Mathematical and natural science high school

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The mathematical-scientific grammar school or the scientific-technological grammar school is a grammar school in Germany in which the focus of education is on the natural sciences of physics , chemistry and, in some cases, biology . In addition, computer science is often offered as a subject. In addition, two foreign languages ​​are taught, mostly English with Latin or French . In addition to the natural sciences, many grammar schools also offer a modern language branch . In some countries , a specialization in the natural sciences is possible at the grammar school, but the grammar school is not named accordingly.

history

The basic idea of ​​the mathematical and scientific high school goes back to the first secondary schools , which the Pietist Johann Julius Hecker founded in Berlin in 1747. Oberrealschulen were later established , whose graduates were allowed to study mathematics, natural sciences and new languages ​​for higher education at Realschulen. After the June 1900 conference, this restriction on subjects no longer applies (except for theology). Due to the Hamburg Agreement , all German secondary schools had to be renamed "Gymnasien" by 1965.

In Austria, a grammar school with a focus on natural science subjects is called a Realgymnasium .

Situation in individual countries

  • Baden-Wuerttemberg : Natural Science Profile Profile
    Subject Natural Science and Technology (NwT) as an interdisciplinary subject that opens up teaching to technical questions and practical tasks and deals with topics that can be assigned to several natural sciences and technology.
  • Bavaria : Science and Technology Gymnasium
    A more in-depth introduction to physics and chemistry takes place through physics and chemistry profile lessons. Computer science is also offered as a subject. The language sequence is English / Latin from grade 5 and then Latin / French / English from grade 6, whereby English must be the 1st or 2nd foreign language.
  • Rheinland-Pfalz : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliches Gymnasium
    In grades 5 to 7 there are at least 8 hours a week available for mathematics and the three natural science subjects, in grades 8 to 10 at least 10 hours a week. The contents of the ITG basic education are integrated in a suitable way. The organizational implementation is left to the schools.
  • Schleswig-Holstein : Natural science branch
    Here, instruction in natural science subjects is increasingly offered.
  • Saxony : Scientific profile

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For a definition of the grammar school, see Section 4 (2) Hamburg Agreement ( Memento from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )