Jena is a city in Germany and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of about 110,000. Jena is a centre of education and research; the university was founded in 1558 and had 18,000 students in 2017 and the Ernst-Abbe-Fachhochschule Jena counts another 5,000 students. Furthermore, there are many institutes of the leading German research societies.
Gymnasium is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term preparatory high school. Before the 20th century, the gymnasium system was a widespread feature of educational systems throughout many European countries.
Abitur, often shortened colloquially to Abi, is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen years of schooling. In German, the term Abitur has roots in the archaic word Abiturium, which in turn was derived from the Latin abiturus.
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
Education in Germany is primarily the responsibility of individual German states, with the federal government only playing a minor role.
The German School of Budapest - Thomas Mann Gymnasium is a private international school in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1908 to serve German families in Hungary. It now has a diverse student body with primarily children of the expatriate business and diplomatic communities. Considered to be one of the best schools of its kind, it was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Central Agency for German Schools Abroad in 2012 and again in 2020.
Tenth grade is the tenth year of formal or compulsory education. It is typically the second year of high school. In many parts of the world, students in tenth grade are usually 15 or 16 years of age.
Eleventh grade is the eleventh year of formal or compulsory education. It is typically the third year of high school. Students in eleventh grade are usually 16–17 years of age.
The Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden (MANOS) is a selective high school (gymnasium) in Dresden, Germany, with a special focus on mathematics and sciences. It was formerly the school for radio mechanics in the GDR. It is named after the Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø.
Gymnasium, in the German education system, is the most advanced and highest of the three types of German secondary schools, the others being Hauptschule (lowest) and Realschule (middle). Gymnasium strongly emphasizes academic learning, comparable to the British sixth form system or with prep schools in the United States. A student attending Gymnasium is called a Gymnasiast. In 2009/10 there were 3,094 gymnasia in Germany, with c. 2,475,000 students, resulting in an average student number of 800 students per school.
Atatürk High School of Science, Istanbul is the second high school of science in Turkey, which was founded by a presidential directive and under the legislation of the High School of Science Project in 1982. Atatürk High School of Science is a co-educational, boarding high school located in Kuyubaşı, Kadıköy, Istanbul next to the Marmara University.
Istanbul High School, also commonly known as Istanbul Boys' High School, is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey. The school is considered elite among Turkish public high schools. Germany recognizes the school as a Deutsche Auslandsschule.
Mathematical Grammar School, is a special school for gifted and talented students of mathematics, physics and informatics located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ranked number one at International Science Olympiads by the number of medals won by its students.
The Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum (UPML) is a boarding high school and one of the few science magnet schools in Ukraine. It is located in Kyiv and affiliated with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
The "Ion C. Brătianu" National College is a comprehensive four-year public high school with 1,200 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12. It is named after the Romanian politician Ion C. Brătianu.
Milan Raspopović was one of the members of the commission for the establishment of Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade in 1963. He was the first MG physics professor from 1966, and the creator of the MG Physics Curriculum. He was also an MG professor of electronics, and MG principal and director, elected to office in 1970. Raspopović served in parallel as both principal and director of Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade for 32 years, until his retirement in 2002.
The German International School New York is a private, bilingual (German/English) college preparatory school that enrolls over 400 students in grades Pre-K through 12. The School is located in White Plains, New York, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, and is divided into three schools on the same campus: the Lower School, the Middle School and the Upper School.
The 145th Natural Science Lyceum, officially known as Kyiv Natural-Scientific Lyceum No. 145, is a secondary educational institution, located in Pechersk District of Kyiv, Ukraine. The program of study emphasizes Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Chemistry.
Gymnasium School No. 1 is a gymnasium and boarding school located in Razzakov, Kyrgyzstan. The official name of the school is Gymnasium School No. 1. Since the medium of instruction at Gymnasium School No. 1 is Kyrgyz, it is also colloquially called the Kyrgyz Gymnasium.
Mandoulides Schools, or Mantoulidis Schools, is a private, coeducational institution in the Thessaloniki metropolitan area of Central Macedonia, Greece. Administratively within the boundaries of Thermi, south of Thessaloniki, the schools' two campuses are located outside urban structures near the A25 motorway. Mandoulides Schools offer schooling for students from Day Care through twelfth grade.
