School system in Brandenburg
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General education schools
| Number of pupils in Brandenburg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | student | |||
| 2002 | 289.392 | |||
| 2004 | 256.710 | |||
| 2006 | 233604 | |||
| 2008 | 218.412 | |||
| 2010 | 216.358 | |||
| 2011 | 220.260 | |||
There are currently (2011/2012 school year) 864 schools (not including universities ) in Brandenburg , which are attended by 220,260 pupils who are taught by around 18,500 teachers .
Like all eastern federal states, Brandenburg has had to contend with a serious decline in students in recent years. Since the last baby boom cohorts have meanwhile left general schools, things are now returning to normal.
For all school types, top marks are awarded for work and social behavior from the second to the tenth grade . Smoking is generally prohibited in all schools in the state of Brandenburg . Visitation teams are regularly sent to the schools to check the quality of teaching. For upper secondary levels I and II, the examination questions for most subjects are set centrally.
Elementary schools
In Brandenburg, compulsory schooling begins for children who have reached or will reach the age of six on September 30th, on August 1st of the same year. Students from Brandenburg attend elementary school (just like in Berlin) from the first to the sixth grade. For gifted children there is the possibility of switching to an elementary high school in the fifth grade . In grades 1 and 2, instead of assigning grades, there is written information on learning development, however, if the school conference decides, grades can be awarded from the 2nd grade onwards. Learning a foreign language normally begins in the third grade. At the end of the sixth grade, a primary school report is drawn up.
High schools
The Oberschule is the successor to the Realschule and all comprehensive schools without a grammar school upper level. Lessons take place in class. A central final examination must be taken at the end of the tenth grade. Depending on the grade point average, one receives the advanced vocational training qualification (extended secondary school qualification ), the technical high school qualification (secondary school qualification) or the technical high school qualification with entitlement to attend upper secondary school. The latter makes it possible to obtain the Abitur regularly at an upper level center as well as a lateral entry at a grammar school or a comprehensive school with a grammar school upper level .
High schools
After attending primary school, you can go straight to a grammar school. In the lower secondary level (grades 7-10), lessons take place in class with the exception of a few subjects. In the upper secondary level (grades 11–13, in future only up to 12 due to the switch to the Abitur after twelve years ), lessons are given in the course system. Until the 2010/2011 school year, every pupil had to set two advanced courses at the beginning of upper secondary level. With the ordinance amending the upper secondary school ordinance of May 26, 2011, there is a more extensive occupancy requirement for students, i.e. H. less freedom in choosing a course. In addition, there is no distinction between advanced and basic courses. They are replaced by the compulsory subjects at the higher level (4 hours; German, mathematics, a continued foreign language, a natural science and another elective) as well as other subjects with a basic requirement level (2-3 hours).
Abitur examination
In three of the five subjects at the higher level, central Abitur exams must be written at the end of upper secondary level, in addition to an oral exam. For the Abitur (general higher education entrance qualification) an average grade of at least 4.0 (after the exams) is required. If this is not achieved, there is the possibility of repeating the 13th and, in the future, 12th grade, or a six-month internship is completed and the qualification for a technical college is awarded .
Comprehensive schools with upper secondary level
The comprehensive school with upper secondary level (GOST) is an integrated comprehensive school . Just like at grammar school - but not at high school - it is possible after the tenth grade to obtain your Abitur without changing schools. Another difference to high school is that the classes are divided in some subjects. With the completion of the tenth grade, everyone is free to go to school or to begin vocational training. At the comprehensive schools with GOST, in contrast to the grammar schools, no Abitur is introduced after twelve years .
Upper School Centers
The courses at the technical school , technical college , vocational school , vocational school are offered exclusively at the upper school centers in Brandenburg (as in Berlin) . Furthermore, the general technical college entrance qualification or general university entrance qualification can be acquired at the upper level centers with vocational high school.
Special schools
Before attending a special school , the students are checked by a special committee. This determines which special school is the best for the student. The aim, however, is to involve students in mainstream schools as much as possible. There are the following subdivisions of special schools:
- General special school
- Special school for those with language problems
- for educational assistance
- for the mentally handicapped
- for the hearing impaired
- for the handicapped
- for the visually impaired
Colleges
There are three universities in the state of Brandenburg , as well as six universities of applied sciences , which in the state of Brandenburg are also only allowed to call themselves universities , as well as two administrative universities of applied sciences and one art university , all of which are publicly owned . There are also three privately owned universities. Either the Studentenwerk Potsdam or the Studentenwerk Frankfurt (Oder) are responsible for the students of all these universities . A total of 51,676 students were enrolled in the 2011/2012 winter semester . Brandenburg promotes studying in the state, among other things, with the fact that it does not charge tuition fees , that there is only a numerus clausus for a few subjects and that, due to the relatively young age of many universities, it can offer particularly modern learning and working conditions. In addition, the state takes part in the " Studying in the Far East " campaign, which aims to attract more students from the old federal states to the country.
