Education in Germany

Important Facts

Each German state has a slightly different school system

There is a primary level and two secondary levels

The German Education System

Oberstufenzentrum (Secondary School

Center) Grades 11-13

Gymnasium Grades

11-13

Gymnasium

Grades 7-10

Oberschule (Secondary School) Grades 7-10

Primary School

Grades 1-6

Schule Finowfurt

Our school is a secondary school, an Oberschule

Students can achieve different certificates in year 10

After that they can start vocational training or continue school for A-Levels

What‘s special here?

We have 5 lessons of 60 minutes each day (most German schools have 7 lessons of 45 minutes)

We have school clubs in the afternoon

We have lessons for individual learning

We have a brass orchestra