Supplementary school, apply for state recognition

You can apply for recognition of a notified supplementary school in Lower Saxony at the responsible Regional State Office for School and Education (locations: Braunschweig, Hanover, Lüneburg, Osnabrück).

As the sponsor of a notified supplementary school in Lower Saxony, you can apply for recognition of your school.

If a vocational supplementary school provides complete training for a specific profession, recognition can allow students to be entitled to use the addition "examined" in front of the professional title acquired at your school.

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An application would have to be submitted in writing or electronically (signed in pdf format)

• Teaching according to an approved curriculum
• Final examination according to approved examination regulations chaired by a representative of the school authority

In the case of supplementary schools of general education:

• The "International Baccalaureate Diplome/Diplôme du Baccalauréat International" is awarded

In the case of supplementary vocational schools:

School attendance serves as training for a specific profession.

In the event of a refusal of the requested recognition, administrative recourse is open.

The refusal is accompanied by a specific instruction on legal remedies, from which the deadline for filing a complaint and the competent administrative court can be seen.

• After the application documents have been submitted to the Regional State Office for School and Education, it checks the completeness and correctness of the application documents and, if all requirements are met, grants recognition.
• If necessary, missing or incorrect documents can be requested.
• If you have any questions about the recognition procedure, you can contact the Regional State Office for Schools and Education.

approx. 3 months (provided that the application documents are complete)

• Procedural fee
• If necessary, additional costs for necessary documents or expert opinions

In Lower Saxony, the administrative fee is based on the time spent. The cost schedule for the General Fee Schedule provides for a fee framework (as of Nov. 2020: €350 to €2,000)

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