- Realschule
The Realschule is a type of
secondary school inGermany ,Austria ,Switzerland , andLiechtenstein . It has also existed inCroatia ("realna gimnazija"),Denmark ("realskole"),Sweden ("realskola"), andRussian Empire (Реальное училище).Germany
In most states of Germany, pupils start at a Realschule at the age of eleven or twelve and typically finish school at the age of 16, when they are expected to take on an
apprenticeship . In some states, Realschulen have recently been replaced by "Oberschule n" or "Sekundarschule n".The Realschule is ranked between
Hauptschule (lowest) and Gymnasium (highest) in thesecondary school system.History
The Realschule was an outgrowth of the
rationalism andempiricism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. While efforts were made to introduce more science into the classical schools generally, the Realschule offered a more scientific emphasis than the Gymnasium, with its emphasis on classics and humanities. In1747 , Hecker established at Berlin an ökonomisch-mathematische Realschule, which may be regarded as the prototype of the Realschule of the twentieth century. The Realschule was a six-years course. The "Oberrealschule" had a nine-year course.High school diplomas obtained in Canada or the United States are usually acknowledged as a Realschulabschluss (graduation of Realschule) and generally do not qualify the bearer for attending a German university.Fact|date=May 2008
Gymnasia and Realgymnasia are the classical higher or secondary schools ofGermany .Bibliography
* F. E. Bolton, "Secondary School System of Germany", (New York, 1900)
* J. E. Russell, "German Higher Schools", (New York, 1907)
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