Fachoberschule, Anmeldung

• § 6 Verordnung des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Kultus über die Fachoberschule im Freistaat Sachsen (Schulordnung Fachoberschule – FOSO) vom 27. Februar 2017 – Aufnahmevoraussetzungen
• § 7 Schulordnung Fachoberschule (FOSO) – Versagungsgründe
• § 8 Schulordnung Fachoberschule (FOSO) – Aufnahmeantrag
• § 9 Schulordnung Fachoberschule (FOSO) – Aufnahme- und Auswahlverfahren
• § 10 Schulordnung Fachoberschule (FOSO) – Aufnahmeentscheidung

If you have a secondary school diploma (Realschulabschluss) or an equivalent intermediate school leaving certificate, you can acquire the entrance qualification to a University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulreife) at a two-year technical high school (Fachoberschule). You generally have to attend classes on a full-time basis.

If you have also completed a vocational training, you can acquire the entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences in a corresponding field of study at the one-year Fachoberschule (grade 12). If the professional qualification is not relevant to the field of study, a minimum of three years of work experience in an occupation relevant to the field of study is required. Instruction is also generally provided on a full-time basis.

If you are a young professional athlete and would like to acquire the entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences, you can attend the three-year extended specialized technical high school (gedehnte Fachoberschule) for talented athletes, or gFOS for short, at the Vocational School Center "Gustav Anton Zeuner" in Dresden. By extending grade 12 to two school years, you will have time to combine sports and school life.

The technical high school is offered in the following fields of study:

• agricultural economics, biotechnology and environmental technology
• design
• health and social services
• technology
• economy and administration

You may attend the specialized technical high school for talented athletes (Fachoberschule für Sporttalente gFOS) at the Vocational School Center for Technology "Gustav Anton Zeuner" in Dresden in the fields of study health and social services as well as technology.

Irrespective of the chosen field of study, the entrance qualification to universities of applied sciences, which is acquired with the successful completion of the technical high school, entitles the holder to study at universities of applied sciences or vocational academies (Berufsakademien) in any field of study throughout Germany. The high degree of practical relevance of schooling at a two-year technical high school is, in addition to the acquisition of the Fachhochschulreife, an important contribution to professional orientation in the chosen field of study. In addition, the acquisition of the Fachhochschulreife after two years of schooling enables you to shorten the duration of a dual vocational training program by twelve months.

If you would like to acquire both the Fachhochschulreife and a professional qualification, you can also choose to attend the dual-qualification educational offer technical high school plus shortened dual vocational training program (FOS+). At the FOS+, the practical part of the vocational training is continued in grade 12. This option allows students to bring forward the content of the dual vocational training program. In addition, parts of the theoretical schooling are covered by e-learning using the central Saxon online learning platform OPAL Schule.

Note: Technical high schools in the Free State of Saxony are part of the Vocational School Centers (BSZ). In addition, there are also corresponding non-governmental schools.

Point of Contact

Technical high school of your choice

• Schulen im Freistaat Sachsen
  Sächsische Schuldatenbank

Enter "Fachoberschule" as a search term.

Extended specialized technical high school for talented athletes (gFOS)

• BSZ für Technik "Gustav Anton Zeuner" Dresden

Dual-qualification offer technical high school plus shortened dual vocational training program (FOS+)

• FOS+ Grün am Beruflichen Schulzentrum für Agrarwirtschaft und Ernährung Dresden (Fachrichtung Agrarwirtschaft, Bio- und Umwelttechnologie)
• FOS+ Technik am Beruflichen Schulzentrum für Technik "August Horch" Zwickau (Fachrichtung Technik)
• FOS+ SHK (Sanität Heizung Klima) in derVerbindung mit dem Berufsabschluss des/der Anlagemechaniker/in für Sanitär-, Heizungs- und Klimatechnik am Beruflichen Schulzentrum für Gesundheit, Technik und Wirtschaft des Erzgebirgskreises "Erdmann Kircheis" – Schulteil Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge (Fachrichtung Wirtschaft und Verwaltung) 

An informal application is usually sufficient, but it is better to get information on the formalities of the application process in advance from the school administration. In the application for admission, you must indicate which field of study you wish to attend.

You must also submit the following documents with your application for admission:

For the two-year technical high school

• A certified copy of the certificate that proves that the admission requirements are met or, if this certificate has not yet been issued, a certified copy of the last mid-year report (in this case, a certified copy of the certificate that proves the admission requirements are met must be submitted immediately upon receipt).

For the one-year technical high school

• A certified copy of the certificate that proves that the admission requirements are met and
• A certified copy of the final leaving certificate from the vocational school and the professional qualification as well as, if applicable, proof of at least three years of professional experience in an occupation relevant to the chosen field of study.

Regardless of the duration of the technical high school

• A complete tabular CV with a passport-sized photograph
• A statement as to
• which field of study you wish to attend.
• whether you have already attended a technical high school or taken part in the final examination at a technical high school and, if so, what result you achieved.
• whether you have already taken part in the selection procedure of a technical high school.
• If applicable, a declaration of exceptional hardship if admission to the school is denied.

The application for admission to the extended specialized technical high school for talented athletes (gFOS) at the Berufliches Schulzentrum für Technik "Gustav Anton Zeuner" in Dresden must also be accompanied by a sports-related letter of endorsement from the Olympiastützpunkt Sachsen e. V. (Saxon Olympic Training Center).

The following data will be processed for registration:

• First and last name
• Date and place of birth
• Gender
• Name and first name of the legal guardian, if you are still a minor (usually the parents)
• address
• telephone number, address of contact in cases of emergency
• nationality
• religious affiliation (excluding applicants for grade 12)
• information on previous school career

Nature and degree of any disability or chronic illness, if relevant to the educational program

In general, the following requirements must be met in order to be admitted to a technical high school:

• Realschulabschluss or an equivalent intermediate school leaving certificate, proven by a certificate issued in Germany.
• A school qualification acquired abroad is considered equivalent to the Realschulabschluss or an equivalent intermediate school leaving certificate if it has been recognized as equivalent by the secondary school supervisory authority, the State Office for Schools and Education (Landesamt für Schule und Bildung). Applicants whose native language is not German also meet the admission requirements if they replace the subject English with proficiency in their native language at the level of the intermediate school leaving certificate. The subject English can be replaced by proficiency in the native language if English has not been offered as a subject and taught in the country of origin at least to the level of an intermediate school leaving certificate.

For admission to a one-year technical high school (grade 12), one of the following requirements must be met in addition to the above requirements:

• A professional qualification corresponding to the intended field of study, acquired in accordance with federal or state law after a vocational training program with a minimum duration of 2 years, or
• At least 3 years of professional experience in an occupation relevant to the intended field of study, if the professional qualification is not corresponding to the field of study.

Field of study design

• Admission to this field of study also requires the student to demonstrate his or her practical artistic skills in an entrance exam. The topics for this exam will be specified centrally. The duration of the exam is 240 minutes.
• The date of the entrance exam in the field of study design is set by the secondary school supervisory authority and announced in the Ministerial Gazette of the Saxon State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Ministerialblatt des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Kultus).

Refusal of admission

As a rule, admission to the technical high school is denied if the applicant

• does not meet the admission requirements.
• has not been admitted to the final examination more than once.
• has failed the final examination more than once.
• could not be considered in a selection procedure that had to be conducted because there were too many applicants.

Admission may be denied if the application has not been submitted or has not been submitted in full by the application deadline.

None

Note: For information on tuition fees at non-governmental school, please contact the school in question.

For admission to a technical high school, you apply to the Vocational School Center (BSZ) or the corresponding non-governmental school of your choice.

Note: If you are not yet of age, your parents must make the application on your behalf. This task must be performed jointly by both parents if they have joint custody.

About the application process:

• If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places on offer, a selection procedure will be conducted.
• The decision on admission is made by the school management.
• The admission decision will be communicated in writing.
• Admission is subject to the proviso that you submit any not yet available certificate at a later stage and that the appropriate classes are actually established at the technical high school.
• Late applications will only be considered after the regular selection process has been completed.
• If you are accepted to the technical high school, you must accept the place in writing within two weeks of receiving confirmation of admission.

Places that have not been accepted will be re-allocated in a move-up procedure

• Application: by March 31 of the year in which the applicant intends to enroll at the technical high school.
• Admission decision: written notification by May 15 of the same year.

Objection (more information on the procedure in the notification)