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Geithain, Germany · Private
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Internationales Gymnasium Geithain (IGG) is a private Gymnasium in Geithain (Saxony), a state-recognised Ersatzschule that teaches to the Saxon curriculum and leads to the Abitur after grade 12 like all Gymnasien in the state. The school is also an authorised IB school where students can take the IB Diploma. The main language of instruction at all stages is German; some lessons in geography, biology or history are taught in English, partly by native speakers, and in grades 9-10 IB preparation courses teach biology, mathematics, history and communication in English. English and Spanish are compulsory from grade 5, and French can be chosen as a third language from grade 8; students take international telc exams in English and Spanish and DELF in French. The school emphasises economics and careers education: company placements from grade 5, a practical subject taught in workshops and a student company. It is a day school with supervision and clubs until 16:00 and compulsory school uniform.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
German
Languages taught
English, Spanish, French
About the fees The school charges a monthly Schulbeitrag but does not publish the amount and asks families to enquire by phone at the school.
Admissions Grade 5 admits students after grade 4 of primary school: a Gymnasium recommendation (Bildungsempfehlung) from the first half of grade 4 or an aptitude assessment is required; applicants submit the original recommendation and copies of the birth certificate and reports from grades 3 and 4. Places are allocated by application date and academic performance; siblings of students at the organisation's schools have priority. A place is secured once the contract is signed. Applications are made online or by PDF form, followed by an interview with the school leadership. Moving to the Gymnasium after grade 10 of an Oberschule requires repeating grade 10. Under the admissions policy applications are accepted all year; the process includes an interview with the leadership and the IB coordinator, trial days and a decision by a team of teachers. No particular grade average is required for the IB Diploma, and the preparation courses from grade 9 are recommended but not compulsory. Students whose first language is not German get extra German lessons and are temporarily exempt from grading; the school mentions host families for international students.
Stages and year groups Grades 5-12. An eight-year Gymnasium following the Saxon curriculum leading to the Abitur after grade 12: grades 5-6 are an orientation stage, from grade 8 students choose a profile (sciences, social sciences or French as a third language), grades 11-12 are the Oberstufe with two advanced courses (German or mathematics, and English, history, biology or physics). Alongside, the school is authorised for the IB Diploma Programme: grades 9-10 have IB preparation courses with biology, mathematics, history and communication taught in English. The website of the sister Gymnasium in Reinsdorf describes the IB Diploma of both schools: it is open after grade 10, Gymnasium students can take it alongside the Abitur, with six subjects from the groups German as first language, English or Spanish acquisition, individuals and societies, sciences, mathematics and the arts, plus TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay; exams take place in April and May of grade 12. There is no Cambridge or Pearson programme.
Address Friedrich-Fröbel-Straße 1, 04643 Geithain
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme. The IB track runs inside a German Gymnasium: in the upper grades students take the IB Diploma alongside the Abitur.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Ukulele · Musical · Künstlerisches Gestalten (visual arts) · Wildes IGG (wilderness survival) · Bienen an der Schule (school beekeeping) · Schulband (school band) · Töpfern (pottery) · Kreatives Nähen (creative sewing) · Social Media · Entspannungstechniken (relaxation techniques) · Basketball · Football · Projekt SET: Schüler entdecken Technik (students discover technology) · Projekt Schulsanitäter (school first aiders project) · Schulclubradio/Podcast (school radio and podcast) · Englische Konversation (English conversation) · Schülerfirma Learn. Try. Use. (student company)
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school says native speakers from more than 30 countries teach in its bilingual programme and that teachers regularly train in their subjects and teaching methods; classes are small. The team page names only the head, the upper school adviser and the secretary.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has trusted teachers and student mentors, a conflict management concept and house rules; its life skills programme covers anti-bullying and cyberbullying in grade 6 and violence and drug prevention in grade 7; students serve as school first aiders. Mobile phones are switched off during lessons.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median84 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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