Hauptschule

f etwa secondary school, a school that takes students through the last five years of their compulsory period of education

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A Hauptschule caters for the last five years of the compulsory nine years at school in Germany. Students can then stay on for another year and, if their marks are good enough, obtain a qualifizierter Hauptschulabschluss, known colloquially as a Quali, which gives them a better chance in the job market and also entitles them to attend a Fachoberschule. In Austria a Hauptschule covers school years five to eight and also offers opportunities for young people who wish to go on to higher education. In Switzerland compulsory schooling is provided by a Volksschule. See: → Orientierungsstufe

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Haupt·schu·le

f ≈ secondary modern school BRIT, ≈ junior high school AM (covering years 5 to 9 or the last 5 years of the compulsory nine years at school in Germany or years 5 to 8 in Austria)

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die ≈ secondary modern school

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Hauptschule

The secondary school which prepares pupils for the Hauptschulabschluss (school-leaving certificate). The Hauptschule aims to give the least academically-inclined children a sound educational grounding. Pupils stay at the Hauptschule for 5 or 6 years after the Grundschule. See also Schule, Lehre

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Hauptschule f etwa secondary school, a school that takes students through the last five years of their compulsory period of education

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die ≈ secondary modern school

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Hauptschule

The secondary school which prepares pupils for the Hauptschulabschluss (school-leaving certificate). The Hauptschule aims to give the least academically-inclined children a sound educational grounding. Pupils stay at the Hauptschule for 5 or 6 years after the Grundschule. See also Schule, Lehre

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-n f.

junior high school (US) n.

middle school (US) n.

secondary modern school (UK) n.

secondary school (non-academic) n.