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.
Johann Philipp Reis was a self-taught German scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone.
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.
Friedrichsdorf is a town of the Hochtaunuskreis, some 20 km (12 mi) north of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany.
Schule Schloss Salem is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany.
A Hauptschule is a secondary school in Germany, starting after four years of elementary schooling (Grundschule), which offers Lower Secondary Education according to the International Standard Classification of Education. Any student who attends a German elementary school can go to a Hauptschule or Gesamtschule, while students who want to attend a Realschule or Gymnasium need to have good marks in order to do so. The students spend five to six years at the Hauptschule, from 5th to 9th grade. They finish around age 15 to 17.
Deutsche Schule Istanbul, with formal Turkish name Özel Alman Lisesi or İstanbul Alman Lisesi or simply Alman Lisesi is a private international high school in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is responsible to both the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany and the Ministry of National Education of Turkey.
The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg (DSJ) is a German international school in Parktown, Johannesburg.
The German International School Washington D.C. (GISW), formerly Deutsche Schule Washington D.C. (DSW),. As one of over 140 schools in the network of German Schools around the globe, the GISW has a strong focus on STEM subjects and world languages. The student body encompasses students age 2 in preschool through 12th grade. As of the school year 2022/23, knowledge of German is not required for admission to preschool though Grade 6. German language learning support is provided. The diplomas granted at the end of twelfth grade are the German International Abitur (DIA) and a High School Diploma. These degrees provide students access to the best universities all around the world. Information about the German International Abitur: www.germanapproach.org
Education in Hamburg covers the whole spectrum from kindergarten, primary education, secondary education, and higher education in Hamburg. The German states are primarily responsible for the educational system in Germany, and therefore the Behörde für Schule und Berufsbildung is the administrative agency in Hamburg. The Behörde für Wissenschaft und Forschung has the oversight for universities and colleges.
The Gesamtschule am Gluckenstein is a Gesamtschule in Bad Homberg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany.
Deutsche Schule Lissabon is a private German international school situated in the Lumiar district of Lisbon, Portugal. Founded in 1848, the Deutsche Schule Lissabon is the oldest German school in the Iberian Peninsula.
The German School of Tokyo Yokohama, Japanese: 東京横浜独逸学園, romanized: Tōkyō Yokohama Doitsu Gakuen, German: Deutsche Schule Tokyo Yokohama, DSTY is an officially approved German school in Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is the oldest German school in East Asia still in existence today.
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 German School London is an independent school based in the grounds of Douglas House in Petersham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is accredited by the German government's Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, as a "Deutsche Auslandsschule".
Schmidt's Girls College is an international German school for Christian and Muslim girls, located in East Jerusalem. It was founded in 1886 and approximately 500 pupils attend the school today. It includes a grundschule program, as well as the Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung program. It also offers a Tawjihi program. Although it is owned and supported by the German Association of the Holy Land, it is currently in the care of the international convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Jesus. Lessons are taught in German and the spoken language outside of class is English. The teaching staff is composed of both Arab and German teachers.
The German International School Cape Town is a German international school in Cape Town, South Africa. The school has English and German streams, available for primary school, middle school, and high school. The German stream is available for grades 1–12 while the English stream is available for grades 5–12.
The Deutsche Internationale Schule Pretoria (DSP) is a German and English-medium school in The Willows, Pretoria, South Africa.
Albert Schweitzer High School Erlangen (German: Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium Erlangen; commonly abbreviated ASG Erlangen) is a scientific-technical and linguistic secondary school in Erlangen, Germany.
Natalie Pawlik is a German politician for the SPD and since 2021 member of the Bundestag, the federal diet.
