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that the referendum to reject the school reforms was only successful because of this. In fact, although the proposal in Hamburg was to have all children in a single school system two years longer in order to treat everyone equally for a longer time, German TV found a number of wealthy parents willing to make statements to TV cameras that they considered such equal treatment unfair: "you don't have to disadvantage the socially advantaged so that the disadvantaged benefit". In other words, putting everyone in the same school is considered unfair by many of the wealthy in Germany.
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after fourth grade, but had to wait until they graduated from sixth grade. These would mean Gymnasium would get two fewer years to impart Latin and Ancient Greek. It was also feared that if Gymnasium would not be able to enroll students as young as ten years, it would become difficult for them to instill school spirit and love for learning in the students. It was also claimed that the academically most promising children were denied an adequate education if they were not allowed to enroll in a Gymnasium after four years of schooling. A movement called
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Many people were not pleased by this educational reform. Some were dismayed that the reform did not do away with Gymnasium which they saw as a breeding ground of privilege. It has been noted that most of the students attending a Gymnasium came from upper-middle-class families and that Gymnasium often
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An attempt by the city government of Hamburg to have all pupils attend the same school until 7th grade was, however, rejected by 276,304 votes to 218,065 German television showed that the voter participation was higher in the wealthy neighbourhoods than in the poor ones. The opinion was put forward
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were dismayed that this type of school was abolished. Another group of parents was dismayed that the decision of whether their kids should apply for a Gymnasium was no longer left to the parents. They also were concerned about the fact that Gymnasium would no longer be allowed to enroll students
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In 2007, there were 1,039 day-care centers for children, 244 primary schools, and (in 2006) 195 secondary schools, with a total of 167,714 pupils. As of 2009 several Hamburg schools were
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did worse than Hamburg. One in two Hamburg children comes from an immigrant family, and in 2007, 20.4 percent of all Hamburg children were on welfare.
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As of 2012/2013, 19 universities and colleges were located in Hamburg with about 90,000 university students, including 10,000 international students.
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Aviation and Space Psychology Department of the Institute for Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (
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In 2008-mid 2009, several types of secondary schools existed in Hamburg. The most common types were
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voted for an act to change this system with the start of the educational year 2010/11. The
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Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg – Centre for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
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The angst in Hamburg: A revolt against school reforms in Hamburg has wider repercussions
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class. This decision was criticized by factions of the SPD and The Left.
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failed to enroll children from minority backgrounds. A movement called
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Heinrich Pette Institute for Experimental Virology and Immunology
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the students did very poorly and were outperformed by 14 other
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There are a number of colleges without university status (see
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exists that offers education from kindergarten up until the
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after 13 years of education. The Gymnasium will offer the
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Overview of education in the German city-state of Hamburg
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spends more money on education than Hamburg. Yet at the
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Gesamtschule Eppendorf, a Hamburg comprehensive school
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Besides regular German schools and kindergarten, an
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Index

Ties Rabe
Katharina Fegebank
German
State
kindergarten
primary education
secondary education
higher education
Hamburg
German states
educational system
Behörde für Schule und Berufsbildung (State Ministry of Schools and Vocational training)
Behörde für Wissenschaft und Forschung (State Ministry of Science and Research)
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
UNESCO

State of Germany
Programme for International Student Assessment
States of Germany
Bremen
Hauptschulen
Realschulen
Gymnasium
Gesamtschulen
Hamburg Parliament
German
Abitur
Abitur after 12 years
Realschule

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