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 CONTENTS
Introduction 2
This is your child's school 3
Compulsory attendance – so everyone can learn 4
You can get involved – your rights as a parent 6
How you can support your child 8
Rights and duties of school children 10
The education system in Berlin 12
Learning German in a welcome class 14
Everyone should be included – education-related state benefits 16
All-day schools – a place to live and learn 18
Moving to a different district and moving schools 20
Addresses and contacts for education and schools in Berlin 24

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 Dear parents,

We're delighted to welcome you and your child to Berlin and to a school in Berlin. Berlin
is a cosmopolitan city, and is home to people from many different nations. In order for you
to feel at home here, it's very important that you and your child learn the German language.
There are lots of German courses on offer for adults, some of which also offer childcare.
School-age children will learn German in school. Here, they will be put into small groups
where they not only learn German, but also learn how the school system works in Germany.

Welcome Classes take part in normal school life just the same as "regular"
classes. You and your child will be invited to school fêtes, trips and parents' evenings.
If your child attends an all-day school, they will have even more opportunities to mix
Sandra Scheeres with German-speaking children. So make the most of this option! As soon as your
Senator for Education, child has learned enough German, they will be moved to a "regular" class.
Youth and Family Affairs

The education system in Berlin leads to a number of different school

leaving qualifications, depending on which path you take. After six years of primary
school, your child can move up to an integrated comprehensive school ("Integrierte
Sekundarschule") or a grammar school ("Gymnasium"). Both of these types of
secondary school offer all school leaving qualifications up to and including "Abitur"
(advanced level). Your child can also complete all school leaving examination levels
at a vocational school or a sixth-form college.

All children should be able to join in with social life and activities. To ensure this can
happen, this brochure contains a guide for low-income families, explaining how you
can apply for benefits for school dinners, excursions, class trips and extracurricular
activities. We wish your child every success at school and hope they not only have fun
Andreas Germershausen learning new things, but also make lots of new friends!
Integration and Migration Officer
Warm regards,

Sandra Scheeres Andreas Germershausen

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THIS IS YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL

Name of school

Address

Telephone no.

Email, website

Principal

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Secretary's offi

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(after-school
Head of "Hort"

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Hort , telephon

Notes

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 COMPULSORY
ATTENDANCE –
SO EVERYONE
CAN LEARN

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 In Germany, children are legally required
to attend school. If your child is six years
or older, they must go to school. Children
have to attend school for at least ten years.
Compulsory attendance ends when your
child is 18 years old. However, your child
may continue to attend school even after
they reach this age.

Is your child ill and unable to go If your child does not come
to school? If your child is ill, please to school and has not been
call the secretary's office on the same excused, the school will contact
morning to inform the school. You are you and ask to talk to you about
also required to send a written note it. Unexcused absences are recorded
excusing your child within three days. on your child's end-of-year report or
in their academic assessment. If your
Compulsory attendance means child is frequently absent without being
your child has to attend school excused, you may have to pay a fine.
every day. Your child may not stay
home simply because they don't feel
like going to school, or because you
"need" them to interpret for you at a
meeting, or to look after younger
brothers or sisters.

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 YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A PARENT.

You have the right to be Parents' evenings and parent-

actively involved. Every class or- teacher conferences are orga-
ganises three or four parents' evenings nised regularly so that you can
during the course of the school year. keep up to date. It's very important
At the first of these evenings at the that you attend parents' evenings /
beginning of the school year, two par­ parent-teacher conferences. If your
ents are chosen to represent the class. German is limited, you could ask other
These spokespersons represent the parents to explain things, or organise
interests of the parents and guardians an interpreter, or talk to your class
on the school board and towards the teacher to find a solution.
authorities.

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 IN GERMANY, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED IN SCHOOL
LIFE. SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS
WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT AND
INVOLVEMENT IN YOUR CHILD'S
EDUCATION!

Contact your child's class Do you need help overcoming a If you live in an emergency
teacher and/or other teachers if language barrier? If your German shelter or shared accommoda-
you have any questions, if you don't is still limited, please ask friends or ac- tion, the social worker assigned
understand something or if you're quaintances for support. If you live in a to your accommodation can help
worried about your child for any rea- home or shelter, you could ask for help you with any questions you may have
son. Most teachers will give you their there. Alternatively, you could ask the concerning your child's schooling.
contact details at the beginning of the school to help you find an interpreter. Homes and shelters provide separate
school year. Schools also employ social workers rooms where children can do their
who can help you access the support homework.
you need.

www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/go/Mitwirkung

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PUNCTUALITY PE LESSONS SPECIAL NEEDS /
Please make sure your child wakes up Pack appropriate clothing for PE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE
early enough to get to school on time. lessons. PE and swimming lessons are
Alongside regular lessons, primary
If you live at a distance from the school, compulsory for all children – girls and
schools, integrated comprehensive
make sure you set off early enough so boys.
schools (ISS) and communal education
that your child arrives on time. Please
schools ("Gemeinschaftsschulen") all
also pick your child up punctually at GETTING TO SCHOOL cater for special needs and also offer
the end of the school day. Your child's
Please practice the journey to school after-school care (particularly in the
timetable will tell you what time school
with your child and make sure they are afternoons). After-school care is run by
starts and finishes each day.
aware of any dangers en route. Perhaps qualified staff. Activities include handi­
your child can walk to school with a crafts, sports, music and excursions.
SLEEP group of children. Children can also do their homework
Your child needs to get enough sleep so during after-school care.
that they can focus properly at school. HOMEWORK
At first, your child will find the lessons
Please make sure your child does their
BREAKFAST
particularly demanding and tiring be-
homework regularly. Your child will Please make sure your child has eaten
cause they are in a different language.
need a quiet place where they can work breakfast before they leave home in the
without being disturbed. Don't worry morning. Your child should also bring a
SCHOOL SATCHEL if your child doesn't understand every- mid-morning snack and a drink to school.
Has your child packed their school thing immediately. If your child has
satchel? Have they remembered difficulties in a subject, you could ask SCHOOL DINNERS
everything they need for the whole their classmates or teacher for help.
Primary schools, integrated compre-
day (pens and pencils, exercise books,
hensive schools (ISS) and communal
textbooks, PE bag, food and drink)?
education schools all offer school din-
ners. If your child has a BuT Berlin Pass,
CLOTHES they will only need to pay one euro per
Please make sure your child is dressed day for their school dinner (for more
appropriately for the time of year. Some information, please see pages 16-17).
schools may ask you to pack slippers for
your child to wear in the classroom.

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 RIGHTS AND DUTIES
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
Children have the right to be actively involved in
school life. In each class or study group, children
choose spokespersons to represent the interests of
the class in school and towards the authorities.

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 In Germany, children have a right to be
protected against violence, abuse and
discrimination. This means, for example,
that it is against the law to hit or strike a
child. Children have a right to attend school.
Children from low-income families are
entitled to education-related state benefits
(via the BuT Berlin Pass).

Children are expected to do the

following: attend school regularly; arrive
punctually; do their homework; bring
all the materials they need; participate
in PE lessons, swimming lessons,
school trips and excursions. Children
are expected to act in a respectful
and courteous manner towards their
classmates, teachers and all other staff.
Children may not use violence against
any person or property.

IS COMPULSORY
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 THE BERLIN SCHOOL SYSTEM
13 ABITUR
GYMNASIALE
OBERSTUFE
5 GEMEIN-
12 BERUFLICHES INTEGRIERTE SCHAFTS-
GYMNASIUM GYMNASIUM SEKUNDARSCHULE SCHULE
11
MSA

10 eBBR
SEKUNDARSTUFE I

9 3 BBR
4 INTEGRIERTE
8 GYMNASIUM SEKUNDARSCHULE
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6 SCHULE
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5
GRUNDSCHULE
PRIMARSTUFE

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3
2 SCHULANFANGSPHASE
1

THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

In Berlin, children start primary school at the age of six. In
general, children will attend primary school for six years. They
will then move up to a secondary school. Based on the child's
grades and behaviour, the class teacher will recommend either an
"Integrierte Sekundarschule" (integrated comprehensive school)
or a "Gymnasium" (grammar school.)

www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/bildungswege/

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1 Primary school ("Grundschule") and reception phase
("Schulanfangsphase")
In Berlin, children who have reached the age of 6 by 30th
VOCATIONAL
September will start school at the beginning of that same
school year. The reception phase lasts one to three years. EDUCATION CHOICES
In general, children will then spend a further four years in
primary school before moving up to secondary school. In After they finish school, many young people move on to
special cases, children may move up to secondary school occupational orientation or vocational training. Sixth-form
after four years of primary school. colleges ("Oberstufenzentrum" or OSZ) offer a wide range of
2 Communal education schools ("Gemeinschaftsschule") educational programs:
In communal education schools, children remain in study · Occupational orientation ("Berufsvorbereitung")
groups from year one through to the end of their school
career. In other words, these schools include both primary and
· Vocational school ("Berufsschule")
secondary level education. Students can complete all school · Vocational college ("Berufliches Gymnasium")
leaving qualification levels here. · Technical college ("Berufsfachschule")
3 Integrated comprehensive schools ("Integrierte · Higher technical college ("Fachoberschule")
Sekundarschule") · Higher vocational school ("Berufsoberschule")
In general, children will move up to an integrated
· College ("Fachschule")
comprehensive school (ISS) once they have completed six years
of primary school. Students can complete all school leaving In an OSZ sixth-form college, students can acquire the
qualification levels here. They will sit their Abitur exams following qualifications:
in year 13. Some ISS schools will allow children to sit their · Berufsbildungsreife (BBR), basic school leaving qualification
Abitur exams at the end of year 12. Children who attend these
schools will also complete work experience and be given career
· Erweiterte Berufsbildungsreife (eBBR), expanded basic
guidance to prepare them for the world of work. school leaving qualification
4 Grammar school ("Gymnasium")
· Mittlerer Schulabschluss (MSA), intermediate school
Students at grammar schools sit their Abitur exams at the end leaving qualification
of year 12. Abitur is an advanced school leaving qualification · Abitur, advanced school leaving qualification
that entitles students to go to university. The first year at
Young people who are completing an integrated apprentice-
grammar school is a probation year.
ship ("Duale Ausbildung") will attend the vocational college
5 Vocational College ("Berufliches Gymnasium")
connected to their respective workplace. OSZ sixth-form
In vocational colleges, students choose one of six
specialisations and fields of work. Traditional subjects are colleges also offer full-time school-based vocational training.
supplemented by extra courses in the chosen field.
www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule-und-beruf/berufliche-bildung/

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 LEARNING GERMAN
IN A WELCOME CLASS

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 Where possible, children who have just reached
school age should join a regular reception class.
Older children will normally attend a welcome
class for up to one year.
Welcome classes are study groups From the start, children and teenagers in
for children and teenagers who welcome classes should join regular classes for
can't speak German. They are subjects such as music, art and PE.
designed to help your child learn
German as quickly as possible.
They will also help your child to
become familiar with the German
school system. If your child has
never been to school before, or has
never learned to read or write, or
is unable to do so using the Latin
alphabet, they will learn these
things in the welcome class.

As soon as your child has learned enough German, they will be moved to a regular
class that is suitable for their age and ability. In welcome classes, children do not get
reports. Instead, they receive a written assessment ("Lernstandsbericht"). The teacher
writes an individual assessment for each child in the class at the end of each semester.
This documents the child's progress in German and in other subjects. It also assesses
their attitude to work and their general behaviour. The assessment also includes the
number of days your child has missed school or arrived late (excused and unexcused).
Last but not least, the assessment will include a recommendation from the teacher as
to whether the child should remain in the welcome class or move to a regular class.

www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/fluechtlinge/

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 EVERYONE SHOULD Education-related

BE INCLUDED! state benefits and

the BuT Berlin Pass

EDUCATION-RELATED In order to receive state benefits connected to

education, children will generally need a BuT
Berlin Pass. "BuT" stands for "Bildung und
STATE BENEFITS Teilhabe" – "Education and Participation".

All children and teenagers should have equal

chances when it comes to receiving a good
education and joining in social and cultural How can I apply for education-related
activities. Children from low-income families state benefits? Who is entitled to
are no exception! To ensure this is the case, these benefits?
the government provides state benefits for
educational purposes. These benefits cover If you already receive other state benefits, you
will need to contact the same office to apply for
everything from school dinners to excursions
education-related benefits. In other words, you will
and school trips to after-school activities.
need to apply to:
· the job centre, if you receive Hartz IV
unemployment benefits or income support
· the housing benefits authorities if you receive
housing benefits and child supplements
· social services if you receive welfare
· the State Office for Refugees

Further information: www.berlin.de/bildungspaket

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 IF YOU HAVE A BuT BERLIN PASS,
YOU ARE ENTITLED TO:
SCHOOL DINNERS SINGLE DAY EXCURSIONS activities. For example, this could
Parents pay just one euro per school Your child can take part in single day include a sports club, music lessons or
dinner. Please ask your child's school school events (class trips, school walks, activities offered by leisure centres or
where to show your BuT Berlin Pass. excursions and project days) free of youth associations. Your child must be
From 1st August 2019 on, school charge. Please make sure you show under 18 to qualify for these benefits.
dinners will be free of charge for the school your BuT Berlin Pass well You are entitled to €10 per month,
children in years 1-6. in advance. If your child needs pocket but you can save up several months'
money or food for the event, you will worth of money to use it for a special
SCHOOL MATERIALS need to provide this out of your own event such as a holiday camp. In
pocket. addition, you can apply for up to €90
You are entitled to an allowance of
per year towards the purchase or hire of
€100 per year to cover personal school
supplies (exercise books, pens and
CLASS TRIPS equipment (e.g., sports equipment or
a musical instrument). Travel expenses
pencils, school satchel etc.) Class trips will be paid for in full. For
to the respective activities may also
this purpose, you will need to submit an
qualify for support.
EXTRA TUITION application in advance to the respective
authorities. This application must be
The school will decide whether extra
signed first by the school.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
tuition could help your child achieve
The BuT Berlin Pass with hologram
an important goal (e.g., gain a school
leaving qualification, qualify for sixth
CULTURE, SPORT, sticker is valid for public transport and
entitles you to travel free of charge
form, improve language skills). If this is RECREATIONAL on all buses and trains in Berlin (zone
the case, the school will organise extra
ACTIVITIES AB). You will need to apply to your
tuition with a partner organisation.
benefits office for this hologram. From
Parents do not enter into a direct You can apply for benefits so that your
1st August 2019 on, the school travel
contract with the service provider. child can participate in sports, cultural
pass for local public transport in Berlin
programs and other recreational
will be free of charge.

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 ALL-DAY SCHOOLS –
A PLACE TO LIVE AND LEARN

In Berlin, all primary schools, special needs

schools, integrated comprehensive schools and
communal education schools are all-day schools.
Some grammar schools also operate as all-day
schools. All-day schools are good for parents, too.
You can attend language classes or vocational
training or go to work, knowing your child is safe
at school during your absence.

www.berlin.de/sen/bjf/go/Ganztagsschule

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 During after-school care – "Hort" – children can
enjoy a range of sports, music, art, games and
recreational activities. In the Hort, children can
also receive educational support for special needs
PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND (e.g., for language development) and complete
SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS their homework under supervision. School
In primary school, children are super- dinners are compulsory for all children in the
vised from 7:30am to 1:30pm, even Hort – please ask your school how much you will
if lessons end earlier or are cancelled be expected to pay towards these meals.
(half-day school). This service is free of
charge. In addition, you can sign your
child up for after-school care. This lasts
from 1:30pm to 4pm. After-school care
is also available during school holidays.
This service is free of charge for one
year for children living in emergency
shelters and shared accommodation;
please ask your primary school for an
application form. You can also ask the dance at school until 4pm on four days
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Youth Welfare Services for an applica- a week, with school finishing on the
tion, or download it online at www. Secondary schools offer three different fifth day at lunchtime. The timetables
berlin.de/sen/bjf/service/formulare. Fill structures which apply to all classes, in these schools contain a mixture of
out the application form and return it including welcome classes. These regular lessons and extra-curricular ac-
to your child's primary school. Some structures are called OGS (Offene tivities, spread throughout the day. TGS
primary schools prescribe that children Ganztagsschule), GGS (Gebundene schools are a mixture of the first two
remain in school until 4pm on four Ganztagsschule) and TGS (Teilgebun- structures: children are required to stay
days per week, and finish at lunchtime dene Ganztagsschule). OGS schools in school until 4pm on two afternoons
one day per week (compulsory all-day follow compulsory timetables in the per week; attendance is voluntary on
school). The timetables in these schools morning, and offer voluntary activities two further afternoons, and school
will include lessons, special needs les­ until 4pm on four afternoons per week. finishes on the fifth day at lunchtime.
sons and recreational activities. GGS schools require compulsory atten-

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 MOVING TO A DIFFERENT
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 FRAGILE
with care!

YOUR CHILD ATTENDS A YOUR CHILD ATTENDS A

PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Ideally, your child should attend a Children and teenagers who attend
primary school close to your home. It a secondary school (integrated com-
should be within easy walking distance. prehensive school, grammar school
If you move to an apartment / home or communal education school) don't
further away, you will need to decide necessarily need to change schools if
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CHILD whether you and your child are willing you move house. A school journey of

ROOM
to accept the longer journey, or wheth­ 45 minutes (with public transport) is
er it would be better to find a place in a perfectly acceptable at this age.
school nearer to your new home. How­
ever, you will need to check whether
the new school has free places.
things
school
If your child is travelling by bus or train,
the journey should not take longer than
thirty minutes and your child should
not have to change more than once.
Practice the new school journey with
your child. Younger children should
always be accompanied, at least for the
first few weeks.

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 MOVING TO A NEW PRIMARY SCHOOL
YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CHILD TO YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR CHILD TO
STAY IN THEIR OLD SCHOOL MOVE TO A NEW SCHOOL
Welcome classes Welcome classes
• Please tell the school your child currently attends that you • Inform the "old" school that you are moving home and
would like your child to continue going to the same school. would like your child to move schools.
Please also inform the Coordinating Office for Welcome • The school will inform the local coordinating office about
Classes. your move. They in turn will contact the Coordinating Office
• If your child attends a welcome class, this does not for your new district.
necessarily mean they will be able to move to a regular • The "new" Coordinating Office or Local Education Authority
class in the same school. So ask the school (or the will then contact you and tell you about the new school.
coordinating office for welcome classes) whether your Next, you can register your child at the new school.
child will be able to move later to a regular class in the
same school or not. Moving into a regular class may mean Regular classes
moving school. If this is the case, it would make sense for • Tell the current school that you are moving house
your child to move to a primary school closer to home. and you want your child to move to a different school.
• Inform the school of your new address. The school will issue you a Changing School Card
("Umschulungskarte").
Regular classes • Take this card immediately to a primary school in your
• Inform the Local Education Authority responsible for new district and ask whether they have any free places.
your child's school that you wish your child to continue If the school does not have free places, contact the Local
attending the same school. Education Authority ("Schulamt") in the new district.
• Inform the school of your new address. Alternatively, you can contact the Local Education Authority
first and ask them which schools have free places.
• As soon as they name a suitable school, you can go there
and register your child.
• Your child must continue to attend their old school until
they are given a place in a new school closer to home.

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 MOVING TO A NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL
YOUR CHILD WANTS TO YOUR CHILD WANTS TO
STAY IN THEIR OLD SCHOOL MOVE TO A NEW SCHOOL
Welcome class or regular class Welcome classes
· Inform the school of your change of address. · Please contact the Local Education Authority ("Schulamt")
· Practice the new route to school with your child. in your new district and apply for a place in a welcome class
· Attention: if your child attends a welcome class, this does in a school closer to home.
not necessarily mean they will be able to move to a regular · Tell your child's current school that you have moved house
class in the same school. and that your child would like to move to a different school.
· As soon as the Local Education Authority assigns your child
to a new school, you must register your child there.
· Your child must continue to attend their old school until
they are given a place in a new school.

Regular classes
· If you would like your child to attend a different secondary

ACT I N THE BEST school closer to your new home, please contact the Local
ALWAYS
O F YO U R CHILD! Education Authority in the new district and apply for a
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In o er s a n
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child. The school does not have to be in the district in which
ing
your chil rit y o r C oordinat you live. However, your child will only be able to attend the
n Autho sses to fi
nd a
Educatio o m e Cla school of your choice if it has a free place.
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Office fo n for your c
hild. · Tell your child's current school that you have moved house
lu tio
good so and that your child would like to move to a different school.
The school will issue you a Changing School Card ("Umschu-
lungskarte").
· Your child must continue to attend their old school until
they are given a place in a new school.

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 ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS
FOR ENQUIRIES CONCERNING
EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS
IN BERLIN

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WHERE CAN I FIND HELP?
If you have any questions, please contact the
relevant offices or authorities in your district.
You will find contact details on the next three pages.

Berlin districts
1 Mitte
2 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
3 Pankow
12 3 4 Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
5 Spandau
6 Steglitz-Zehlendorf
7 Tempelhof-Schöneberg

1 11 8 Neukölln
5 9 Treptow-Köpenick
10
4 2 10 Marzahn-Hellersdorf
11 Lichtenberg
12 Reinickendorf

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6 8
9

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 Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
WHO TO CONTACT IN YOUR DISTRICT Grunowstr. 8–11, 13187 Berlin
Tel. 030 90295-2894 or -2936
[email protected]
Local Education Authorities, Coordinating Offices for Welcome Classes, Mon–Wed 1pm–2:30pm

Departments of Health for Children and Adolescents, Departments of Department of Mental Health for Children and
Adolescents
Mental Health for Children and Adolescents, Counselling and Support Grunowstr. 8-11, 13187 Berlin
Centres for Educational Psychology and Inclusion Tel. 030 90295-2830 or -2833
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm

Counselling and Support Centre for Educational

Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
1 Mitte Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
Tino-Schwierzina-Str. 32, 13089 Berlin
proficiency and level of education) Tel. 030 90249-1100, [email protected]
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Frankfurter Allee 35–37, 10247 Berlin Thu 3pm–6pm
Welcome Classes (allocation of places) Tel. 030 90298-3095
Karl-Marx-Allee 31, 10178 Berlin [email protected]
Tel. 030 9018-26112, [email protected]
Mon 9am–12 noon, Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 3pm-6pm
4 Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Urbanstr. 24, 10967 Berlin Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for Tel. 030 90298-7342 or -2813 Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Welcome Classes (assessment of language [email protected] Charlottenburg Town Hall, Otto-Suhr-Allee 100,
proficiency and level of education) Thu 3pm–6pm 10585 Berlin, Germany
Turmstr. 75, 10551 Berlin
Tel. 030 9029-14640
Tel. 030 9018-33431 Department of Mental Health for Children and [email protected]
[email protected] Adolescents
Tue–Thu 8am–1:30pm Urbanstr. 24, 10967 Berlin Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Tel. 030 90298-4968 Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm proficiency and level of education)
Reinickendorfer Str. 60b, 13347 Berlin
Charlottenburg Town Hall, Otto-Suhr-Allee 100,
Tel. 030 9018-46130, [email protected] Counselling and Support Centre for Educational Tel. 030 9029-12928,
Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 2pm–6pm Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ) [email protected]
Fraenkelufer 18, 10999 Berlin Tue 9am–1pm, Thu 2pm–3pm
Department of Mental Health for Children and Tel: 030 22508 311 and Waldschulallee 29–31, 14055 Berlin
Adolescents [email protected] Tel. 030 9029-25121
Mathilde-Jakob-Platz 1, 10551 Berlin Thu 3pm–6pm [email protected] and
Tel. 030 9018-33241
[email protected]
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm

Counselling and Support Centre for Educational

3 Pankow Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Hohenzollerndamm 174/177, 10713 Berlin
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ) Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Entrance: Mansfelder Str. 16
Badstr. 10, 13357 Berlin Welcome Classes (allocation of places) Tel. 030 9029-16444/-16577/-16250/-16579
Tel. 030 40394922-61, [email protected] Fröbelstr. 17, 10405 Berlin, building no. 9, rooms 203 kinder-und-jugendgesundheit@charlottenburg-
Thu 3pm–6pm and 209 wilmersdorf.de
Tel. 030 90295-5040 Tue and Thu 2pm–4pm
[email protected]
2 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Department of Mental Health for Children and
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for Adolescents
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Welcome Classes (assessment of language Haubachstr. 45, 10585 Berlin
Welcome Classes (allocation of places) proficiency and level of education) Tel. 030 90298-18536
Frankfurter Allee 35–37, 10247 Berlin Tino-Schwierzina-Str. 32, 13089 Berlin Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Tel. 030 90298-4630 and 90298-4640 Tel. 030 90249-1002
[email protected] and [email protected] Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
[email protected]
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 2pm–6pm
Waldschulallee 31, 14055 Berlin
Tel. 030 9029-25150, [email protected]
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5 Spandau Department of Mental Health for Children and
Adolescents
8 Neukölln
Königstr. 36, 14163 Berlin
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
Tel. 030 90299-5842
Welcome Classes (allocation of places) Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Streitstr. 6–7, 13587 Berlin
Tel. 030 90279-2235 Boddinstr. 34, 12053 Berlin
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
[email protected] Tel. 030 90239-41 75 and 90239-2848
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
[email protected] and
Dessauerstr. 49–55, 12249 Berlin
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for [email protected]
Tel. 030 90299-2572, [email protected]
Welcome Classes (assessment of language daily 9am–1pm
Thu 3pm–6pm
proficiency and level of education)
Streitstr. 6–7, 13587 Berlin Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Tel. 030 90279-3139
[email protected]
7 Tempelhof-Schöneberg Welcome Classes (assessment of language
proficiency and level of education)
Thu 2pm–4pm Boddinstr. 34, 12053 Berlin, rooms B 0.46 and B 0.38
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
Tel. 030 90239-2730 and 90239-2509
Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents [email protected] and
Alarichstr. 12–17, 12105 Berlin
Klosterstr. 36, 13581 Berlin [email protected]
Tel. 030 90277-4709
Entrance/Staircase A (Ruhlebener Str.), ground floor Mon 12 noon–3pm, Thu 3pm–6pm, Fri 10am–1pm
[email protected]
Tel. 030 90279-2254/-2256/-2658
Tue 9am–12 noon, Fri 9am–12 noon
Please ask at reception which office is responsible for you. Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Neuköllner Str. 333, 12355 Berlin
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Department of Mental Health for Children and Tel. 030 6662-1110, [email protected]
Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Adolescents
proficiency and level of education)
Klosterstr. 36,13581 Berlin Department of Mental Health for Children and
Alarichstr. 12–17, 12105 Berlin
Tel. 030 90279-2759 Adolescents
Tel. 030 90277-60 10
Thu 4pm–6pm District Office (north)
[email protected]
Böhmische Str. 39, 12055 Berlin
Thu 3pm–6pm
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational Tel. 030 688748-0
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ) Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Streitstr. 6, 13587 Berlin District Office (south)
KJGD Schöneberg I
Tel: 90279 5850/1, [email protected] Britzer Damm 93, 12347 Berlin
Welserstr. 23, 10777 Berlin
Thu 3pm–6pm Tel. 030 6809-1242, by prior arrangement
Tel. 030 90277-6129
Thu 3pm–5pm
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
6 Steglitz-Zehlendorf KJGD Mariendorf
Kaiserstr. 126, 12105 Berlin
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
Boddinstr. 34, 12053 Berlin
Tel. 030 90277-6501/-6799/-6770
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Tel. 030 90239-2788, [email protected]
Thu 2pm–4:30pm
Welcome Classes (allocation of places) Thu 3pm–6pm
KJGD Tempelhof
Kirchstr. 1–3, 14163 Berlin, room A 10
Kaiserstr. 126, 12105 Berlin
Tel. 030 90299-64 85 and 90299-54 52
[email protected] and
Tel. 030 90277-2697/-2125/-2677
Tue 2pm–4.30pm
9 Treptow-Köpenick
[email protected]
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
Department of Mental Health for Children and
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Adolescents
Welcome Classes (assessment of language Köpenick Town Hall
Welserstr. 23, 10777 Berlin
proficiency and level of education) Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin
Tel. 030 90277-6900
Kirchstr. 1–3, 14163 Berlin Tel. 030 90297-21 94, [email protected]
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Tel. 030 90299-51 92, [email protected] Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 2pm–6pm
and [email protected]
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
Mon 9am–12 noon, Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 9am–12 Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
noon Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Ebersstr. 9a, 10827 Berlin
proficiency and level of education)
Tel. 03090277–4374
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents Alt-Köpenick 21, 12555 Berlin, room 319a
[email protected]
This Department has various offices: Tel. 030 90297-32 60
Thu 3pm–6pm
[email protected] [email protected]
and [email protected] Wed 9am–12 noon and 2pm–5pm
Tue 3pm–4.30pm
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Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Ortolfstr. 182-184, 12524 Berlin
11 Lichtenberg 12 Reinickendorf
Tel. 030 90297-6703
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
[email protected]
Welcome Classes (allocation of places) Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Thu 2pm–6pm
Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60, 10315 Berlin, building 1 Buddestr. 21, 13507 Berlin
Tel. 030 90296-3820 Tel. 030 90294-4768
Department of Mental Health for Children and
[email protected] [email protected]
Adolescents
Mon 9am–12 noon, Tue 9am–1pm, Thu 3pm–6pm
Hans-Schmidt-Str. 16, 12489 Berlin
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Tel. 030 90297-4711
Welcome Classes (assessment of language Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
proficiency and level of education) Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Alt-Friedrichsfelde 60, 10315 Berlin, building 1 proficiency and level of education)
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
Tel. 030 920 296-9040 Buddestr. 21, 13507 Berlin
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
[email protected] Tel. 030 90294-4721
Luisenstr. 16, 12557 Berlin
[email protected]
Tel. 030 65661230
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
[email protected]
Postcodes: 13051, 13053, 13055, 13057, 13059 Department of Mental Health for Children and
Thu 3pm–6pm
Oberseestr. 98, 13503 Berlin Adolescents
Tel. 030 90296-4921 Teichstr. 65, building 4, 13407 Berlin
10 Marzahn-Hellersdorf [email protected]
Tue and Thu 2pm–6pm
Tel. 030 90294-5043
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Postcodes: 10315, 10317, 10318, 10365, 10367
Local Education Authority, Coordinating Office for
Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 24, 10315 Berlin Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
Welcome Classes (allocation of places)
Tel. 030 90296-4941 Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
Alice-Salomon-Platz 3, 12591 Berlin
[email protected] Nimrodstr. 4-14, 13469 Berlin
Tel. 030 90293-2787 and 90293-2786
Mon and Thu 2pm–6pm Tel. 030 9029-44837, [email protected]
[email protected] and
Thu 3pm–6pm
[email protected]
Department of Mental Health for Children and
Adolescents
Schools Inspectorate, Coordinating Office for
Welcome Classes (assessment of language
Lichtenberg Office Sixth form colleges, vocational
Alfred-Kowalke-Str. 24, 13315 Berlin
proficiency and level of education)
Alice-Salomon-Platz 3, 12591 Berlin
Tel. 030 90296-4961 colleges and centrally
Tel. 030 90293-2965
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm
Hohenschönhausen Office administered schools
[email protected]
Oberseestr. 98, 13053 Berlin Coordinating Office for Welcome Classes
Tue 3pm–6pm
Tel. 030 90296-4954 Frankfurter Allee 73c, 10247 Berlin
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm Tel. 030 90249-1382 or 90249-1380
Department of Health for Children and Adolescents
Janusz-Korczak-Str. 32, 12627 Berlin [email protected]
Counselling and Support Centre for Educational Tue 9am–12 noon, Thu 3pm–6pm (during term time
Tel. 030 90293-3671/-3827
Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ) only)
[email protected]
Zum Hechtgraben 1, 13051 Berlin
Thu 2pm–6pm
Tel. 030 515882711, [email protected] Counselling and Support Centre for Educational
Thu 3pm–6pm Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ) for vocational
Department of Mental Health for Children and
Adolescents schools
Etkar-André-Str. 8, 12619 Berlin Frankfurter Allee 73c, 10247 Berlin
Tel. 030 90293-3691/-3684 Tel. 030 90249-1300
Mon–Thu 9am–3pm, Fri 9am–1pm

Counselling and Support Centre for Educational

Psychology and Inclusion (SIBUZ)
Naumburger Ring 17, 12627 Berlin
Tel. 030 9114867-0
[email protected]
Thu 3pm–6pm

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