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Apply for recognition of a substitute school


Find out how to apply for approval of an alternative school here.

An approved alternative school can apply for recognition. The recognition of a private alternative school is accompanied by the right to issue certificates with the same effect and to hold examinations in accordance with the regulations generally applicable to public schools.

Recognition of a private alternative school can be applied for from the competent authority, provided that the school offers the guarantee that it will continuously, i.e. generally for at least 3 years without interruption, meet the requirements placed on corresponding public schools.

The recognition of a private alternative school is accompanied by the right to issue certificates with the same effect and to hold examinations in accordance with the regulations generally applicable to public schools.

Requirements

For the recognition procedure, the instructional preparation of the pupils for the final examinations of the lower secondary level as well as for the Abitur of the school must guarantee that the requirements made of similar or related public schools are permanently fulfilled.

For the recognition procedure, it must be ensured that the alternative school permanently fulfills the requirements placed on public schools.