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Dear parents and schulanmeldung- guardians of Year 4 students, klasse-5

Your child is finishing primary this coming summer. Some children will probably already have a very clear idea of which they would like to attend. Others will still be deciding which school is right for them together with you, their parents and guardians.

The first question is which type of school suits your child best. To help you answer this question, your primary school will offer you two personal meetings in Year 4. This leaflet is provided to give you further guidance. It contains information on the key featu- res of the different types of secondary in the city of Osnabrück. This enables you to get an idea of which types of school gives children the best oppor- tunities for development based on their individual

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This leaflet is intended to help you make this important decision for your child‘s future. Use it to help you find Publisher the best solution together with your child. City of Osnabrück The Lord Mayor Department of Education, Schools and Sport Wolfgang Beckermann Thomas Schippmann PO Box 4460 Director for Education, (Acting) Head of Directorate 49025 Osnabrück Culture and Families Regional State Office for Schools Transitioning to City of Osnabrück and Education of Osnabrück Regional State Office for Schools and Education of Osnabrück secondary school PO Box 35 69

Pye 49025 Osnabrück in Osnabrück

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Thomas-Morus-Schule Angelaschule Dodesheide Integrierte Gesamtschule Osnabrück Hafen

Eversburg Oberschule Ernst-Moritz-Arndt- Atter Widukindland

Sonnenhügel Gesamtschule Osnabrück-Schinkel Westerberg Gartlage Schinkel-Ost Ursulaschule Schinkel Darum-Gretesch-Lüstringen Domschule Oberschule Neue Schule Gymnasium Carolinum Innenstadt Weststadt Ratsgymnasium

Gymnasium In der Wüste Oberschule Wüste Fledder

Oberschule Graf-Stauffenberg-Gymnasium Hellern

Kalkhügel Schölerberg

Voxtrup Nahne

Sutthausen Types of schools in the city of Osnabrück OBS IGS KGS GYM FöS

Choosing the right type of school for your child

Together with your child, you – as their parent or guardian – are deciding which school your child should attend from Year 5. While you should base this decision on the school‘s performance, you should take your child‘s individual abilities and needs into account too. The two meetings you will have with your primary school can certainly help you make your decision.

The range of required state schools falls under the city of Osnabrück‘s municipal autonomy. This means that students in Year 5 at the start of the 2021/2022 academic year can attend an Oberschule [high school], a Gesamtschule [comprehensive school] or a Gymnasium [gymnasium]. The Gesamtschule also enables you to choose between an integrated and a cooperative Gesamtschule. The types of schools differ due to their educational objectives, the organisation of their teaching and the qualifications and prospects they offer. Children with special educational needs can also choose from these types of schools; additionally, they have the option to attend a Förderschule [special school].

Oberschule (OBS) Gesamtschulen (GS) Gymnasium (Gym) Förderschule (FöS) [high school] [comprehensive school] [gymnasium] [special school]

Objectives Objectives Objectives Support priorities • Gaining qualifications that • Basic, further or broad and advanced general education • Broad and advanced general • Teaching at the Förderschule enable students to pursue both • Focus on individual priorities based on students‘ performance and education of emotional and social vocational and academic paths preferences • Promotion of independent development, physical and • Basic, further and advanced • Strengthening basic skills, independent learning and academic work learning and academic work motor development and general education • Enabling students to pursue a vocational or academic path based • Focus on individual priorities teaching at the Landesbil- • Strengthening basic skills on their school-leaving qualification based on students‘ skills and dungszentrum für Hörge- and independent and social preferences schädigte [State Education learning skills • Preparation for vocational Centre for the Hearing- • Focusing on individual training or studies Impaired] is provided based priorities: practical vocational on the core curricula for skills, foreign languages, Organisation of teaching secondary level I (education business, technology or health • Years 5 to 10: with the same objectives) and social care teaching in one mixed class, Integrierte Kooperative compulsory choice of a second Focus Organisation of teaching Gesamtschule (IGS) Gesamtschule (KGS) foreign language from Year 6 • The Förderschule with a • Teaching based on year group • Year 11: focus on learning follows (largely mixed teaching, [integrated [cooperative introductory phase for upper the core curriculum of the certain subjects also grouped comprehensive school] comprehensive school] level of the Gymnasium to (education based on ability) or based on prepare for the qualification with different objectives) branch (teaching divided into Organisation of teaching Organisation of teaching phase, teaching mostly in one • The Förderschule with the branches Hauptschule • Teaching in one mixed class • Hauptschule, Realschule and mixed class a focus on intellectual [lower secondary school] at individual levels Gymnasium combined as • Years 12/13: development follows its and Realschule [intermediate • Accompanied by a school interdependent, connected qualification phase at upper own curriculum (education secondary school]) year team at secondary level branches level of the Gymnasium with with different objectives). • Teaching is tailored to different I and at the upper level of the • All school-leaving qualifications final Abitur exam, teaching Beyond primary level, this learning requirements, abilities, Gymnasium possible provided via a course system type of Förderschule has skills and preferences, and • All school-leaving qualifications • Years 5 to 8: mixed learning with a focus on individual secondary level I (school different ways of learning possible across all school types priorities years 5 to 9) and secondary • Performance assessed based • Learning development reports • Year 9 onwards: qualification- level II (school years on school type up to Year 8, annotated based learning 10 to 12) • Option to choose a second grading system up to Year 10 • Option to choose Spanish, foreign language (from Year 6) • Option to learn a second and French and Latin as second • Emphasis on methodical third foreign language foreign language competence (Spanish, French, Latin) • Focus on career guidance to enable a successful career to be chosen (training and studies)

Possible qualifications • Förderschule with a focus on emotional and social development or on physical and motor development, State Education • Förderschule qualification (after Year 9) • Förderschule qualification (after Year 9) • Advanced secondary Centre: the school-leaving qualifications • Hauptschule qualification (after Year 9) • Hauptschule qualification (after Year 9) qualification I (after Year 9) at secondary level I which can be • Secondary qualification (Hauptschule or • Secondary qualification • Advanced technical college gained at these three special schools Realschule qualification after Year 10) (Hauptschule or Realschule qualification entrance qualification are analogous to mainstream school • Advanced secondary qualification I (after Year 10) after Year 10) (academic section, after Year 12) qualifications • Advanced technical college entrance qualification • Advanced secondary qualification I • General university entrance • Förderschule with a focus on learning: (academic section, after Year 12) (after Year 10) qualification (Abitur) Förderschuel qualification (after Year 9); • General university entrance qualification (Abitur) Hauptschule qualification after optional completion of Year 10 • Förderschule with a focus on intellectual Possible prospects development: leaving certificate

Possible prospects after Oberschule Depending on school-leaving qualification, Possible prospects after Gesamtschule and Gymnasium transition to a general Gymnasium, vocational Depending on school-leaving qualification, transition to vocational training schools, training, a vocational college, a technical vocational training, advanced technical colleges or universities. college or a vocational Gymnasium.