Understand The Complex German Education System
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- The education system in Germany is known around the world. In this video, we talk about everything you need to know about the German school system.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - Pre-school
07:21 - Elementary school
10:05 - Secondary school or High School
24:25 - Schedule average school day
25:18 - How are classes set up
27:17 - Grading system
32:24 - Special needs schools
32:57 - International schools
34:22 - Private schools
38:26 - Higher Education / University
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I watched the video until the end. Finally, i got to understand the school system in Germany. When i had this topic discussed by my teacher in German Language School, my brain exploded yet i never understood it.
There are 2 errors here.
Mistake 1: as a Main (haupt) school student you can get 2 different degrees! the 10A conclusion is the described main shoe conclusion. But from the 9th class, the children who show more performance are usually separated into one or two classes and these make the 10B degree, which then includes the transfer to a high school for the Abitur. 10b graduates of the main shoe can very well take a high school diploma and attend a university!
Mistake 2 There is not only the master within a profession. Before the master comes the technician! this is equated with the bachelor's degree in the EU. you can do that in advance. a master's degree in a profession is also very similar to a university master's degree. That's why the whole thing in Germany is also called a second chance of education.
and please don't forget we have 2 university types! Universities and technical universities. anyone with a second chance of education can attend the university here with a "Fach Abitur", even without a full "Abitur" certificate.
In my case, I'm a 10B Main School graduate, I passed my Abitur and then learned a trade as an energy electronics technician. I then did my technician and trainer and studied for a Master of electrical engineering. :)
Super cool! Thanks for sharing your insights and experience!
This was really informative. Keep up the good work. Thank you so much for making this video❤
I am at a university here in the UK and I have to do a presentation on the school system in Germany as part of my degree! I desperately needed some information on the subject and this video was so so helpful! Thank you!!
I really needed this video . Thank you 🙏
Enjoyed the long video. Thank you as always!
Kids can't stop to go to school after 15. The duty to attend school is to 17-18 (different in states), therefore you also go to a school called Berufsschule when you make a vocational training/apprenticenship
Relevant and great content everyday and always.
Thank you Jen and Yvonne
Great video! I like how you both give a critical look to the information you give.
Thank you so so so much for these videos and website, I'm from Costa Rica and recently moved to Berlin and let me tell you, it's been really hard, but your videos make me feel way better and get used to the change!
We definitely had school buses in our small town in southern Bavaria, generally rural areas in Germany all have school buses. They're still only regular public transport buses that go on these school bus routes three or four times a day to get all the children to school and back home.
Also, I don't know if it's still the case, but here in Bavaria the recommendation letter you get at the end of primary school actually is binding, so if your teacher says you can't attend a Gymnasium, then you just can't. Parents can fight it, but most don't. At least it still used to be that way when I finished primary school in 2011.
Regarding the canteen: At least the Gymnasium next to the Realschule I attended had a canteen, since Gymnasium nowadays (especially with G8) does keep students in class quite long.
keep cool in germany its not that complicated
When you started talking about the grading system in Germany I was like: "Yay! Isn't it lovely and easy?"
By the time you mentioned the switch to 1 to 15 points in Sekundarstufe 2 (and that teachers actually have a grading system by percentage/ points from 1-100) I burst out laughing and remembered how confusing it actually is. 🤣 My apologies as a German to the rest of the world!
Thank youuu. This topic is not easy to get as a foreigner
Guys, super informative video. thank you so much.
Highly informative and very helpful. Danke :)
Excellent explanation 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾thank you
Excellent video. Very informative. Thanks so much.
Das ist nützlich, absolutely love ur videos Guys, so detailed. Have been looking for a channel that can give me what I need to know about Different thing in Germany (couldn’t find any but Thank God I found u guys) and Thanks for all the hard work you put in this Video.
Anyway, I’m Cara Rainbow, I’m currently living in South Africa but I’m from Kenya and I have been learning German for a while, I want to come there Next Year, For sure Ur videos has been helping me for different information and as for someone who want to come and study there, This video is dope and other ones u did : like the one with those online Bank (absolutely helpful as someone who does Trading). Thanks a lot Guys, Keep up the good work!!!
Great video !! Kudos, especially knowing all these stuff I stuck through the 42 mins without skipping and I dont regret it. Much love ❣️
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
This channel really deserves more subscibers.
Vielen Dank! Sie haben so deutlich und einfach erklärt. Endlich verstehe ich wie dieses System funktioniert.
Wow, great job. Sehr gut. So informative. Ich werde definitiv Teilen👌.Thanks for your efforts . Ich lerne sehr viel von euch.
LG. Tesa
Excellent! I wasted a month to find the school system information. The moment I don’t need it, your video prompted up. I still watched fully. To me, the German school system is really difficult to understand. Thanks a lot for your video. It is very informative and useful. I will share your video to my friends! All the best! Keep it up!
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Thanks for making the video, I asked about it a while ago, nice to see it done.
We hope you find it useful 😁
Kompliment. Super erklärt. (Punkt.)
Great content. I attended a parents' seminar for grade 4 graduates but I couldn't understand the differences.
Thanks again for this very detailed video :)
As an Italian student here in Germany for 1 year exchange in Universität (Double Degree program, in English), personally really appreciate the education system for universities: dormitories, facilities (Mensa and sport activities) and semester ticket. With the last one, with a fixed price (300-500€) also you can travel with public transports in the region where you study. Plus, now semester ticket (at least what as been said by our university) is considered as 9€ ticket to travel around all Germany from June to August.
Finally, appreciate the no difference for semester ticket price, based on parent’s income.
Unfortunately, in Italy is not like this: even in public universities, there are price distinctions and could cost at the maximum 3000€ …
Yes. The education system in germany is pretty easy to understand due to the new changes you have primary and Gesamtschule/Gymnasium. That means there are possible three schools to visit
Great "smooth-ly" 40min long vid, it reminds me a lot of your videos on "interview tips" and "renting in Germany" where you can't wait to finish the episode to replay it to get more info out of it. Brilliant job!
If I may suggest a future video about "Volunteering in DUS" or Germany in general. All the best to both of you!
You put this in words so well!! I agree on the way you feel, and I call episodes like the Interview tips, Renting in Germany, the Anmeldung.. masterpieces! This one is joining them. Yes, I'd say to the girls, go with longer videos, there's tons of us who love that.. and to the very few suggestions to keep them shorter, I actually once saw them reply to someone in the most brilliant way - to set the speed of the video to faster. 🤣🤣
I just love all your content. Watching u both for a week now, it feels like ur my Germany friends already. Feels so confident to move to Germany I'm August. Keep up good work. Looking for more content related to famlies as well mainly with kids. Thanks again guys
Thanks!! All the best for your move 🤗
@@simplegermany Hi guys!
Have you done a video on universities in germany with english-taught programs? I’d love to see it (or read about in your website)!
Cheers!
The education system in germany is pretty easy to understand due to the new changes you have primary and Gesamtschule/Gymnasium. That means there are possible three schools to visit
Thanks a lot for the details. Could you share a link (if any) to access the Private schools in different cities in Germany? Thanks in advance.
Please make a video in ''Duales Studium''. Discuss all details and all requirements for foreign students.
Here in Bulgaria we have different grading system. It's from 2 to 6 where 2 is the worst and 6 is the best grade :) 2 - poor, 3 - middle, 4 - good, 5 - very good and 6 - excellent :) We would get a 1 if we were caught helping other's cheat :) Basically, telling them the answe
Your videos of great help in every domain. It will be great if you could do a video on the accessories used by ladies in Germany and places to buy them please.
Dm and Rossmann are a good place for accessories and cosmetics 😊
Could you make a video on Ausbildung at some point 😄 I’ll be a trying to pursue that route when I move back to Germany 🙏🏾
Excellent video! Clear and helpful. Thank you. Question: Anything about not having your contract renovated / leaving the job on your website? What to do ? What happens with your health insurance?
Thank you!!
Hey Ciara, we do have a guide on quitting your job in Germany: www.simplegermany.com/how-to-resign-in-germany/
If you have a public health insurance, the employer you’re leaving will inform the health insurance company. Usually the new employer will ask you about your health insurance when you join the company and they take care of handling the details with the insurance provider.
@@simplegermany Thank you!!!
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I don't know if it's just my state (Hesse) but the "little" and "grand" Latinum where replaced by a general "Latinum" which you get after 5 years of latin classes. (Same for Graecum and Hebraicum)
Also: In my State you only had to leave the Gymnasium in Grade 7 if you didn't have that Letter of Recommendation. So when you where there against the teachers recommendation you couldn't repeat grade 7
And lastly: Most Förder- and Sonderschulen have actually been dissolved in the last years and integrated in general schools. Just in my "Kreis" (County) they have closed 2 special need schools and build a completely new one and transformed another into a "integrative Gesamtschule" (this was done because of UN regulations for integration)
Super cool! Thanks for your insights!
Another great one from my favorite deutsches (correction, guatsches) Ehepaar! And cute thumbnail! Hope you didn't damage your eyes, wearing Jen's glasses, Yvonne. Please, tell me if there's a good resource to learn more about programs and regulations detailing learning German in Germany for Uni preparation ... that don't require one to return home before applying!!!
Your loyal fan, Jens von West ; )
My eyes are just fine 😉. The 'returning home before applying' part is probably visa related, at least it sounds that way. There are so many resources available to learn German and some universities offer a uni prep course as well. It really depends on where you want to study what. Here is the official German government page with more resources 😊 www.study-in-germany.de/en/germany/discover-germany/german-language/
Summer holiday in German school is so short! In Latvia summer holiday in school is 3 months.
Regarding votes, in italy: primary school, you get a descriptive vote (not number, but e.g. "excellent"), middleschool and high-school (until 18yo) you get 1-10 (10 being highest) and than at university you get 1-30 for the exams (30 being the highest)
Oh wow, different again! Super interesting 😊
@@simplegermany Guate seems the more simple one though, 1-100 is pretty straight forward
Again another masterpiece - you ladies rock - what a marathon of very valuable information.
What about "Baumschule"? 🌲🌳😉
Thanks! 😊 That would be a different kind of ‘school’ 😉
@@simplegermany Baumschule and Kindergarten - could it be the German language is slightly twisted?😜
I attend a school in Germany but I know that in Switzerland the grade system works differently. There they have grades from one to six, but six is the best and one the worst grade. So as I have a teacher who is from Switzerland he once gave our class very unexpected grades because he gave them like he was used to do it in Switzerland.
Fortunately he understands our System in Germany now 😅
Haha, we can imagine the students faces during this mix-up 😅
Love you girls! Thanks for this video, everything was really well explained. I'm currently experiencing the German school system with my 9-year-old daughter and it's been an interesting learning experience, to say the least! 😩
Thanks for sharing! We can only imagine! We hope your daughter is adapting well 😊 in what grade is she in?
@@simplegermany My daughter is in the 3rd grade and she actually enjoys school 😊 To be honest, I think it's been more of a struggle for me to adjust to the cultural differences, as someone who was born and raised in New Zealand.
Super interesting! Children tend to adapt a lot faster than us adults, don’t they 😅
My girlfriend and I are from Canada and living in Munich. We'd love to attend a meetup in the future!
With you it's not complicated at all!
it's really simple as your S logan
Love.
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Insightful Video!!! Very well presented.
I am applying for Teachers job in the private and International schools in Germany. I am trained in the IGCSE curriculum which is different from IB.
I personally felt maybe you could have given an idea about IGCSE curriculum too. I believe the tuition fee in these schools is much lesser than IB schools. Plus you could have added Montessori and Waldorf systems or may that is for another time :)
Having said that this video is by far simplistic than so many other videos I have come across. And all done in 42 mins👍
Thanks! Yes, there are many more niche schools, but that would have been too much detail for a general overview and already quite long video 😉.
Is there any IGCSE school in Stuttgart ? I am searching for my child in class 9 .
@@tanayaa8247 most international schools or Bilingual schools are either IB or IGCSE. You will have to search for igcse international schools. They are expensive is what I know.
I attended the "Studienkolleg" for one year (I'm from Nicaragua) in order to get admitted to the university. Other countries need only six months (Greece, Argentina) and others none (Chile, Scandinavians). American high school graduates need two years. You need to pass a German, mathematics, and other subjects exam to be admitted to the Studienkolleg.
Wow admission is not that easy! Thanks for sharing your experience 🙂
Great overview and insightful content! I'd seen your beautiful written guide months ago, just for information (for now), but this episode delivers additional angles to reflect on. I enjoy you doing a longer video with multiple parts and points. 😉 I understand why Jen appears confused with the grades, it takes time to get accustomed to those if your own background has had them totally differently. Funny thing is, in Bulgaria we do have the 1 to 6 grades, but the other way around, 6 meaning excellent and 2 being feeble. And then there's the 1 which is a punishment quite dangerous grade given for helping a classmate, like whispering to them the correct answer or lifting your sheet so someone behind you can see what you've written. (Got twice a 1 in English and once in French) After that you need to score 3 excellent grades (6) to recover or to undo that 1) 😂 Do you have similar punishment? (This is different than being caught cheating, then you'll get your work dismissed and automatically receive a feeble, but that one is for helping others).
Oh wow, how interesting! I have never heard of such a distinguished punishment in terms of grades (but then again I never got caught cheating 😅) - Y
@@simplegermany The tricky thing with this punishment is - yes, overall or at least at first glance it means you're quite good in that subject (s that you are able and willing to help your friends). In that case it should be no trouble recovering from a 1.. But what if you didn't have the correct answer to slip to them? Then you'd be facing some hurdles and sweating to recover your grading. Ironically, at school I have been caught cheating.. but never at the University. 🤣 Thank you again for giving insights on that. It can be a whole series of stuff to cover, in the future.
The way it works in Argentina is pretty simple. After kindergarten, you go to primary school from ages 6 to 12. At 13 you start secondary school. Secondary schools have what Germans would call a Schwerpunkt, which means on top of your general classes you also have classes that target your focus area. The most common focus areas are accounting, businnes management, mechanical engineering and teaching. I chose IT, so I got classes on programming, networking, robotics and things like that. Once you finish secondary school at age 17 (or 18 if you're in a mechanical engineering focus), you can go to a technical school, which is usually 2 or 3 year programmes aimed at jobs like sommelier, photography, business assistants and things like that. Or you can go to university and get a degree.
At any stage you can choose to attend a public school, which is completely free of charge or you also have private schools with different price ranges.
Interesting, thanks for sharing 🙂 do you still work on IT?
@@simplegermany I do, I am currently doing an Ausbildung in IT here in Germany, since I didn't finish university in Argentina before moving and my studies weren't recognized at university level.
I also forgot to mention, the grading system in Argentina goes from 1 (insufficient) to 10 (outstanding). You need at least a 6 to pass your classes. In university you can pass with a 4, but you still need over 60% correct answers in your exams to get a 4 and getting a 10 in University is really rare.
Thanks for the fantastic video 👏 i have a question, as an expat, is that possible to study master degree while working as a fulltime. Like online school or night school 🤔
Yes, we don’t see no reason why it shouldn’t be possible. Maybe double check with the Ausländerbehörde and your employer though, before signing up for any Programm 😊
Hi ! I come from India and here we have grading in percentages - 1 to 100% for high school and the competition in big cities is extremely fierce ; as in students getting below 98% out of a possible 100% usually do not get their desired course . Certain colleges even have a 100% cut off for admission to certain courses !
I myself am coming to Germany in August to pursue my MBA .
And i really love all your videos :-) !! Thank for such detailed and well researched content ;)
Thanks for answering the question and sharing! Wow 100% seems very tough to achieve all the time. We wish you all the best with your MBA! 😊
@@simplegermany thank you so much :-)
You forgot (or did not know?) something.
Quereinstieg.
So, my path looked like this:
Grundschule
Hauptschule mit Hauptschulabschluss
Berufsfachschule (here you could choose between Wirtschaft, Technik and Sozial) mit Mittlere Reife
Ausbildung
Work + Abendgymnasium with Allgemeiner Abiturabschluss
University (no, not Fachhochschule but normal University)
I am 36 now and have not worked since I started Uni around 10 years ago. Instead I had kids.
As I do not want to get back into my previous fields, the Arbeitsamt gave me the possibility to either do an Umschulung or a new Ausbildung in Halbzeit/ verkürzt.
I am so excited about that!
Thanks for sharing! Yes, there are many individual path possible, but that would have been too much detail for an already quite long video 😉. Super cool that you get to change careers!
FYI and making it all more complicated: in some topics the information of the video is not up to date. roughly said: it varies by state. For example in Hamburg you cant' repeat the school year anymore (since 2010/11). So you go on each year - even if you fail. Once you have attended school for 9 years you are either allowed to take an exam to get the Hauptschulabschluss (and/or continue going to school) or you aren't (=you leave school without any diploma/graduation). Also schools in Hamburg are Ganztagsschulen (at least offering the option) as well as Integrationsschulen (the Förderschulen are getting abolished in Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Bremen... and I guess other states aswell). Sry for being a smartass. I enjoy your channel very much and do appreciate the way you are giving information as well as the choice of your topics.
Thanks for adding this info. You are not smartassing at all but adding individual state information 😉
Hello girls!. As always, thank you very much for the content. I have one question not related to the video. For foreigners is it possible to get covid vaccines?
Yes, any registered person can get vaccinated.
In Bavaria the Hauptschule is called Mittelschule.
Great Video. Do you have any video for a family with kids moving to Germany, where and what all they have to register for kids and family, and also daycare registration?
We don't have any one specific video. However, the general registration can be done once for the entire family. We wrote about it here: www.simplegermany.com/anmeldung-germany/ and for registering your kids at a daycare there is no general guideline. Usually, you will have to contact the daycare (Kita) yourself via email or phone, to get a spot.
@@simplegermany thankyou!
Great vedio!! guys a detailed one.
So supposedly the public schools would just teach in German or have a option of English as a medium as well ?
Also would be great if you can do a detailed vedio for schools teaching in English as a language medium. As mentioned here private and international schools are bilingual. It would really be helpful for the expat population.
Secondly how do you identify which public or international schools are really good?
There are also some public bilingual schools, not just English, but for French as well. You could just Google for specific schools in the city you are looking for.
Little fun-fact regarding 'sitzen bleiben (stay seated)' ... Back in my schooldays (some 30+ years ago) WE called this "Ehrenrunde (Honor Round / Honor Years)" ... If we wanted to sound more sophisticated 😏 [sorry not a native speaker/writer]
True! I know that expression as well 😉 - Y
Hi! As always, many thanks for your videos!! One question: when choosing a Masters Degree, which one would you say is better perceived by employers? : A Master of Arts from a Hochschule (University of Applied Sciences) or a Master of Science from a Universität (University)?
I´m reading on google that a MSc from a Universität kind of "has more status" than a MA from a Hochschule, but what do you think? All of this in the field of Finance/Banking.
Thank you!!!
The answer depends on who you ask. Some universities have a stellar reputation, while others are rather 'unkown'. A university degree is more theory driven whereas a degree from a FH is more practically oriented. So it does not only depend on your employer but also on what area you would like to go into.
Well this really helped, cause I'm planning to move to Germany by next year, and I'm going to be a teacher by end of July, so this is relevant
Oh nice! In what type of school will you be a teacher and in what subject?
@@simplegermany so currently I'm doing a B.ED degree, intermediate phase in south africa, which is from grade 4-7. In my campus, we do all subjects, like maths, English, Afrikaans, social sciences, natural sciences and technology. I also have my TEFL ceterficate which is a requirement, along with the B.Ed degree in Germany. When I look at various teacher sites and recruitment sites for teachers in Germany, they all say that teaching is in demand, but I would like to know from you guys, if that is really the case and how easy would it be to get a job in Germany? Cause the Germany tourist visa only lasts for 3 months
@@mikilegovindsamy9874 it is actually hard to tell because every Bundesstaat handle s that different.
Maybe there are information on the topick at the different homepages of Kultusministerium (Bayern, Hessen...)
@@mikilegovindsamy9874 Just a German Mom here. According to the German School Portal and the Kultusministerkonferenz there will be a need for at least 2000 teachers. Mostly in Sekundarstufe I. If we get more Ukrainian children, the the need will rise to around 24000 new teachers. I guess in all types of schools.
I could not find out which subjects are most wanted, but it seams that every part of Germany needs teachers. So you can choose however you like.
If you are darker skinned, you should maybe inform yourself about that. I can‘t say for sure, but I‘ve seen in another video that there are not many black people in Bavaria and it sounded like Bavarians are not very tolerant. That might have been a joke tough.
Generally you will find more international people in bigger cities.
Maybe watch some more youtube videos by expats in Germany. From the too of my head, I can think of „Soldier of life“, „Christopher L Russell“ and „James Bray“
@@nitka711 very board brushed one can say that the more rural and the more east, people get more racist. Thats statistics.
Black CZcamsrs located in Munich don’t complain much about racism. But Munich is the most expensive city in Germany and Bavaria is more conservative and has often extensive paperwork (eg with recognizing degrees from different countries)
Croatia has 1-5 grading system, very simple, no pluses or minuses like in the states. But wanna know more about college schedule: in the states students can choose either morning or evening classes. In europe students are blackmailed with unflexible schedules where classes are stretched throughout the day with huge break gaps (?) 🤦🏼
Schedules vary between universities and study topic 😉
… I did Groundschule. Left back to Brazil in 1980
Hey Jen, how does every test in Guate have 100 ponits? I can’t work that out. In Germany we have small tests (maybe only 15 minutes) and big testes (maybe an hour).
Hey Karin, we also have quizzes that are fast and bigger exams. In a subject the note is made out of the average note of all homework, projects and exams. So everything is grades from 0 to 100 but the final note is an average of all of your notes. I hope that makes more sense? 😅
Hey girls, I really love your contents! I am willing to move to Germany( I am from Brazil) and I have 2 kids (10, 12 years). Do you know if the school system supports non German/English speakers?
The public school system is purely in German. Kids usually learn the language a lot faster than adults, especially the more they are surrounded by it.
Don't worry my daughter learned the language in kindergarden just in half a year. I remember this time as really funny because she switched quite naturally within every sentence. Great mixture of cultures.
Grades question is very interesting and different in Azerbaijan, where i studied my whole life up until University :) so its numbers from 1-5, where 5 is the best u can get, since 5+ is not really a thing, like teacher can put a 5+ for ut group project but in the actual diploma it'd be 5. And the 2 is the worst u can get meaning the kid failed the class.. and where is 1 you would ask? Well, no where :) but the grading system is still 1-5, only changes to the US American A-F in university.
That is super interesting! Thanks for sharing
It´s wrong to go only to the 9.grade at the Hauptschule. At 1977 you can do after the 9th grade two ways to do the 10 grade. One way to go after this year in a Job education. Or way two to get the "Mittlere Reife" ( Fachoberschulreife)! The "new" form of school is the "Gesamtschule" were all primary schoolsystems in it!
Back in my day, had 0-20 grading system in Iran, 0 is the worst, and 20 is the best, with 0.25 stepping gradings. Now we have changed into Excellent to poor grading system, like in Germany or US.
Oh how interesting! And what motivated that change?
Hi Jen and Yvonne, thanks for the much useful share. Being an expat and will be moving to Germany shortly, i am worried about the language of study in Germany. My Kids are doing english schooling in Dubai. How fast and easy it would be for my 6yr Boy and 10yr Daughter to adapt to the German language in school. Will there be any help provided from the school? Your help would be highly appreciated.
That is super hard to say! Kids, of course, learn a lot faster, however, without any German knowledge it will take some time. Whether schools provide help or not depends highly on the school and the state as well. But of course the more the kids are exposed to German, the faster they will learn.
@@simplegermany thanks Jen and Yvonne. Will plan german course ahead of moving. Great Videos, you are really helping us to plan our stay more smoothly 😀 😊
There is an American family with 4 kids that moved to Germany about 15 months ago and they talk a lot about the experiences with school and language learning in their youtube videos. The name of the channel is "My Merry Messy Life".
Your children will learn German faster than you! A 4 year old child learns about 7 new words every day, no matter in which language. As an adult you have a harder time!
My Merry Messy Life is a great Channel
In my country the classes are graded like........D1(BEST),D2(VERY GOOD),C3(GOOD),C4(FAIR),C5(FAIR FAIR),C6(INTERMEDIATE),P7(BAD),P8(POOR),F9(FAILURE)
D=DENSITICION
C=CREDIT
P=PASS
F=FAILURE
Wow that’s a bit confusing 😅
Beautiful video, I would have a question, is it possible to arrive in Germany with a recognized degree (EU country) and continue your studies for free, with a master’s degree etc? Thanks in advance
Of course it is! As long as you get accepted by a public university 😊
If anyone can help me with this question, I would really appreciate it: can I apply to teach at a school with a Pre-graduation letter? Like I don't actually have the degree, cause we only get it next year.
Of course you can apply. It all depends on the requirements of the different schools. And most likely your possible visa type will be different with a degree than without a degree.
Is there any problem in English communication skill for childrens?
Hello, my son is 12 years old and currently in primary 6 in my country. They will join me here in Germany this Sept. Since he still don't speak german language, which school should he go? Is the government assign a school for him when they arrive and register at the Rathaus?
You should definitely ask during the registration process. Most cities will be able to point you in the right direction as to which school to register your son in.
Is there any correlation between the increase of private schools in Germany and the increase of refugees and immigrants? Are the majority of private schools religious, and if so, are they associated with the Church or religions not historically present to an extent in Germany?
To be honest we don’t know. But from our perception not all private schools are tied to a religion.
Kita...same ''problem"" all over...that's why the grandmother are for 😀😀😀....to help....and help...
What Gymnasium has only 7 Unterrichtsstunden per day? 😅 We had between 9 and 11 every day. Some days had "Freistunden" but you couldn't leave the school grounds.
Wow, that’s a lot. At what time would you usually finish school?
Die Meisterprüfung beinhaltet die Fachhochschulreife!
Is there montessori schools or Waldorf schools in germany?
Yea there are! You just need to do an online search for them in the city you’re interested in ☺️
Oh thank you😁. My son is studying in Montessori school from 3 yrs old and I wanted to continue in it even after moving to Germany.
To the grading part: I'm german myself but i know that in russia(i went there to school for a bit) the grading system is 1 to 5. 5 being the best and one being the worst :)
Oh whaaaaat? That’s also confusing 😅🙃
I still don't know why I made the same school graph in 1990. I just can't remember why.
The school system seems a lot better than USA’s,a lot cheaper,as Jen exclaimed.
Is homeschooling illegal after the obligatory age as well? as in, 15-18 year old children, who want to continue studying before trying for university
Yes, at the age of 15-18 you either need to attend school or do an Ausbildung and attend job school. There is no way a kid could attend university in Germany, without a certified degree, which you can't get unless you attend school.
@@simplegermany that's different. So universities don't have their own entry exams? And if I understood right, to get the certificate you must attend classes. In Portugal we have a national exam, and our university entry grade, for applying to a place, that is, are part our secondary school grade and part our national exams grade, but you can choose to do the exam for a fee and use the final grade to enroll in universities. Plus universities have their own entry exams for 23+ year old people
Yeah Germany does not have national exams. Your overall Abitur grade which consists of all grades of the last two school years and the final exams in 4 topics at the very end of the last year. So those could be considered national exams but you still need to attend a school to get to do it.
Especially on the "high" costs for Kinderbetreuung you can deduct these from your taxable income.
Depends on age of your childs and the costs have to transmited via wire (Bank) transfer.
It s useful to ask your tax-advisor or Lohnsteuer-Hilfe Verein.
Important: It have to transfered by bank.
And the costs for food and beverage have to seperated in your contract.
It does not have to be transfered by the bank but you have to have a prove that the money is paid - like e.g. by signed recipes.
Am aiming to go to Dusseldorf Germany, are their English speaking jobs there?
Most likely 😊 you can have a look at our video: czcams.com/video/caJ0ktHRQPE/video.html
And our guide for links on where you could search for jobs: www.simplegermany.com/work-in-germany-without-german/
Vielen Dank. Aber ich habe jetzt eine große Kopfschmerzen 😅😅💀
In Hungary you have grades 1-5, with 5 being the best
Bin nicht 100% sicher - aber ich meine, die Schulpflicht geht bis 18. Man kann nicht mit 15 sagen, ich geh nicht mehr zur Schule, hab keinen Job und bin arbeitslos... auch für Azubis besteht Schulpflicht - meine ich 🤔
Zum Thema Handwerksmeister fällt mir noch ein, das der vor einigen Jahren mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss im Studium gleichgesetzt wurde - so dass man mit dem Hauptschul-Weg (wenn man will) in seinem Interessengebiet wirklich Karriere machen kann 👍
Genau genommen ist man 12 Jahre schulpflichtig. Das schließt die Berufsschule ein. Wer nach der 9. oder 10. Klasse keine Ausbildung macht, muss weiter zur Schule gehen. Bei uns in der Stadt zum "Berufskolleg". Dort werden theoretische und praktische Fähigkeiten für den später angestrebten Beruf vermittelt.
One small important correction: The letter of recommendation isn't a thing in all states. Some of them handle it differently. Bavaria for example has the "Übertrittszeugnis" that 4th graders in elementary get when it's time to register for the "weiterführenden Schulen". The grades in the three main subjects (math, german, "home/nature/biology") on this certificate determine which schools the child is allowed to attend afterwards. If you are better than 2,33 you are allowed to choose between all three schools, between 2,33 and 2,66 you can choose between Hauptschule and Realschule, and below 2,66 you only can go to Hauptschule. If the grades are not good enough there are additional steps parents and their children can do to still get them into the right school, but those are not guaranteed to work out. One possibility would be to attend entry exams directly at the schools. The Realschule I attended had a specific timeframe for this, in which the specific children participating in the entry exam joined special classes for them for a few days, and then they would get an exam about the topics they learned in those classes.
The pressure on kids that have to participate in those exams is usually quite strong, so all in all I personally would prefer the system with the letter of recommendation, as the grades in 4th grade really don't give a good indicator about the performance and preference for specific type of work/education later on.
Thanks a lot for your insights and experience 😊
No Waldorfschule?
They of course also exist!
@@simplegermany ....and Montessori ;-)
Primary school in English language or German language?
Mostly in German unless you are looking at an international school.
1. So at the end of year four your teacher makes a recommendation that you're dumber than a box of rocks and need to go to Hauptschule. But it turns out you're really just lazy, or a late bloomer. Is there any way to switch to gymnasium when you're 14 or 15 or is your life's path set by then?
2. Let's say you went the full Hauptschule route and became a manual laborer but by age 30 you decided you want to be a medical Doctor. Is there any way to make that happen?
3. At the end of Grundschule are there any tests that help make the decision on the track kids will be placed on or is simply up to the teacher to make these decisions?
These questions are to my point that you're making pretty big life decisions on kids that are so young. From the presentation it looks like Germans make decisions on 8-9 year olds that determine their professions (or basic career possibilities). Are German students far more mature than the rest of the world? How many 8-9 year olds, or their parents/teachers know what the student's true potential is after grade 4?
Israel for example has better system when it comes to inclusive schools. They are more aware of the difficulties a child might have. The German system can create better work and academic force.
Hi... eine kleine Kleinigkeit noch. Man sollte noch erwähnen, dass man mit dem "Meister" auch studieren kann ohne Abitur zu haben.
I lived in Germany from 1977 to 1980 I the
Are you two thinking about getting children yourself? Is the topic of the video related to what's going on in your own lives, or is this just a random topic?
😅 just a random topic that was in our backlog of topics to make a video on.
@@simplegermany But is that something, at some point in time, you would like to have?
Regardless of you wanting to have kids or not, could be an interesting topic. Both from your point of view and in general
Or you cycle to school 😊
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