Vocational schools

At the Berufliches Gymnasium, young people have the opportunity to obtain the Abitur.

Vocational schools provide general and vocational education and training in vocational and higher education programmes.

The vocational schools are divided into:

• the vocational schools part-time (part-time and block vocational school, basic vocational training year in cooperative form, part-time vocational preparation courses, part-time technical colleges) and
• full-time vocational schools (full-time vocational preparation courses, vocational schools, technical secondary schools, vocational grammar schools and technical colleges).

Vocational school
The dual system of vocational training, consisting of the learning venues of vocational school and company, is the most frequently encountered form of training.

Vocational school/higher vocational school
The vocational schools offer basic vocational training or full-time vocational training (assistant professions) in various disciplines and specialisations.

Technical Secondary School
The special feature of the Fachoberschule is the dovetailing of practical training (guided internship over one year with three company practical days, dual vocational training , full-time vocational training) with a theoretically oriented education. It leads to a degree qualifying for higher education, the Fachhochschulreife.

Vocational Grammar School
The Berufliche Gymnasium, like the upper level of the general education Gymnasium, is a course of education that qualifies students and builds on the intermediate level. The goal is the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur). In addition to general education, vocational training content is taught in the chosen field of study.

College
Technical colleges are institutions for continuing vocational training. The courses in the various specialist areas are linked to initial vocational training and professional experience.

In Hesse, the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs is responsible for the school system.

• You have been transferred to the introductory phase of the gymnasiale Oberstufe.
• You have an intermediate secondary school leaving certificate.
• You have an intermediate secondary school leaving certificate without a qualification and your school has determined that you are suitable.
• Your academic performance and work ethic indicate that you are likely to be successful in the course.
• You meet the requirements for the desired subject area of the vocational grammar school.
• You do not exceed the statutory age limit, if one applies.

Which requirements apply in detail depends on the respective vocational grammar school and the chosen subject area.

If you have not attended continuous, graded lessons in a second foreign language, admission is only possible if the school can offer such lessons.

Contradiction

• You apply to the school or the responsible office by the deadline.
• You submit the required documents in full.
• The school checks whether you meet the requirements.
• The school decides on your admission.
• You will receive written notification of the decision.

If more applications are received than there are places available, the school will carry out a selection procedure in accordance with the legal requirements.

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