In Germany, what are the grammar schools called?

zonko

A gymnasium (pronounced with IPA: [ɡ-] in several languages) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English Grammar Schools and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion) was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men (see gymnasium (ancient Greece)). The gymnasium prepares pupils to enter a university. In Germany, the gymnasium consists of nine years (seven in Berlin and Brandenburg) in which, for instance, pupils study subjects like German, English, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, arts, music, physical education, divinity, history and social sciences. They are also required to study at least two foreign languages. The usual combination is English and French, although many schools offer combining English or, in some cases, Latin, with another language, most often Latin, Spanish, Ancient Greek or Italian. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_%28school%29 Dec 09 07, 12:31 PM

zbeckabee

Something along the lines of: In Germany, children start school at the age of 6. The first kind of school they go to is primary school (Grundschule). They stay there at class 1-4, until they are 10. After primary school, there are different secondary schools. The one for the best pupils is Gymnasium, there are the classes 5-13 and you can stay there until you are 19 years old. The second school type you can go to is Realschule. You leave it after class 10, when you are 16. Hauptschule is the "easiest" secondary school type with a vocationals orientation, you stay there till class 9 when you are 15. If you don't want to go to these schools, then you can go to Gesamtschule - a sort of comprehensive school. There are different sets, which can be easy or difficult. If you are good, you can go to an advanced set, and there are also lower-level sets. http://www.donnersberg.de/rsrok/school-e.htm http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/germanschools.html Dec 09 07, 1:08 PM