European Abitur

The European Abitur (also European Baccalauréat ) is a general higher education entrance qualification recognized by all EU countries and awarded to graduates of the European Schools . In Germany it corresponds to the Abitur .

exams

The European Baccalaureate exams are taken at the end of the seventh year of secondary school. The overall grade is made up as follows:

15 percent: grades in the 7th year of secondary school
25 percent: Written exams in January / February and during the school year
36 percent: Written exams at the end of the 7th school year
24 percent: Oral exams at the end of the 7th school year

subjects

The written exams at the end of the school year are taken in five subjects

First language (mother tongue level)
Second language (advanced course)
Mathematics (basic, advanced or advanced course)
Two elective subjects (advanced courses)

The oral exams at the end of the school year are taken in four subjects

First language (mother tongue level)
Second language (advanced course)
Two elective subjects (basic and / or advanced courses)

Possible elective subjects are other languages of the European Union, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics and geography, as well as philosophy.

Comparison with high school graduation

First language: For native speakers of the German language, the lessons and exams in the so-called first language (L1) in the German-speaking sections are at the level of the German subject of the Abitur. For non-native speakers ( SWALS ) who visit the German-speaking section, the mother tongue is counted as the first language if there is no section teaching in the mother tongue.

Second language: In order to pass the examination in the second language (L2), it must be fluent and the students must be able to understand and interpret complex texts in it. Such skills usually exceed the level of foreign languages in high school. In contrast to this, however, the pupils in the European Abitur do not have to prove whether they are able to translate words or texts from a foreign language into their mother tongue. This is because the foreign languages are taught in classes with students of different mother tongues. For non-native speakers (SWALS) who visit the German-speaking section, the second language is German.

Mathematics: The approaches to mathematics are fundamentally different, as the European Abitur is based on the French school system in this regard. In the basic and advanced course, however, largely the same subject matter is covered. There is nothing comparable to the advanced course at the Abitur, because this covers content that is only taught at universities in Germany.

Compulsory elective subjects: There are numerous compulsory elective subjects and exams must be taken in four of them (at least two of which must be advanced courses). It is possible that a graduate has taken certain of these subjects and the subsequent exams in his / her second language.

Languages: The level of the third language (L3) also usually exceeds the level of foreign languages in the Abitur. In the fourth (L4) and fifth language (L5), the language skills are comparable to those required in the Abitur. L3 and L4 are advanced courses, L5 is a basic course.
Geography and History: These subjects are always taken in the second language. The same topics are covered as in the Abitur. The focus of the subject is the European Union. Both subjects can be completed as a basic or advanced course.
Natural sciences: There are no major differences here compared to the Abitur. With the exception of biology, these subjects can only be completed as advanced courses.

history

The first certificates were issued in 1959.

The European Baccalaureate is at European Schools awarded unrelated to the European schools have to do.

Web links

The European Baccalaureate , Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools
Implementation provisions for the European Baccalaureate Regulations , version 13 (2019)
Equivalences between the European Baccalaureate and the secondary school leaving certificate in national schools and admission of holders of a European Baccalaureate to the universities of a Member State (as of 2014)
Conversion key for evaluating the secondary school leaving certificates acquired at European Schools in the central allocation of study places: Resolution of the KMK of December 8, 1975 in the version of December 11, 2002 from the 2004 Abitur examination - (previous version: February 14, 1996 )
Guidelines for the treatment and evaluation of the European Abitur certificate and individual achievements at official European Schools and at accredited European Schools: Decision of the KMK of 14 June 2018 from the Abitur 2021

Individual evidence

↑ The European Abitur. In: www.eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools, accessed on March 7, 2020 : "It is officially recognized as an entrance qualification for university studies in all countries of the European Union and in a number of other countries."

[1] The European Abitur. In: www.eursc.eu. Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools, accessed on March 7, 2020 : "It is officially recognized as an entrance qualification for university studies in all countries of the European Union and in a number of other countries."