Registration for admission to a grammar school (transition 4 to 5)
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Schule, Ausbildung und Studium
Procedure
Be sure to indicate 3 different preferred schools. The first, second and third choices represent a ranking order. If you have only chosen one school and your child cannot be admitted to this preferred school, it will not take part in the further admission procedure for the second and third choice.
The admissions procedure for Year 5 is managed centrally by the Senator for Children and Education using a technology-based system. This means that all data is anonymized and forwarded to your preferred lower secondary school (Oberschule or Gymnasium) for the admissions procedure. This procedure ensures that each child can only register once per choice.
At the end of February/beginning of March, three separate admissions procedures are carried out at the lower secondary level schools, one after the other, in the order of first to third choice.
If there are enough places available, all children will be admitted, regardless of the performance criteria or the allocation of elementary school.
If demand exceeds the school's admission capacity, the so-called admission procedure is carried out. A distinction is made between the Gymnasium and the Oberschule.
The admission procedure for the secondary school
Initially, up to 10% of the available places may be allocated to hardship cases.
Subsequently, up to a third of the total number of places available will be allocated to pupils from the assigned elementary school whose learning development report for the school semester of year 4 shows performance above the regular standard in the subjects German and mathematics. An overview of the elementary school assigned to the secondary schools can be found at the end of this brochure.
The children from the assigned elementary school are then taken into account without the performance criterion being relevant. A list of the elementary school assigned to the secondary schools can be found at the end of this brochure.
If there are still places available, children from other elementary school can also be accepted.
If the number of applications within a group exceeds the number of places available for this group, the decision is made by drawing lots within the respective group.
The admission procedure for the grammar school
Initially, up to 10% of the available places may be allocated to hardship cases.
Subsequently, pupils whose learning development report for the school semester of year 4 shows performance above the regular standard in the subjects German and mathematics will be admitted.
If there are still places available, the remaining children can also be admitted.
If the number of applications within a group exceeds the number of places available for this group, a lottery will be held within this group.
Once the admission procedure has been completed, you will receive a decision.
