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 1-4 presents basic knowledges first class: no marks social, intellectual and physical skills third class: English

Orientation Stage classes 5 and 6 independent from school type preparation for decision of school type individual promotion

Special school types from 5th class promotion of special talents class for gifted students, sport school or music school aptitude test

Lower secondary school classes 5-10 preparation for working life work orientation 25 days internship in class 8-10 class 7: extracurricular lessons –second foreign language or other activities for manual workers

Comprehensive School classes 5-10 or 5-12 combination out of all school types learning together achieve all types of school graduations change between these school careers

Grammar school classes 7 to 12 higher education entrance qualification compulsory and optional subjects high school graduation

Vocational schools advanced general education is offered preperation for job life training for a particular profession learn over 140 jobs general education

School for promotion of special education classes 1 to 10 or shorter for pupils that need special promotion:  learning  language  emotional and social development  visual impairment  hearing disability  mental development

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