German Classes for Children and Adults
New Semester starts in February 2025. Classes on campus in Tuart Hill and online.
Come, join us. Deutsch macht Spaß!
Language Program for Children
It all starts with our Krabbelgruppe and Playgroup. In our Beginners 1 class (from the age of five), the children make their first experience with the German language in a fun and playful way. In the Beginners 2,3 and Intermediate classes, the basics skills are further developed, and students are prepared for the Advanced classes B2 (Years 9-10) where we hold the DSD1 exam. In our WACE/DSD2 class (Yr11/12), the focus of the adolescents is on getting ready for the WACE (West Australian Certificate of Education) Background Speaker Exam and the DSD2.
Language Program Adults
Around 100 language students enrol in our adults' classes each semester. As an exam cooperation partner of the Goethe Institute Australia and TestDaF Institute, course participants can sit internationally recognised exams. We are the only organisation offering this opportunity in all of Western Australia. The adult classes follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The motivation of our participants varies wildly: we have students who have a clear, professional interest in the language, people with a German-speaking partner, those who want to refresh their high school German, students preparing for a trip to Europe and even those who want to keep their minds fit and active by learning a second language.
Cultural Events
Our events include lectures and discussions on a wide range of topics, such as migration in Germany, tectonic plates, Goethe's poems, as well as theatre productions from German language students at the University of Western Australia amongst many others... Some of our speakers and visitors have included Siegfried Lenz, Dr Marcel Reich-Ranicki, and more recently Hatice Akyün and Ingrid Davis.
Choose Your Course
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Krabbelgruppe 10month-2.5 years with parents$220.00
We are offering a fun German playgroup for children 10 month to 2.5 years in attendance with at least one parent. The playgroup will take place every Saturday at…
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Playgroup from 2.5- 4.5 years with parents$220.00
We listened to our families and community. After the success from our Krabbelgruppe, we are continuing and filling the gap in our program for 2.5-4.5 years olds in attendance…
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Beginners 1 Zoom online – Adults (A1.1)$405.00
Monday 6.00 – 8.00pm Books used in this course: Netzwerk Neu A1.1 (course and work book together) course and work book: ISBN 978-3-12-607154-3 The book above can be purchased…
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Beginners 2 – Children Sat 10am -12pm$360.00
Saturdays, 10am-12 pm This 2 hour class is designed for older children who want to start reading and writing in German and have done our Beginners 1 class Still…
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Beginners 1 Children – Sat 10am -12pm$360.00
Saturday 10-12 am Learn German in a playful way. 2 hours classes with Teachers Assistants to help with individual needs. Songs, Games, The Hungry Caterpillar, Franzi and Felix, Deutsch…
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Conversation and reading class – Zoom Talk and Read – Wednesday 4.30-5.30pm online$335.00
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Beginners 3 – Level A1 Saturday 10-12 noon$360.00
Saturday 10 am- 12pm This class is designed for older children who can read a little bit and have started writing in German. We are focussing on grammar like…
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Intermediate 1 Level A1+ – Children Sat 1.30-3.30 pm$380.00
Saturdays, 1.30 – 3.30pm A1+ This class is designed for children and young teenagers deepening the use of German in a fun way. There is a strong focus in…
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Intermediate 3 Level B1 Children Saturday 1.30-3.30 pm$380.00
Books used in this course: can be purchased from us Maximal B1 (course and work book separately) ISBN 978-3-12-676750-7 ISBN 978-3-12-676751-4 This class is designed for older children…
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Advanced Class Level B2 – Children Friday 5-7 pm$420.00
Friday, 5-7pm This level was established to bridge the gap between the Intermediate 3 and WACE/DSD2 class. Students in this class will be tested and authorized to sit the…
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Children South West and WA ZOOM Online$335.00
Saturdays – 08.45-9.45 am This class is designed for children who know German on an A1 level and want to continue on A2 level. Zoom online lesson. 1 hour…
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Intermediate 2 Level A2 – Children Sat 1.30-3.30 pm$380.00
Saturdays, 1.30 – 3.30pm A2 works with a work and excercise book. Books can be purchased from us. Kursbuch ISBN 978-3-12-676745-3 Arbeitsbuch ISBN 978-3-12-676746-0 This class…
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Protected: WACE Background Speaker Preparation B2-C1 Level Fri 5-7pm Semester 1$480.00
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Beginners 1 – Adults (A1.1)$420.00
Tuesday 6.00-8.30pm Books used in this course: Netzwerk Neu A1.1 (course and work book together ) course and work book: ISBN 978-3-12-607154-3 Course description: Level A1 consists of two…
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Beginners 2 – Adults (A1.2)$420.00
Thursday, 6.00-8.30pm Books used in this course: Netzwerk Neu A1.2 (course and work book together) course and work book: ISBN 978-3-12-607155-0 There is also the possibility of…
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Intermediate 1 Zoom online – Adults (A2.1)$405.00
Monday, 6.00-8.00pm ZOOM online Books used in this course: Netzwerk Neu A2.1 (course and work book together) course and work book: Netzwerk neu A2 (course and work book separately)…
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Intermediate 1 – Adults (A2.1)$420.00
Thursday, 6.00 – 8.30pm Books used in this course: …
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Intermediate 2 – Adults (A2.2)$420.00
Thursday, 6.00 – 8.30pm Books used in this course: Netzwerk Neu A2 (course and…
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Advanced 1 – Adults (B1)$420.00
Tuesday, 6.00- 8.30pm …
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Advanced 2 – Adults (B2)$420.00
Tuesday, 6.00 – 8.00pm Book used in this course: Aspekte neu B2 (course and work book separately) course book: ISBN 978-3-12-605025-8 work book: ISBN 978-3-12-605026-5…
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Advanced 3 – Adults (C1)$420.00
Tuesday, 6.00-8.00pm
Love German and want to maintain and expand your vocabulary? Need to fine-tune your grammar skills? This German language course is suitable for students who feel reasonable fluent… -
Advanced 4 – Adults (C2)$420.00
Tuesday, 6.00-8.00pm Course description: Our C2 course is an ongoing learning experience which aims to develop and maintain your German skills at a native speaker level. This course focuses…
What People Say
This is what one of our students, Marie, had to say about our classes:
“I would like to share my rewarding experience with the Goethe Society WA in Perth!
Between 2011 and 2015 I attended German classes every Friday night. In 2015 (year 10) I completed the German WACE exam as a private candidate, since my high school did not offer German as a second language.
When I graduated (2016), my German mark was actually the highest out of all my ATAR subjects. It contributed enormously to my eventually high ATAR score and set my pathway into Medicine. I would definitely recommend the WACE German classes as they prepared me well in all areas for the exam, not just in terms of grammar and writing skills, but also in terms of content for the different topics covered in the exam. Furthermore, the weekly classes taught me valuable German skills that I can now use on a daily basis.
I would therefore highly recommend the Goethe Society WA as my experience with them was fantastic and I would strongly urge any parents or students wanting to improve their German language skills to attend classes at the Goethe Society WA in Perth!”
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