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entrance year for at least 6 hours a day. Many kindergarten establishments also offer entire days of
supervison for employed parents. These places though must be registered for well in advance.
Preschool
Preschools are establishments for children of preschool age with a special educational need and are
distinctive according to the child’s handicap - physical, mental or psychological.
Special schools for the pysically and mentally handicapped
These schools are for children and young people, who cannot be generally educated in the elementary or
grade schools due to physical, mental or psychological characteristics. Attendance is compulsary.
Primary school
From age six to ten children attend four years of comprehensive primary school to achieve a common
basic level of public education. This is compulsary.
Integrated comprehensive schools
Comprehensive schools have the goal of educating pupils individually according to their achievements
and inclinations. They combine all three school types.
After school homework supervision
Establishments that cater for the supervised preparation of school homework.
General education secondary schools
General education secondary schools: five comprehensive school years of general education which
continue on from the primary school and conclude with a main graduation at the end of class nine after
successful participation in the final examination.
General education secondary schools with integrated technical components
This special form of general education secondary school enables talented pupils to attain a certificate of
secondary education beyond the attendance of the year 10 class.
Secondary School or Junior High (also known as Middle School)
The six year comprehensive secondary or junior high school is a continuation of the elementary school
and finishes with the tenth grade, concluding with the successful participation of the final examination.
High School
The eight to nine comprehensive High School years are a continuation of the elementary school and
conclude with year 12 or 13 after the successful participation in the final examination which results in the
“Abitur”: a leaving certificate from a German secondary school qualifying for university admission or
matriculation.
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