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Information on issuing a school certificate

A school certificate is issued by the responsible school. Certificates are issued automatically at the school attended. It is not necessary to apply for a certificate to be produced or issued.

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Detailed description

Have you completed a school semester, school year or course of study? The certificate will be issued to you on the certificate issue day by the school you attended.

If it is a final or leaving certificate, you will also be given certified copies of the certificate.

Note: Certificates are issued and distributed automatically at the school attended. It is not necessary to apply for the first issue.

 

Information

Prerequisites

A school relationship and school attendance.

A certificate is awarded to those who successfully complete an educational course
completed or passed a final examination and leaves school.

Leaving certificates may be considered under certain conditions if the course of study attended has not been successfully completed but the school is being left.

Documents required

no

Please note

There are no clues or special features.

Deadlines

End of school year, end of school semester or departure date

Procedure

Certificates are issued automatically at the school attended without the need for an application, in good time before the certificates are issued, and are usually given to the students present on the certificate issue day at the end of the school semester or school year.

If a student is not present on the day the certificate is issued due to leave of absence, illness or other reasons beyond their control, the certificate must be sent to the parents or, if the student is of legal age, to the student in a sealed envelope.

Processing time

The processing time for issuing the certificates varies, but the certificates are generally issued by the scheduled issue date. The certificate issue date is generally at the end of the school semester or school year.




Typically, the certificate is filled out, printed, signed and sealed. The process can take a few days to a few weeks.

Fees

No

Legal basis

Hamburg - § 8 APO-GrundStGy | State standard Hamburg | Certificates in grades 1 to 3 | § 8 - Certificates in grades 1 to 3 | valid from: 01.08.2011 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 9 APO-GrundStGy | State standard Hamburg | Certificates in grades 4 to 8 | § 9 - Certificates in grades 4 to 8 | valid from: 01.08.2013 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 10 APO-GrundStGy | State standard Hamburg | Certificates in grades 9 and 10 | § 10 - Certificates in grades 9 and 10 | valid from: 01.08.2017 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 11 APO-GrundStGy | State standard Hamburg | Types, forms and content of certificates | § 11 - Types, forms and content of certificates | valid from: 01.08.2015 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 14 APO-AH | State standard Hamburg | Types of certificates | § 14 - Types of certificates | valid from: 01.08.2008 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 15 APO-AH | State standard Hamburg | Half-yearly reports, annual reports | § 15 - Half-yearly reports, annual reports | valid from: November 5th, 2022 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 17 APO-AH | State standard Hamburg | Leaving certificate | § 17 - Leaving certificate | valid from: November 5th, 2022 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 18 APO-AH | State standard Hamburg | Certificate of general higher education entrance qualification | § 18 - Certificate of general higher education entrance qualification | valid from: November 5th, 2022 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

Hamburg - § 19 APO-AH | State standard Hamburg | Form and issuing of certificates | § 19 - Form and issuing of certificates | valid from: 01.08.2017 (landesrecht-hamburg.de)

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Last updated: 19.04.2025