• Legal guardians are entitled to assistance in the upbringing of a child or adolescent if an upbringing in accordance with the child's or adolescent's welfare is not guaranteed and the assistance is suitable and necessary for the child's or adolescent's development.

  • The Gymnasium comprises grades 5 through 12 in the eight-year Gymnasium, and grades 5 through 13 with the introduction of the nine-year Gymnasium. Registration is required for attendance.

  • The evening high school leads working adults in two-, three- or four-year evening classes to the general university entrance qualification.

  • The Abendrealschule leads employed persons in evening classes in three or four years to the intermediate school leaving certificate of the Realschule. You must register with the Abendrealschule of your choice.

  • You must register to enter a vocational high school.

  • The college leads adults to the general university entrance qualification in two, three or four years.

  • District music schools are educational institutions of the district. They offer a diverse, target group-oriented range of music and dance for every phase of life and for the most varied demands. Registration is required for participation in classes.

  • The Förderschule is attended by children and young people with special educational needs that cannot be met by other schools. They must be registered at the special school.

  • The Realschule comprises grades 5 to 10, provides general education and preparatory vocational training, ends with a final examination and awards the Realschulabschluss. Adolescents must be registered with the Realschule to which they are to be admitted.

  • The middle school comprises grades 5 to 9 or to 10 (in the Mittlere-Reife-Zug). Registration is required for attendance.