Apply for admission to a German school abroad
Do you live abroad or are you planning to move abroad and would like to enrol your child at a German school? Find out more about German schools abroad here.
Description
The Federal Republic of Germany supports and promotes around 140 German schools abroad worldwide. They are generally run by non-profit school associations. At most of the schools, lessons are taught in both German and the respective national language. Pupils can obtain German, national and international school-leaving qualifications, which give them access to colleges and universities worldwide. The schools are open to pupils of all nationalities.
German schools abroad not only impart knowledge and language skills. They are places of encounter and intercultural dialog and actively foster partnerships with schools in Germany. This gives pupils the opportunity, for example, to get to know Germany locally as part of an exchange program. German schools abroad educate their pupils to be independent and to think critically and socially, and place great importance on teaching democratic values.
German schools abroad offer various courses of education and qualifications. In addition to the traditional German Abitur (abroad via the German International Abitur Examination - DIAP) as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Mixed Language International Baccalaureate (GIB), many schools abroad also offer intermediate school-leaving qualifications (Realschulabschluss, Hauptschulabschluss). Some German schools abroad offer dual vocational training or a technical secondary school. With this intercultural, skills-oriented and practical education, graduates have good career opportunities worldwide.
Further information can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office, on the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad, on the website of the Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA) and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK).
Competent office
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Ganztagsschule Ludwig-Schwamb-Schule Mainz
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GS Mainz Ludwig-Schwamb
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Theodor-Heuss-Schule - Grundschule Mainz-Hechtsheim
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GS Mainz Theodor-Heuss
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Grundschule Mainz-Gonsenheim Maler-Becker-Schule
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GS Mainz Maler-Becker
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Grundschule Mainz-Bretzenheim Heinrich-Mumbächer-Schule
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GS Mainz-Bretzenheim Mumbächer
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Grundschule Mainz-Weisenau Schillerschule
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GS Mainz-Weisenau Schiller
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Grundschule Dr. Martin-Luther-King-Schule Mainz
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GS Mainz Dr. M. L. King
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Martinusschule Oberstadt Mainz Private Grundschule
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GS Mainz-Oberstadt Martinus
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telephone: 06131 95300-0
telephone: 06131 9530011
fax: 06131 95300-20
e-mail: martinusschule@mso.bildung-rp.de
Private Grundschule Martinus-Schulen Mainz-Weisenau
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GS Mainz-Weisenau Martinus
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Grundschule Erich Kästner Schule Mainz Bretzenheim-Süd
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GS Mainz Bretzenheim-Süd
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Peter-Jordan-Schule FSP ganzheitl. Entwicklung Förderschule
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SFG Mainz
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Anne-Frank-Realschule plus Mainz
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RS+ Mainz Anne Frank
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Realschule plus Mainz-Lerchenberg im Carl-Zuckmayer-Schulzentrum
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RS+ Mainz-Lerchenberg
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Private Grund- u. Realschule plus Martinus-Schule Weißliliengasse
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GRS+ Mainz Martinus
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telephone: 06131 229153
fax: 06131 280809
e-mail: sekretariat@martinus-schule-weissliliengasse.bildung-rp.de
Berufsbildende Schule Mainz II Hauswirtschaft und Sozialwesen Sophie-Scholl-Schule
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BBS Mainz II
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Berufsbildende Schule III Mainz - Wirtschaft, Verwaltung und Gesundheit
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BBS Mainz III
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Berufsbildende Schule Mainz IV Gustav-Stresemann-Wirtschaftsschule
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BBS Mainz IV
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Steinhöfelschule, Partnerschaft Veigel und Veigel, Private Berufsbildende Schule
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BBS Mainz Steinhöfel
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Katholische Berufsbildende Schule Mainz
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BBS Mainz Katholisch
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fax: 06131 144078-19
e-mail: info@kbs-mainz.de
Katholisches Klinikum Mainz staatlich anerkannte Gesundheits- und Krankenpflegeschule
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BBS Mainz Kath. Klinikum
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Staatlich anerkannte für Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpflegeschule der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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BBS Mainz Uniklinikum
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Integrierte Gesamtschule am Europakreisel
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IGS Mainz Europakreisel
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telephone: 06131 12-170000
telephone: 0172 4080526
fax: 06131 12-170099
e-mail: schule.igsae@stadt.mainz.de
Required documents
The respective school decides which documents must be presented at the time of enrollment.the respective school decides which documents must be presented at the time of enrollment.
Prerequisites
There are no uniform admission requirements for German schools abroad.
The respective school decides on admission.
Basis for legal action
In the absence of bilateral agreements, the legal basis for the schooling of children of compulsory school age are the regulations of the respective country of residence, which can be obtained from the school.
Procedure
- You contact the school in question and find out about the admission procedure.
- You register your child at the school.
- The school decides whether to accept your child at the German school abroad on the basis of individual requirements and school-specific criteria.
- You will receive information from the school as to whether or not your child will be accepted at the school.
Deadlines
The respective school sets the registration deadlines.
Processing time
The processing time varies, depending on the situation at the individual school. Admission usually takes place once a year at the beginning of the school year.
Costs
The respective school determines the fees.
Further Information
- Federal Foreign OfficeLink under "further information" updated
- Federal government portal for skilled workers from abroad
- The world map on the website of the Central Agency for Schools Abroad shows you in just a few clicks whether there is a German school abroad in the country where you would like to send your children to school.
- Alternatively, you can also use the world map of the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad or the PASCH initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future".
- World map of the PASCH initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future"
- Central Agency for Schools Abroad
Area of validity
Rhineland-Palatinate
Official approval
Officially approved by Federal Foreign Office on 03.11.2025
Keywords
Educational programs, School types, German schools abroad