High School information

The "Gymnasium" is Germany's form of high school and it runs from the 5th to the 13th grade. Senior Gymnasium is the last three years and EF students are generally placed in grades 10, 11 or 12 depending on their age, language proficiency and previous education. Classes run from about 8:00am to 2:00pm Monday to Friday and the afternoons are free. After school clubs and activities, like football, dance, choir and drama are very popular.

Students attend classes according to their chosen field of study: languages, literature and arts, social sciences, or mathematics and natural sciences. Moreover students have the opportunity to choose a number of additional subjects.

The relationship between teacher and student is often more authoritarian than in other countries. Students address teachers with the formal "Sie." Students are encouraged to take an active part in daily lessons.