German School Levels: Primary Schools

German student Realschule  Hauptschule
Figure 1.--This 1925 photograph shows another German primary class, probably a Volksschule. The boys seem to be about 10 years old, presumably finishing the primary program. They all wear rather longish short trousers, similar to knee pants, with long black stockings. Note that beige long stockings, which became popular later, have not yet arrived, at least at this school. The boys seem rather casually dressed for their photo. Two or three boys wear neckties but most do not. Sweaters or jerseys seem to be preferred to suit jackets although we see a few jackets. A few of the boys wear outer jackets. Almost all the boys wear hightop shoes. This is obviously a single-gender school for boys only.

German school are orgnized along the primary, secondary, and tertiary system that developed in other countries. The Germans were leaders in sponsoring state supported primary school, significantly ahead of the British. All children go to Grundschule (4 years, but sometimes 6--then called „Förderstufe“ ) This was formerly called Volksschule together with Hauptschule. Today it is the different (Bundes) Länder (federal countries), that tell how education should be. But you can say in general following: Children can go to Kindergarten (first introduced by Fröbel). Later after World Warv II all go to Grundschule (four years, but sometimes six) (former called Volksschule together with Hauptschule). Some of the academically cleaver children began secondary school in their 5th year. Some in small villages might wait until they were a little older to transfer to a secondary school. Village schools often had classes for children beyound the first 4 years. These classes, however, would not be called primary school even gthose they were held in the same schools with the primary school children.










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