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Abitur
With the Abitur, all options are open to you - from starting a course of studies, a dual course of study or a demanding professional training. Weitere Informationen
Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family
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All students should finish their school career successfully with the best possible qualification. The first qualifications are awarded after year 9 and 10. Those who continue can take the Abitur after 12 or 13 years.
General qualifications can also be obtained at vocational schools. If students do not achieve the qualification they are aiming for on their first attempt, they can obtain it in the second-chance education programme.
for the Abitur, the school leaving qualifications after grades 9 and 10 and the qualifications of the vocational schools