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Educational System in Velbert: A Comprehensive Overview of Schools and Qualifications

Discover the educational system in Velbert, Germany, from primary school to university. Learn about the different types of schools, qualifications, and the unique apprenticeship system. Find out how the system compares to other European countries and the value of qualifications internationally.

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Educational System in Velbert: A Comprehensive Overview of Schools and Qualifications

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  1. Comeniusgruppenfoto

  2. Velbert

  3. Velbert • area : 74,9 km² • population : 83500 • mayor: Stefan Freitag • divided into three administrative areas: Velbert-Mitte (Central Velbert), Neviges and Langenberg

  4. Velbert • main traditional industry: small scale manufacturing, mostly metal based, typical products include locks, hinges, small tools, hoseclamps • founded in 875 • (Picture of products) bks….

  5. National Educational System

  6. Table of Contents • From primary school to university • Overview • Primary school • Secondary schools • University • Apprenticeships & Vocational School • International • Qualification‘s value through Europe • Differences to other European countries

  7. From primary school to universityOverview University Vocational School (Apprenticeship) Secondary II Vocational School (Fachabitur) Grammar School Years 12+13 (Abitur) Year 11/12-13 Secondary Modern School Middle School Grammar School Years 5-11 Year 5-10 Primary School Year 1-4

  8. Primary School • First four school years • Text rating years 1+2 • Marks in years 3+4 • Basic subjects • Traditional enrollment

  9. School Enrollment • Children come to school as six-year-olds • Ceremony for the family • The „Zuckertüte“ is a traditional gift, given to the kids

  10. Primary SchoolAt the end • Special individual counseling • Four recommendation types: • Secondary Modern School • Middle School • Comprehensive School • Grammar School

  11. Secondary Modern School (Hauptschule) • Basic educational background • Practically orientated • Years 5 to 9 • Graduation after 9th class→ secondary modern school qualification • Only one foreign language • Many internships

  12. Middle School(Realschule) • General educational background • Practical, but also scientific • In grade 7, you can choose between a scientific/social subject or a second foreign language

  13. Middle School(Realschule) • Graduation after 10th year: secondary school certificate • 1st foreign language: English • The career choice is an important part of the education on German middle schools • Able to join a grammar school in addition

  14. Grammar School(Gymnasium) • Advanced general educational background • Grades 5 to 12 • There are public, local and private grammar schools • Graduation after year 12: Abitur • First foreign language: English • Second foreign language: Latin or French(most common)

  15. Grammar School(Gymnasium) • Scientific education • It is also possible to learn three or more foreign languages

  16. Comprehensive School(Gesamtschule) • Combines all three secondary schools • All graduations available • Pupils are able to choose their desired graduation at a later time

  17. University • Similar to most other European systems • (Fach-)Abitur (highest secondary degree) needed to matriculate • Changed from “Diploma“- to “Bachelor and Master”-System in 2010 • University is not free in every federal state and is located at about 500€

  18. Apprenticeships & Vocational School • Germany’s main educational system • Applicants/Available jobs: 538.245/519.555 • The applicant’s education is shared between a company and a vocational school • You can study on a vocational school without an article of an apprenticeship • The practical part is imparted by the company (2-3 days per week)The theoretical part by the vocational school (1-2 days per week)

  19. Apprenticeships & Vocational School • Tests and exams are conducted by professional associations • At the end, the apprentice becomes a journeyman • Journeymen can become a master craftsman by visiting a master school for either full time or half time (one to four years)

  20. InternationalQualification‘s value through Europe • Nearly every graduate (score 1.0 to 1.5) from a German High School got a good rating in whole Europe for nearly every subject in a university • If you have such a grade, you would get an interview with the director of the university and the most German students got favorited for this

  21. InternationalQualification‘s value through Europe • Higher universities like Oxford need the highest graduation (1.0), just for the interview, but German students got a better basis if they are from Bavaria or NRW • 68% of the students with a graduation from a German Grammar School get an interview with a foreign university (of whom 32% a place)

  22. InternationalQualification‘s value through Europe • 26% of the students with a lower rated graduation (Vocational School) get one (of whom 15% a place) • If you are a German Mastercraftsman, you are considered a bachelor in the EU

  23. InternationalDifferences to other European countries • Primary education is relatively short (four years) compared to other European countries (5-6 in average) • With ten compulsory years, Germany is one over mean • Apprenticeship-System is unique in Europe; in other countries, the trainee is either at school or in a company full time

  24. Sources • http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/bst/de/media/xcms_bst_dms_11327_11328_2.pdf • Http://www.Schule-wissen-Hauptschule-Realschule-Gymnasium-Gesamtschule/hausmeister/rgh/mmh/hji-hhf_klo_88.pdf

  25. Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium GSG

  26. Content • History • Naming • Location • Pupils and Teachers • Characteristics • Daily school life

  27. History • Founded in 1903 • Renamed in 1983 as Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium • The school moved to different locations, but since 1991 it has been in Velbert Birth • Since 2004: general reconstruction of the building and complete renovation of the front

  28. Naming • On the 22nd February 1983, which was the 40th anniversary of the death of Hans and Sophie Scholl, the school got its current name in honour of the two of them • Members of the White Rose, a student group in Munich that was active in the non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany, especially in distributing flyers against the war and the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler

  29. Location of our school

  30. Pupils and Teachers • Headteacher: Mr Schürmann • Deputy Headmaster: Mr Gerß • Number of Pupils: more than 600 • Number of Teachers: 54 (including 7 student teachers)

  31. Our teachers

  32. Characteristics • Exchange program: good relationchip between Châtelleraut and Velbert • Student exchange in the 9th grade • Educational stay in Great Britain or Berlin in the 10th grade • Possible exchange program with New Zealand in the 11th grade

  33. Bilingual education : - History, Geography and Politics lessons in English • Cooperation: the school works together with the Nikolaus-Ehlen-Gymnasium

  34. Daily school life • School begins at 7:55 • A lesson is 67.5 minutes long • Lunch break from 13:15 - 14:15

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