Ersatzschule Anerkennung

• § Section 123 of the Brandenburg School Act (BbgSchulG)
• § 8 and § 9 Substitute School Approval Ordinance - ESGAV

State recognition gives the alternative school the right to hold examinations and issue certificates such as the Abitur itself.

The Ministry responsible for schools may grant the status of a recognized alternative school to an approved alternative school which offers the guarantee that it will continue to meet the requirements for approval without significant objections.

Recognized alternative schools are obliged to comply with the provisions applicable to corresponding schools under public sponsorship when admitting and transferring pupils, acquiring qualifications and conducting examinations, unless the school authority has made other arrangements with the consent of the ministry responsible for schools. Pupils of recognized alternative schools may transfer to public schools of the same type without prior entrance examination; the provisions applicable to public schools shall apply accordingly. Certificates and transfer decisions of the recognized alternative schools and the qualifications obtained there shall have the same validity as those of the corresponding public schools.

The following documents must be enclosed with the application:

1. an overview of the development of pupil numbers and the development of the teaching staff and the number and content of teacher training courses since the opening of the school,
2. proof of the implementation of the approved timetables for the respective course of education, in the case of vocational courses including the implementation of the internship requirements,
3. a report on the results of the non-pupil examinations to date,
4. a report on the development of the school premises and the material equipment, including teaching materials and
5. a self-evaluation on the status of the development of the pedagogical concept, insofar as deviations from the regulations of a corresponding school in public sponsorship or a special pedagogical concept have been approved.

Guarantee that the approval requirements are continuously met without significant objections

• Elementary school, vocational schools and special schools with grades 1 to 6 at EUR 570
• vocational courses with the exception of vocational schools and lower secondary level courses including special schools at 920 euros
• Educational program for the acquisition of the general higher education entrance qualification à 1,260 euros

Status (July 2021)

The school authority must apply in writing to the licensing authority to be awarded the status of a recognized alternative school. The procedure is carried out by the State Education Authority as a comprehensive process lasting several years.

Until the end of the school year for which the application is made.

The application must be submitted for

1. Elementary school no later than September 30 of the school year in which recognition is sought,
2. general education schools in which a qualification is awarded in accordance with § 17 Para. 1 Nos. 1 to 6 of the Brandenburg School Act, no later than September 30 of the school year preceding the school year in which recognition is sought,
3. vocational courses with a final examination no later than September 30 of the school year preceding the school year in which recognition is sought and
4. one-year vocational courses no later than September 30 after the start of training.

Applications in accordance with numbers 1 to 3 can be submitted at the earliest for the entry class to the course. For number 2, this also applies to grades 7 and 8 in the case of simultaneous admission. The deadlines specified in sentence 1 no. 1 to 4 do not preclude an earlier application.

• Application by the independent school authority to be awarded the status of a recognized alternative school
• Responsible: the ministry responsible for schools in the state of Brandenburg (approval authority)

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the State of Brandenburg

Department 13