1. Education in Germany

2. Important Facts Each German state has a slightly different school system There is a primary level and two secondary levels

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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