Education

Abitur: Should every German state have the same high school leaving exam?

Germany is considering whether every state should have the same high school leaving exams in a bid to tackle the ‘Abitur lottery’ that results in regional differences.

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Thousands of German students protest against maths exam deemed 'too difficult'

It's not unusual for school pupils to find tests difficult. But students in Germany have taken it to the next level by launching petitions against their final secondary-school maths exam.

Education

Abitur lottery sparks tougher exam debate

How well students do in their high school diploma, the Abitur, is down to hard work, but also in which Bundesland they go to school. Regional comparisons in Abitur grades have revealed worrying levels of variation.

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Student demands to see exam before taking it

A student in Münster has made a freedom of information request to the North Rhine-Westphalian authorities, demanding to see copies of the Abitur (high school final exams) before he has to take them.