Schooling in Berlin Before 2010/2011
After completing primary school, students progressed to one of the four types of secondary schools for up to six further years: Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymnasium, or Gesamtschule. When parents were allowed to choose which of this schools their child applied for the gymnasiums were often heavily oversubscribed and admitted only the students who did the best in primary school.
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