Abitur in Saxony

The Abitur in Saxony is usually obtained with the successful completion of the gymnasiale Oberstufe at a grammar school or a vocational grammar school .

Entry into upper secondary school

Requirements at the grammar school

The upper secondary level (also called secondary level II ) in Saxony includes grades 11 and 12. Entry into this level is only possible if grade 10 of the grammar school has been successfully completed. Pupils with a secondary school leaving certificate who switch from high school to grammar school must also complete grade 10 at grammar school . The future pupils of the upper secondary level should thus be prepared for the changes compared to the previous teaching and assessment system.

Requirements at the vocational high school

A vocational high school is a high school of the advanced type, it comprises the upper level of the gymnasium with grade 11 and grades 12 and 13. The following can be accepted into grade 11 of the vocational high school:

• Pupils who have attended class 10 of a secondary school or a comparable general school and have obtained a secondary school certificate or an equivalent degree with at least three grades of 2 in the subjects of German, mathematics, the foreign language to be continued, physics, chemistry and biology. The other subjects mentioned should have a grade of at least 3. As a rule, the average grade for all subjects must not be lower than 2.5;
• Students from general high schools with a transfer certificate from class 10 to class 11 of the high school or proof of secondary school leaving certificate;
• Schoolchildren with a secondary school diploma or equivalent who have successfully completed at least two years of vocational training, if their grade point average in the final certificate for the secondary school diploma is at least 3.0, with no grade lower than 3.0 in the subjects German, mathematics and a foreign language to be continued and they have achieved an average grade of at least 2.5 in the vocational school leaving certificate.

Pupils who do not meet the grade requirements, but whose average grade in all subjects is better than 3.0, can also be admitted to vocational grammar schools if their suitability is determined in a subject-oriented interview. In this regular 20-minute conversation, the student should demonstrate a basic understanding of the relevant subject matter for the chosen direction of the vocational high school.

At the beginning of the 11th school year, students may not have reached the age of 18, if they have completed vocational training, they may not have reached the age of 21. In the event of special circumstances for which the student is not responsible, in particular prolonged illness, the headmaster can allow exceptions.

Differences between upper and intermediate levels

There are some basic differences compared to grades 5 to 10:

• Instead of classes, there are now course groups (usually referred to as “courses” for short), which can be composed differently from subject to subject.
• The lessons are also given in advanced and basic courses. In the basic courses, the students acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in terms of content and methodology; the advanced courses take into account more intensive questions and understanding.
• The tasks of the class leader in grades 11 to 12 are taken over by the tutor , who is usually one of the advanced course teachers . He advises the pupils in consultation with the responsible subject teachers in all matters of the respective school subject and in the choice of the Abitur examination subjects.
• Grades 11 and 12 are divided into four semesters: 11 / I, 11 / II, 12 / I and 12 / II. This is particularly important when calculating the overall qualification.
• Points are assigned to the previously used 6-note scale. Since the grade tendencies are also taken into account, a more differentiated assessment is possible.

Points	Note in words	Grade (with tendency)	Raw points	Note definition	comment
15th	very good	1+	95%	The services particularly meet the requirements.
14th		10	90%
13		1−	85%
12	Well	2+	80%	The services fully meet the requirements.
11		20	75%
10		2−	70%
9	satisfying	3+	65%	The services correspond to the requirements in general.
8th		30	60%
7th		3−	55%
6th	sufficient	4+	50%	The services show deficiencies, but on the whole still meet the requirements.
5		4th0	45%
4th	weak sufficient 1	4−	39%	The services show deficiencies and only meet the requirements with restrictions. 1	deficit area
3	inadequate	5+	33%	The services do not meet the requirements, but show that the necessary basic knowledge is available and the deficiencies can be remedied in the foreseeable future.
2		50	27%
1		5−	20%
0	insufficient	6th0	00%	The services do not meet the requirements and even the basic knowledge is so incomplete that the deficiencies cannot be remedied in the foreseeable future.	not used

¹ = Contrary to the official definition of the grade “poorly sufficient”, a course with this grade is not considered passed; the services do not meet the requirements.

Fields of activity and subjects

A basic distinction is made between subjects in the compulsory area (advanced courses and basic courses) and in the elective area (all-day courses and study groups ). The range of advanced and basic courses is designed so that students can take part in the mandatory courses and thus meet the requirements for admission to the written and oral Abitur examination.

Mandatory area

The compulsory subjects are divided into three task areas:

• Linguistic, literary and artistic field of activity
  • German
  • Foreign languages ​​(started as a compulsory subject from grade 8 at the latest)
  • Art education
  • music
• Social science field of activity
  • history
  • Social Studies / Legal Education / Economics (often referred to as GRW for short)
  • geography
• Mathematical-scientific-technical field of activity
  • mathematics
  • biology
  • chemistry
  • physics

The subjects of sport and religion or ethics are not assigned to any task field as compulsory subjects.

Elective area

In the elective area, the subjects

• Astronomy,
• Computer science,
• Philosophy,
• Foreign languages ​​that were run as a study group in lower secondary level and

Approved interdisciplinary basic courses are offered if the possibilities of the school in question permit.

A maximum of 5 of the elective area can be counted towards the weekly hours in course years 11 and 12. Of this, only the basic courses can be taken into account, the working groups are not taken into account.

Additional learning opportunities can also be set up in the form of working groups, such as B.

• Choir,
• Orchestra,
• Performing game,
• Foreign language (starting in grade 11),
• Sports,
• "Cambridge course" (should lead to the acquisition of a globally recognized English language certificate)

Overview of the number of hours per week

Please also note the information under the table!

Area	Field of activity	subjects	Weekly hours (basic course)	Weekly hours (advanced course)
mandatory	linguistic-artistic-literary	German	4th	5
		Sorbian	4th	5
		English French Latin Polish Russian Spanish Czech Other	3 or 2	5
		Music art education	2	5 2
	social science	History of community studies / Re. / Wi. geography	2	5 - 4 1
	mathematical- scientific-technical	mathematics	4th	5
		Biology chemistry physics	2	5 or 4 2
		Religion or ethics sport	2	5 3 5 2
choice	Basic course	Astronomy computer science	2	-
		philosophy	2
		Interdisciplinary basic course	2
		another continued foreign language	2
	Working group	Choir Orchestra Performing Game Sports	2	-

• If two continued foreign languages ​​are enrolled as basic courses, the foreign language started earlier (mostly English) is taken with two hours a week and the foreign language started later with three hours. If the advanced course subject is a continued foreign language, there is no requirement to provide evidence of the foreign language estimated at two hours per week.
• If art is taken as an advanced course subject, the obligation to attend the basic art or music course does not apply.
• The graduation certificate contains a note indicating that the witness the Latinum or Graecum or Hebraicum including when the student has attended the lessons in one of the subjects to the extent necessary successful as the first, second or third foreign language. The Latinum, Graecum or Hebraicum can also be acquired as part of a study group. The prerequisites for this are at least three years of teaching time with at least three hours per week and passing a supplementary examination.
• The Abitur certificate also contains a note on the grades in the compulsory subjects that have been deselected in class 10.
• Furthermore, the preparation for the acquisition of internationally recognized language diplomas can take place as part of an elective basic course or a study group.
• In the course years 11 and 12, 35 hours per week must be brought in.

¹ only at the Sächsisches Landesgymnasium St. Afra zu Meißen
² only at grammar schools with advanced training in the respective specialization
³ only at grammar schools sponsored by the church

Course choice

Advanced courses

Each student selects from the offer of his school two subjects from the compulsory subjects to his credit courses . The following combinations are possible:

• German - continued foreign language
• German - chemistry or physics or biology
• German - history or art

• Mathematics - continued foreign language
• Math - chemistry or physics or biology
• Math - history or art

The advanced courses in chemistry or art must be approved by the Saxon Education Agency. In order to be able to take the advanced course art, the student must provide evidence of aptitude according to § 39 SOGYA.

(Instead of German, Sorbian can also be chosen at the Sorbian Gymnasium in Bautzen)

• "Continued foreign language" means 1st, 2nd or 3rd foreign language (from grade 8).
• Pupils from grammar schools with an in-depth education have to take a third advanced course in addition to the above-mentioned advanced course subject combinations.
• The establishment of advanced courses in the subject of music is only possible at the Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium Chemnitz with approval by the Saxon Education Agency (according to § 39 SOGYA), furthermore at schools with in-depth musical education (according to § 4 SOGYA).
• The advanced course biology is set up in schools with in-depth mathematical and scientific training (according to § 4 SOGYA).
• The advanced sports course is set up at schools with in-depth sports training (according to § 4 SOGYA).
• The advanced course Protestant religion or the Catholic religion course is set up in church-sponsored schools.

Special regulations apply to the St. Afra high school in Meißen ( § 44 SOGYA), to high schools sponsored by a Protestant regional church or a Catholic diocese that are state-approved or equivalent as substitute schools, and to the Sorbian high school in Bautzen ( § 39 SOGYA). There are also exceptions for the Saxon sports high schools .

Basic courses

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There is no evidence that the Abitur average is expected to deteriorate

Saxony's Ministry of Culture has decided to play a special role in Germany. All basic courses must be taken and taken . This decision is justified with the industry's demand for all-round trained scientists. This could potentially worsen the high school graduation average and the chances of Saxon students studying in subjects with restricted admission. So far there was the possibility that part of the courses could be canceled. This is no longer possible in Saxony. A disadvantage compared to other federal states is accepted.

Unless already used as a power rate, the following subjects are mandatory in all course half years (as of 11 / I, 12 / II) to occupy:

• German
• mathematics
• a continued foreign language or the foreign language started in grade 10 - with three hours per week
• another continued foreign language - two hours per week
• physics
• chemistry
• biology
• history
• Social Studies / Legal Education / Economics (G / R / W)
• geography
• Art education or music
• Ethics or religion
• Sports

The basic course subjects Geography and G / R / W can, however, be replaced by one of the basic course subjects Astronomy, Computer Science, Philosophy, another continued foreign language or by a basic course that combines subjects. The interdisciplinary basic courses must be approved by the Saxon State Ministry for Culture and are not offered by all schools. The basic course in biology can only be replaced by an interdisciplinary basic course with predominantly natural science content. Examples of basic elective courses are:

• ecology
• biotechnology
• classical and medical biochemistry
• psychology
• Film analysis
• Antiquity
• theatre

The continued foreign language covered with two hours per week can be replaced by a basic course subject (except sport and foreign language) if this basic course subject is either taught bilingually in that foreign language or if the working language of the basic course is that foreign language.

Special learning achievement

A special learning performance (BeLL) can be achieved in Saxony as part of the upper level of the gymnasium . The school has a duty to look after the student.

The inclusion of this in the overall qualification takes place in quadruple evaluation and replaces the fifth oral examination.

The BeLL is used by a first and second corrector for the assessment, with the first corrector being the supervising teacher. Furthermore, an oral defense (colloquium) of this work is necessary.

In the case of a special learning achievement without a practical component, the total number of points is calculated in four-fold evaluation as follows:

${\displaystyle P\!Z_{\mathrm {gesamt,vierfach} }={\frac {8}{3}}\cdot P\!Z_{\mathrm {schriftlich} }+{\frac {4}{3}}\cdot P\!Z_{\mathrm {Kolloquium} }}$,

ie it consists of the individual evaluations of the written documentation and the colloquium in a ratio of 2: 1. The number of points calculated is rounded according to the general rounding rules and is then included in the overall calculation of the final grade.

If the student has decided to bring in a special learning achievement, he may not be required to take one of the basic course subjects geography, social studies / legal education / economics or biology in grade 12, at a grammar school with in-depth training in grades 11 and 12 For the basic course subject in biology, the requirement to provide evidence can only be omitted if the special learning achievement contains a predominantly scientific reference. The workload for a special learning achievement corresponds to that for a basic course of at least two course half-years.

At the Landesgymnasium Sankt Afra zu Meißen and at the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Chemnitz, the creation of a special learning achievement is compulsory.

In general, it should be noted that the special learning achievement has not yet been assessed elsewhere within the school, e.g. B. as a complex service.

The Abitur has not been passed if the student has decided to bring in a special learning achievement, the result of which was assessed with a total of 0 points.

Abitur examination and overall qualification

Only those who have properly registered for the Abitur examination and who have either already achieved the number of points required for block I (namely 200 points) or can still achieve them, including the course half-year 12 / II, are admitted to the Abitur examination.

The Abitur examination takes place in five subjects:

• 1. First advanced course subject (P1), in writing (240 - 300 minutes)
• 2. Second advanced course subject (P2), in writing (240 - 300 minutes)
• 3rd basic course subject (P3), written (180 - 240 minutes)
• 4. Basic course subject (P4), oral (30 minutes)
• 5th basic course subject (P5), oral (30 minutes)

From each of the three fields of activity, there must be at least one subject under the Abitur examination subjects. In addition, the examination subjects must include a natural science (physics / chemistry / biology) or a foreign language (but not a foreign language that was started in class 10!).

• The basic course subjects art, music, continued foreign language, further continued foreign language with which a subject has been replaced, ethics and computer science can only be oral examination subject P4 or P5.
• The basic course subject Protestant or Catholic religion can also only be an oral examination subject P4 or P5, except in schools that are run by churches. There it can also be taken as a written examination subject P3.
• In the basic course subjects of sport, astronomy, philosophy and in the interdisciplinary basic course, neither oral nor written exams can be taken.

The overall qualification results from Block I and Block II.

Up to and including 2017, all half-year results were included in Block I. Since graduating from high school in 2018, however, it is no longer necessary to include all semester results. However, the following results must be provided in any case:

• the half-year results in the five Abitur examination subjects
• four semester results in a continued foreign language
• two semester results in one of the subjects art or music
• four semester results in history
• eight half-year results in two of the subjects biology, chemistry or physics or four half-year results from one of the subjects biology, chemistry or physics and four half-year results from the replacing basic course
• two semester results in one of the subjects geography or social studies / legal education / economics
• two semester results in the subject Evangelical Religion or Catholic Religion or Ethics

In addition, at least one half-year course result must be submitted from each course taken. In total, exactly 40 (until 2017: all 52) half-year results must be submitted.

The advanced course subjects are scored twice, i.e. H. The number of points achieved as well as the number of half-year results are doubled in each case (with the number of half-year course results to be included, the performance courses still count individually). The following applies to the overall result:

${\displaystyle B1={\frac {\text{Summe aller Kurshalbjahresergebnisse}}{\text{Anzahl der Kurshalbjahresergebnisse}}}\cdot 40}$

It should also be noted that no half-year course result with 0 points is allowed. A maximum of twelve course half-year results may be below 5 points, of which a maximum of eight are advanced courses. (The information already refers to the double evaluation.)

In block II the results of the five Abitur examinations are entered in quadruple evaluation. The following applies:

${\displaystyle B2=4\cdot (P1+P2+P3+P4+P5)}$

At least 100 points must be achieved in this block. In addition, at least three Abitur exams, including at least one advanced course subject, must have been passed with at least 5 points. None of the examinations may have 0 points. If this is the case, the student must take an additional oral examination in the subject in question, which must be passed with at least 1 point.

The calculation of the overall qualification P now results:

${\displaystyle P=B1+B2}$

From this overall qualification P, the average grade N (a decimal number from 1.0 to 4.0) can now be determined according to

${\displaystyle N={\frac {17}{3}}-{\frac {P}{180}}}$

It should be noted that only the first decimal place is used for the average grade (without rounding according to mathematical rules that would consider the second decimal place).
However, if the overall qualification P is more than 840 points, the corresponding result is rounded up to 1.0.

Web links

• Website of the Saxon State Ministry for Culture
• Abitur regulation valid since 2010 (PDF; 1.9 MB)
• A program for managing grades and calculating the Abitur grade
• The Saxon Abitur assignments in recent years
• Grade calculation for the Abitur in Saxony

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• State Ministry for Culture of the Free State of Saxony (Hrsg.): The way to the Abitur - information on the upper level at general high schools . Edition 2003/2004
• State Ministry for Culture of the Free State of Saxony (Hrsg.): The way to the Abitur - information on the upper level at general high schools . Edition 2005/2006
• State Ministry for Culture of the Free State of Saxony (Hrsg.): The way to the Abitur - information on the upper level at general high schools . Edition 2015
• Appendix 3 to Section 65 Paragraph 1 SOGYA

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saxony goes to school , the way to high school.