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June 24, 2025
The central final exams for the secondary school leaving certificate 2025 begin. Minister of Culture Anna Stolz wishes the approximately 35,000 test subjects every success.
The time has come on Tuesday: the written final exams at the secondary schools in the Free State begin. Minister of Culture Anna Stolz emphasizes: The Bavarian secondary school leaving certificate is a model of success and at the same time a seal of quality far beyond Bavaria, it opens up numerous possibilities and enjoys the highest reputation in business, in businesses and in administration. Even more: With the secondary school qualification, young people have an excellent basis for a wide range of qualified vocational training and also for school -related and general University entrance qualification. She says to the test subjects itself: Together with your teachers you have taken a long way to the upcoming exams. Now you can show your knowledge and skills. I wish you a cool head and good luck.
The Bavarian secondary school leaving certificate
This years written final exams will take place at the secondary schools from June 24 to July 4, 2025. All Bavarian junior high school students take the exams in German, English and mathematics as well as - according to the focus of the selected training direction - in another subject such as physics, business administration/accounting, French, art, works, nutrition and health or social work. At some secondary schools, the pupils can also take the exam in the profile subjects of music, Spanish, Czech or sport.
As part of the best funding, talented students have the opportunity to take a final exam in another profile subject. Unique in Germany: The international language diploma Diplome detudes en langue francaise (DELF) is integrated into the Bavarian secondary school leaving examination in French. This enables junior high school students to obtain the globally recognized DELF diploma at level B1 of the common European reference framework (GER). It enriches the application portfolio and is valid indefinitely.
Since this years examination date, all public and state -recognized secondary schools in Bavaria have also been able to offer a voluntary final examination in the subject of information technology. It took place in spring and was held at 114 secondary schools. The test subjects provided their skills and a. in the areas of database systems and networks as well as in modeling and coding algorithms. As a result, the junior high school students are optimally prepared for the requirements of future -oriented training.
The centrally presented speaking skills tests in English, French, Spanish and Czech took place before the written examination period began. The practical exams in the subjects of art, works, nutrition and health, music and sport were also completed before the written exams.
Dates of the written exams 2025
June 24: Spanish/Czech
June 25: German
June 26: French
June 27: English
June 30: Mathematics I and II
July 01: Business administration / accounting
July 02: Physics
July 03: art, nutrition and health, music, sports, social affairs
July 04: works
Various training directions at the Realschule
At the Bavarian secondary schools, the pupils choose from grade 7-according to their interests and talent-differences: In election compulsory subject group I, the focus is on the mathematical-natural science area, in elective subject group II in economic and in elective subject group III in foreign language or musical-related, nutritional and health-related or social field.
Further information on the Bavarian Realschule can be found at:
