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The ABC's of German Schools (Realschule (Learn Basic Subjects, (if a…
The ABC's of German Schools
High school in Germany
There are different schools for different grades
It is quite different from pupils
German school hours
Starts at 8am and ends at 1 pm
Gesamtschule is offered in some regions in Germany as an alternative.
School holidays in Germany
The children generally have six weeks of summer vacation, one week of autumn vacation, two weeks of
Christmas/winter vacation and two weeks of Easter/spring vacation.
Gymnasium
It has nothing to with sports or any kind of physical education and
instead is the literal translation of ‘high school’.
Realschule
Learn Basic Subjects
(if a student receives high enough grades) to transfer from a Realschule to a ‘Gymnasium’.
After six years, the students graduate with a diploma called the Mittlere Reife.
Private schools
The exception to the rule in this whole system is the private schools.
There are 3,000 private schools in germany
Berufskollegs
also includes vocational schools called Berufsschule or Berufskolleg,
can undertake a range of work-directed
studies such as economics and specific business studies.