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GESS deploys Microsoft Office 365 for seamless collaboration

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

The German European School Singapore (GESS) has deployed Office 365 across its two campuses for 280 staff and 1,500 students.

German European School Singapore (GESS) deploys Microsoft Office 365 for seamless collaboration.

German European School Singapore (GESS) deploys Microsoft Office 365 for seamless collaboration.

With its combination of email, calendaring systems and office suite, Office 365 has enabled GESS to improve communication and collaboration amongst staff and students.

It has also reduced user IT support and back-end administration by up to 20%.

German European School Singapore (GESS)

The Singapore-based international school comprises a German section and a European section.

“The school spends a lot of effort to ensure that communications are kept private, student data is protected, and curriculum and assessment data are secure,” said Dr Harris, Head of Learning Resources, GESS.

The German arm of the school was established in 1971 to ensure that students coming from, and returning to, Germany benefit from continuity in education and reintegrate easily into the German system.

In the European section, students representing up to 35 different nationalities are educated in English, following the curricula of the International Baccalaureate Organization.

There is also a pre-school section which caters to children as young as 18 months old.

The school has campuses in Bukit Tinggi Road and Jalan Jurong Kechil and its IT department supports different groups of users across these two locations – from the students and teaching faculty to management and administrative staff as well as parents.

Extracts of the press release is appended below.

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