Vocational School Programs – Business & Administration

Berufsfachschule B1
A one-year full-time program under APO-BK (Annex B).
Entry requirement: First School Leaving Certificate (Hauptschulabschluss after Grade 9).
Qualification: Entitles students to progress to Berufsfachschule B2.

Berufsfachschule B2
A one-year full-time program under APO-BK (Annex B).
Entry requirement: Extended First School Leaving Certificate (Hauptschulabschluss after Grade 10).
Graduates of B1 who obtain the Extended First School Leaving Certificate may enter B2.
Qualification: Entitles students to progress to the Higher Vocational School (Höhere Berufsfachschule).

Higher Vocational School (Höhere Handelsschule)
A two-year program in Business & Administration combining vocational and general subjects.
Vocational subjects provide practical business-related knowledge (e.g., Business English).
Internship: Two-week placement in a business during the first year.
Entry requirement: Intermediate School Leaving Certificate (Mittlerer Schulabschluss / Fachoberschulreife).
Qualification: School-based part of the University of Applied Sciences Entrance Qualification (Fachhochschulreife).
To obtain the full qualification, an additional 18-week internship is required.
Provides access to Universities of Applied Sciences in all disciplines (not limited to Business Administration).

Key Subjects (Vocational):
Business Administration & Accounting, English, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, Spanish, Economics.

Key Subjects (General):
German/Communication, Politics/Social Studies, Religious Education, Sports/Health Promotion.

Vocational Gymnasium – Business & Administration

A three-year upper secondary program providing broad business-related education.
Offers advantages for business-related university studies and develops strong analytical and professional skills.
Entry requirement: Intermediate School Leaving Certificate with qualification for upper secondary education (Qualifikationsvermerk) or promotion to upper secondary level.

Subjects include:
German, English, Mathematics (advanced courses), Spanish, Business Administration (advanced), Economics, Economic Geography, Social Studies/History, Physics, Business Informatics, Religious Education, Sports, plus courses in study skills, rhetoric, and literature.

Qualification: General Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur).