Abitur in Berlin

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The Abitur in Berlin is achieved by successfully completing the four half-year qualification phase and the subsequent five (partly written, partly oral) Abitur exams.

Since 2012, this time corresponds to grades 11 and 12 in the six-year grammar school . At the integrated secondary schools (ISS) , this corresponds to grades 12 and 13 (as was the case at the grammar schools until 2012).

The written exams

At the end of school, i.e. after the (shortened) fourth semester , three written exams are taken in the form of exams. These written tests will be written in the period from April to mid-May, on the one hand in the two advanced courses and on the other in a basic course specialist . The exams last about four hours, with languages (including German) and artistic subjects sometimes one to one and a half hours longer. The topics of the exams can be drawn from all four semesters, with one focus being added to at least one secondary focus from another semester; the exact combination of semesters varies from subject to subject.

Among these three written examination subjects there must be one centrally examined subject, whereby two of the first four examination subjects from the subject group mathematics, German, foreign language (“core subjects”) are required.

Step by step, the so-called Central Abitur is being implemented : Since the 2006/2007 school year, the written Abitur in the subjects of German , mathematics and foreign languages ​​has been centrally tested nationwide. Since the 2012/2013 school year, this has also applied to geography and biology, and since 2014/2015 also to the subjects of history, chemistry and physics.

In order to improve the result of a written examination, it is possible to have an oral re-examination carried out. In this way, failure of the Abitur can be prevented in some cases or the average grade of the Abitur can be improved. A re-examination can be scheduled in all three written examination subjects. Before the appointment, the grades of the previous exams will be announced. The re-examination is offset against the written examination in a ratio of one to three. The grade is only rounded after multiplication by a factor of 4.

Oral Exam

In addition to the three written exams, there is an oral exam. It is taken in another basic course subject. After i. d. As a rule, there is a 20-minute preparation time for a 20-minute exam, which consists of two equivalent parts. In the first 10 minutes, the candidate presents the results of a task from one semester (out of four), after which there may be questions from the examination board; In the second 10 minutes, there is a consciously dialogical examination interview that relates to the content of a second semester (of four).

In the 1st task field (in the core languages, music, art, performing games) and in the 3rd task field ("MINT" subjects) one of the tasks comes from the 4th semester; the second relevant semester can be chosen by the candidate. In the second task field (social sciences), the candidate selects one of the four semesters from which the first task, which is material-based, is asked; the additional semester for the second task, i.e. for the second ten-minute part of the examination, is determined by the teacher.

Up to two additional oral exams can be taken in the written exam subjects, if this is necessary to pass the Abitur or if the student applies for this voluntarily in order to improve his average grade by one decimal place. The chairperson of the examination can also order an additional examination, i. d. Usually when the result of the exam is significantly better than the point results of the four semesters in the corresponding subject; however, this is rarely used.

The fifth exam component

The fifth examination component, which was introduced for the 2006/07 school year, consists of either a "Special Learning Achievement " ( BLL for short ) or a presentation examination. Both basic variants require an interdisciplinary aspect, and both types of examination can be carried out both as an individual examination and as a group examination with up to four people. The focus of the “5. PK “in addition to the content, especially the methodology .

The basis of the presentation test, the most frequently chosen variant, is a subject taken over all four semesters (“reference subject”); a second subject, which is taken for at least two semesters, must be specified for the interdisciplinary aspect.

The basis of the BLL is usually also a subject taken over all four semesters (“reference subject”); there is no explicit provision for naming a second subject, but the interdisciplinary aspect must nevertheless be transparent. In contrast to the presentation examination, the basis of the BLL can also be a competitive work (e.g. youth research or federal foreign language competition) or a two-semester "seminar course" (which is rare in practice).

When choosing a topic for both variants, the candidate who took the initiative is advised by a teacher; Ultimately, the formulation of the topic must be approved by the chairman of the examination, in practice usually by the department head.

There is a technical difference between the two types of examination: While a presentation examination can only be taken in a subject that has not yet been the first, second, third or fourth subject, a BLL can also be written in a subject that has already been chosen as an examination subject. For this reason, this fifth part is not called “examination subject”, but “examination component”.

The BLL must be presented to a committee as part of a short presentation followed by an examination interview, not dissimilar in approach to the defense of a diploma or doctoral thesis. This appointment lasts 20 minutes for a single candidate and 5 minutes longer for a group BLL for each additional candidate.

The presentation exam lasts 30 minutes for a single candidate and 10 minutes longer for a group exam for each additional candidate. Since the school year 2012/13, a 5-8-page “portfolio” has to be submitted a few days before the actual presentation; This change was introduced because the responsible senate administration was of the opinion that there was an unequal amount of work between the BLL and the presentation examination.

Calculation of the total number of points

The total number of points to be earned , known as the overall qualification , is calculated from two blocks:

  • First block = course block; These include exactly eight advanced courses in double evaluation and exactly 24 basic courses in single evaluation. To pass, at least 200 of 600 possible points must be achieved, including at least 80 points from advanced courses and at least 120 points from basic courses.
  • Second block = examination block; this is the total of points from the examinations in the examination subjects as well as the 5th examination component in fourfold valuation. At least 100 of 300 possible points must be achieved.

Courses to be submitted that have been completed with 1 to 4 points can be offset, but only up to four times in basic courses and up to twice in advanced courses. No course to be included or any Abitur examination may be completed with 0 points.

The minimum number of points in the Abitur is based on the minimum number of points per course and per examination without compensation, namely 5 each (“sufficient”): 8 LKs · 5 P. · 2 (double evaluation) = 80; 24 GKs x 5 P. = 120; 5 exams 5 p. 4 (fourfold evaluation) = 100.

Determination of the average Abitur grade

The average grade is calculated in accordance with Appendix 3 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the State Treaty on the Allocation of Study Places using the formula:

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A cut below 1.0 is rated as 1.0. The average grade is given to one place behind the comma, it is not rounded.

This results in the following distribution of grades:

Average grade 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0
Points 900-823 822-805 804-787 786-769 768-751 750-733 732-715 714-697 696-679 678-661 660-643 642-625 624-607 606-589 588-571 570-553 552-535 534-517 516-499 498-481 480-463 462-445 444-427 426-409 408-391 390-373 372-355 354-337 336-319 318-301 300

Abitur for non-school students in Berlin

In Berlin there is also the possibility of taking your Abitur as a so-called “non-student”. This external, extracurricular examination is also known as the “non-pupil examination” or “foreigner examination”. You have to prepare yourself either autodidactically or with the help of external providers, for example at the school for adult education or the Lichtenberg-Kolleg , and only appear for the exams.

Since no preliminary grades from lessons are included in the exam, more exams have to be taken compared to the normal Abitur. In Berlin, four written and four oral exams are required in eight subjects.

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