Abitur
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Abitur, often shortened colloquially to Abi, is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usua
This German graduate (Abiturient) wrote on his car: "Class of 2008: Not knowing anything, but knowing where it is written. Abipedia" (a portmanteau word compiled from Abitur and Wikipedia)
Gymnasium (school)
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Gymnasium is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term preparatory high school or
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…Allgemeine Hochschulreife in Germany. This number rose over time to around 263,000 in 2021. Of those, most obtained their Allgemeine Hochschulreife at a Gymnasium, while 40,000 received it at a different kind of school, such as a Gesamtschulen. If those who obtain the Fachhochschulreife (144,399 in 2012) are also…
Gymnasium Paulinum in Münster, Germany, considered the oldest school in Germany, founded in AD 797
Stiftsgymnasium Melk, the oldest continuously operating school in Austria
Evangelical Seminaries of Maulbronn and Blaubeuren – picture showing church and courtyard
Chemistry lesson, Bonn, West Germany, 1988