Basic Structure of the Educational System in Saxony

(Federal Republic of Germany)

KINDERGARTEN (Pre-school)

1

PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY EDUCATION

(Special school) (Primary school) 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL (Secondary school certificate) GRAMMAR SCHOOL

(Special school) LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION

(after accomplishing 9 forms of school)

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

(Special School) (A-Level)

Basic structure of the educational system in Saxony

Kindergarten (Pre-school)

• offered for all children at the age of 3 to 6

• by parent‘s own choice

• important: cooperation between parents and primary school

Primary school

• compulsory school for all children at the age of 6

• extend over a period of 4 years (form 1 to 4)

• subjects: German, general studies (local history, science, biology, traffic education…) Maths, Art, English, PE, Handicrafts, Religion, Ethics

• no marks the first year of school

• by parent‘s choice children visiting the after school care center

Secondary school

• form 11 to 16 years

• provides an extensive general education

• secondary school certificate obtained on completion of form 10

• includes lower secondary level (Hauptschule) offers a basic general education (comprises form 5 to 9)

Grammar school

• provides an in-depth general education (form 5 to 12)

• aimed a higher education entrance qualifaction

• concluded by the Abitur examination

Special-needs school

• established for pupils whose developement cannot be assisted at mainstream schools adaquatly

• depends on account of disability, for example:• physically handicapped pupils

• mentally handicapped pupils

• educationally handicapped pupils

• speech-impaired children

• hearing-impaired children

• socially-emotionally handicapped pupils