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The respective school decides which documents must be submitted at registration.

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 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).

There are no uniform admission requirements for German schools abroad.

The respective school decides on admission.

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.

The respective school sets the fees.

• 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.

The respective school sets the registration deadlines.

The receiving school is responsible.

The interactive world map "Local contacts" 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 PASCH initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future".

• Contact person on site
• World map of the PASCH initiative "Schools: Partners for the Future"

In the absence of bilateral agreements, the legal basis for the schooling of children of compulsory school age is the regulations of the respective country of residence, which can be obtained from the school.

Furthermore, resolutions of the KMK apply to the internal regulations of schools, courses of education, examinations and curricula.

• Federal Foreign Office
• 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

Federal Foreign Office