Germany`s Education System Elementary school Orientation stage Special school types Lower secondary school Comprehensive school Grammar school Vocational school School for promotion of special

education

Elementary School classes 1-4presents basic knowledgesfirst class: no markssocial, intellectual and physical skillsthird class: English

Orientation Stage

classes 5 and 6independent from school typepreparation for decision of school type individual promotion

Special school typesfrom 5th classpromotion of special talents class for gifted students, sport school or

music school aptitude test

Lower secondary school

classes 5-10preparation for working life work orientation25 days internship in class 8-10class 7: extracurricular lessons –second

foreign language or other activitiesfor manual workers

Comprehensive School classes 5-10 or 5-12combination out of all school typeslearning togetherachieve all types of school graduationschange between these school careers

Grammar school

classes 7 to 12higher education entrance qualificationcompulsory and optional subjectshigh school graduation

Vocational schoolsadvanced general education is offered preperation for job lifetraining for a particular professionlearn over 140 jobsgeneral education

School for promotion of special education

classes 1 to 10 or shorterfor pupils that need special promotion:

learning language emotional and social development visual impairment hearing disability mental development

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