Gymnasium High School in Germany

Zinzendorfschulen - Private boarding school in south-west Germany:
The Zinzendorf schools in Königsfeld are among the largest state-recognized private schools with boarding school facilities in Germany. Christian values and cosmopolitanism have shaped the model of the school in Protestant sponsorship for more than 200 years. Our boarding houses in Königsfeld in the Black Forest region (in the state of Baden-Württemberg in south-west Germany, close to Freiburg, France and Switzerland) is open to students of all denominations and nationalities, and provide around 70 boys and girls in grades 5 to 13 with a “temporary second home”.

German Secondary (High) School Curriculum:
Pathways leading to the general higher education entrance qualification (‘Abitur’)
- Gymnasium specialising in social and health sciences (with psychology and education as the specialist option) or
- Gymnasium specialising in business and economics (with business as the specialist option). 

Gymnasium is the most advanced of the 3 types of German secondary schools, and strongly emphasizes academic learning. This type of academically-oriented secondary school is comparable with college prep schools in the United States, and with the British grammar school system.

Developing the Whole Personality
The Zinzendorf schools help young people to develop their strengths, to shape their lives responsibly and to find their way into our society.

This includes not only the transfer of knowledge, but also the development of creative talents and social skills. Pupils should develop joy in their ability to accomplish and achieve something.

We help our students, against the background of their own life goals, interests and values, to use their strengths and to set priorities. In addition we offer other advisory options in cooperation with the Telos Institute for Student Counselling and Education Consultancy based in Tübingen.

Educational Paths
At the Zinzendorf Schools, we offer a variety of educational pathways leading to the general higher education entrance qualification (‘Abitur’), which entitles you to study any subject at all colleges/universities: 

• Gymnasium offering general education; grades 8/9 with language, science or arts optionsl
• Gymnasium specialising in business and economics
• Gymnasium specialising in social and health sciences – social affairs option
• Realschule (secondary school)
• Two year Berufsfachschule (technical vocational school) for home economics and nutrition/business and economics
• Berufskolleg (vocational college) for social education
• Fachschule (training/specialised school) for social education / social care

You can choose between the Gymnasium offering general education, the Gymnasium specialising in social and health sciences (with psychology and education as the specialist option) or the Gymnasium specialising in business and economics (with business as the specialist option).

In order to attend the Gymnasium specialising in social and health sciences or the Gymnasium specialising in business and economics, you must have successfully passed class 9 at a German Gymnasium lasting for eight years (G8) or class 10 at a German Gymnasium lasting for nine years (G9).

If you want to do your school leaving certificate with us, we normally require you to have at least level B2 in German and English. We must have a relevant certificate from you proving your German language skills.

German language courses
Proficiency in German is the basis for your success in school and your life here in Germany. Our specialist teachers of German as a foreign language will not only help you to improve your language skills, they will also support you with German as a school subject, e.g. with required reading or in preparing for class tests.

Sports
Sport is an important part of boarding house life. Weekly options such as football, basketball, table tennis, darts and mountain biking are supplemented by regular swimming pool trips, badminton and skate boarding. In addition, the Zinzendorf Schools’ sports hall is available daily outside of lesson times. The winter months are dedicated to winter sports on the House’s own ice rink and in nearby ski areas.

Go for Golf
Boarding school with golf school: Improve your handicap and your academic achievements with our additional sporting offer. Our boarding school is within walking distance of the 18-hole course of the golf club Königsfeld and we work closely together with the renowned HuKi golf school.

The HuKi golf school offers two different modules to give beginners the joy of golf and to optimally promote and train performance golfers. The 18-hole course of the golf club Königsfeld is one of the most beautiful in southern Germany. It is also the official training location in the Olympic base in Stuttgart. Beginners as well as performance-oriented golfers find ideal conditions for us to successfully combine school and golf.

Leisure Activities
Musical talent and creativity: music and theatre are always given high priority at the Zinzendorf Schools. We have various choirs, a symphony orchestra, a brass band, a jazz band and various theatre, literature and art clubs.

Many types of musical instrument can also be learned in Königsfeld.

Be Active: We offer a wide range of sports including football, basketball, volleyball and athletics, archery, swimming pool trips, riding at various stables in and around Königsfeld, sailing, table tennis, snooker and darts, mountain biking, fitness training in our own weights room. In winter, ice hockey and ice skating on our own ice rink and trips to nearby ski areas.

School Clubs: Our range of school clubs is very broad. Contact us for details.