler) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mo/Di/Mi/Do: 14.35 – 16.05 für Wahlpflichtfächer | ||||||
| Mo/Di/Mi/Do: 14.35 – 16.05 beaufsichtigtes selbstorganisiertes Lernen (SOL) | ||||||
| * Unterrichtssprache Englisch | ||||||
Special Weeks
Twice a year, regular classes are complemented by special weeks, whereas the students get the opportunity to explore learning that goes beyond the established curricular contents, subjects and scheduled classes and enhances both their social skills and community spirit.
| Klasse | Sonderwoche 1 | Sonderwoche 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Thailands Geografie | Französisch Intensiv |
| 8 | Deutsch Intensiv (DSD I) | Sozialprojekt |
| 9 | Betriebspraktikum | Wirtschaftswoche I |
| 10 | Geografie/Biologie Exkursion | Wirtschaftswoche II |
| 11 | Geschichte, Politik und Kunst Asiens | Spanienfahrt (für Spanischschüler) Bau von Antriebsmotern (für PAM-Schüler |
| 12 | Anwendungen der Mathematik/Statistik | n/a |
