The gymnasium arose out of the humanistic movement of the sixteenth century. The first general school system to incorporate the gymnasium emerged in Saxony in … See more

The introduction of French and English as elective languages in the early twentieth century brought about the greatest change to German secondary education since the introduction of the See more

Curricula differ from school to school, but generally include German, mathematics, informatics/computer science, physics, chemistry See more

The Realgymnasium offered instead a nine-year course including Latin, but not Greek. Prussian Progymnasien and Realprogymnasien provided six- or seven-year courses, and … See more

The early twentieth century saw an increase in the number of Lyzeum schools for girls, which offered a six-year course. The rising … See more

Although some specialist gymnasia have English or French as the language of instruction, most lessons in a typical gymnasium (apart … See more

Gymnasien are often conceived as schools for the gifted. This, however, depends on many factors; some states such as Bavaria select their students by elementary grades or … See more