Talitha Kumi - German Evangelical Lutheran School (Arabic: طاليثا قومي),[1] is a German international school in Beit Jala, West Bank, in the State of Palestine.
[3] Students may obtain the Tawjihi and/or the Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung [de] (DIAP).
[5] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land operates the school.
"[3] or "Little girl, I tell you to get up," a phrase stated by Jesus Christ when he resurrected Jairus's daughter.
The school's area became a part of the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration, and then British Mandate of Palestine.
The post-Israel Talitha Kumi originally operated in Jordanian-controlled territory.
As of 2015 the percentage of Muslim students is increasing because many Christians are leaving Palestine and due to other demographic changes.
[6] As of circa 2009 many students were impeded from getting to school due to difficulty in going to and from their home villages.