German International Abitur examination

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The German International Abitur examination ( DIA or DIAP , often also called the German International Abitur) has been an Abitur examination developed for German schools abroad since 2005 with foreign-language examination components of up to 50%. 

DIAP is recognized at German and international universities just like the traditional German Abitur . It was decided in 2005 by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs in Germany and the first graduates were awarded in 2009.

An alternative university entrance qualification exam is the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB). The IB Diploma has been offered bilingually at a number of German schools abroad since 2004.

From 2016 the DIA is compulsory for all German schools abroad.

Exam subjects

DIAP comprises three written and two oral examination subjects.

  • German is the compulsory first written examination subject.
  • In the 2nd and 3rd written examination subject, you can choose from the following subjects:
    • mathematics
    • A foreign language or the national language that has been taught in at least six consecutive grades up to the Abitur examination and in the last two grades with at least four hours per week. A foreign language / national language that has been taught for more than six years can be taught for 3 hours in the last two grades.
    • A social science subject (geography, social studies / politics, history, economics) that was used in lower secondary level (or in the case of economics at the latest in the third-last year) and up to the Abitur examination in at least three consecutive years and in the last two Grades with at least three hours per week have been taught.
    • A natural science subject (physics, chemistry, biology) that was used in lower secondary level and was taught in at least three consecutive grades and in the last two grades with at least three hours per week up to the Abitur examination.
  • The 4th and 5th examination subject is chosen from the remaining subjects and examined orally. The 5th subject can be taken as a colloquium together with other students.

In addition to the examination parts in German and foreign languages, the examination also contains bilingual and / or foreign-language subjects.

DIAP schools

Since 2008 and 2008/2009

Since 2009 and 2009/2010

Since 2010 and 2010/2011

Since 2011 and 2011/2012

Since 2012 and 2012/2013

Since 2013 and 2013/2014

From 2014 or 2014/2015

From 2016 or 2016/2017

From 2017 or 2017/2018

From 2018 or 2018/2019

  • German School Prague (Czech Republic)
  • German School Helsinki (Finland)
  • German School Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • German School London (UK)

Web links

Individual evidence

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