The vocational grammar school leads to the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur). It combines academic content with a general education and is therefore a very good basis for an apprenticeship or a course of study. In addition to general subjects (German, English, mathematics, etc.), health, education and psychology are offered as special subjects or basic subjects.
Admission to year 11 (11/1) of a vocational grammar school is open to those who have a qualified secondary school leaving certificate I or an equivalent qualification with an average grade (arithmetic mean of the grades of the compulsory and elective subjects) of at least 3.0, whereby none of the subjects German, 1st foreign language and mathematics may be graded lower than “sufficient” or
3 years of full-time teaching
Year 11 (introductory phase)
Learning takes place in class throughout year 11. Here, students who come to the vocational grammar school from different types of schools are familiarized with the upper secondary school system, among other things; in addition, a harmonization of the requirements is made possible. At the end of year 11, students are promoted to year 12 in accordance with the provisions of Section 54 (4) of the school regulations for public vocational schools.
Years 12 and 13 (qualification phase)
During the two-year qualification phase, students acquire the prerequisites for admission to the Abitur examination; lessons take place in the course system, differentiating between performance subjects and basic subjects, which are selected according to the subject combination tables.
Foreign languages
Students must have at least “sufficient” knowledge of the first foreign language; no prior knowledge is required for lessons in the second foreign language. Two foreign languages are taught in the introductory phase; in the qualification phase, the first foreign language is either an academic subject or a basic subject, the second foreign language is always a basic subject.
Subjects of the written Abitur examination
In each case, three performance subjects resulting from the chosen combination of performance subjects from year 12 onwards. The following subjects can be written examination subjects: Health, Education and Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, German and Information Processing.
Important learning content of the vocational subjects
Anatomy, physiology, chemistry, health promotion, health assurance and health care systems, prevention of health impairments, environmental influences, therapy options
Psychobiology, general psychology, developmental and personality psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology
Anthropology, Development and socialization, Educational fields of action, Pedagogical institutions, Ecological and economic framework conditions of pedagogical work, Alternative pedagogies
Introductory phase (year 11)
| A. Compulsory subjects | Hours per week |
| Cross-curricular | |
| German (K) | 4 |
| Mathematics (K) | 4 |
| First foreign language (K) | 4 |
| Second foreign language (G)1 | 3 |
| Religious Education / Ethics (G) | 2 |
| Sport (G) | 2 |
| Social studies (G) | 2 |
| Information processing (G)2 | 2 |
| Course-related | |
| Health (K) | 4 |
| Pedagogy (G) | 2 |
| Psychology (G) | 2 |
| Chemistry (G) | 2 |
| Biology (G) | 2 |
| Mandatory number of hours | 35 |
| B. Electives | 2 |
| (G) = basic subject (K) = core subject |
1 Lessons in the second foreign language may be waived for students who have successfully attended lessons in this language for more than two years in lower secondary level. Attendance was successful if at least the grade “sufficient” was achieved in the certificate required for admission to the vocational grammar school. 2 Class division in accordance with number 2.5 of the VV on the formation of classes and courses at vocational schools
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of school places, an admission procedure is carried out in which all applicants (including applicants with a promotion certificate to year 11 of a grammar school) are ranked according to their grade point average. The school places are then allocated according to this ranking list. Registration takes place directly at the Ludwig-Erhard-Schule: https://les-neuwied.de
