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2 unusual facts about Education in Hamburg


Education in Hamburg

The German states are primarily responsible for the educational system in Germany, and therefore the Behörde für Schule und Berufsbildung (State Ministry of Schools and Vocational training) is the administrative agency in Hamburg.

Yet at the Programme for International Student Assessment the students did very poorly and were outperformed by 14 other States of Germany.


Hauptschule

They were merged with Realschulen and Gesamtschulen to form a new type of comprehensive school called Stadtteilschule in Hamburg and Sekundarschule in Berlin (see: Education in Berlin, Education in Hamburg).


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