Student and school affairs (BV 2)
Attending school, changing schools
On this page you will find initial information on the subject of changing schools within Hamburg.
Address and contact information
Opening hours
Mon, Tue 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., Thurs 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. During these times, there is an open consultation hour without an appointment being made. Appointments outside of these times can be made bilaterally if necessary. At the moment the first contact is always by telephone, email or post.
Facility info
In principle, the colleagues can be reached during the stated telephone consultation hours. Due to appointments, holidays, illness and the current high workload, availability by telephone at these times cannot be guaranteed.
Public transport
U3 / buses X22 / 37/261 Hamburger Straße, U3 / buses 25/37/172/173 U Mundsburg
Important notes
Prerequisites
- Important reason
Documents required
- Application forms AS 80 (general school change) or AS 80a (change from grammar school to district school in year 7). The forms are provided by the school currently attended.
- Last testimonials
- If applicable, proof of residence (if relevant --> relocation, immigration, etc.)
- If necessary, medical or other professional opinions
- Indication of desired schools (if capacity at the desired schools is exhausted, another school will be assigned in accordance with § 42 paragraph 7 of the Hamburg Schools Act, provided this is necessary for school organizational reasons and taking age-appropriate school routes into account.)
Please note
Deadlines
- Applications for a change to the new school year must be submitted by May 31st of the year.
- If year 7 is affected, the deadline is approx. 4 weeks before the start of the summer holidays (06/28/2023).
- Applications submitted late will be given priority and may not be processed until after the holidays.
- There are no deadlines for change requests during the year.
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
- Consultation with department head / school management
- Application in school
- School management examines application
- Clarification at school level (all years except 7)
- Forwarding to the authorities if clarification at school level is not possible or if year 7 is affected
- Notification
Processing time
The processing time depends on the individual case.
Fees
No
Legal notes
Legal remedies
You can object to a decision within one month. This has no suspensive effect. However, if the objection procedure is wholly or partially unsuccessful, costs may arise.
Legal basis
- Guideline for the admission of pupils to state general education schools in Hamburg
- § 13 Training and examination regulations for the elementary school and grades 5 to 10 of the district school and the grammar school
- Section 28 of the Hamburg Schools Act
Service description
Change in the current school year to primary level/secondary level I (during the year):
- The change is applied for in the main school using form AS 80.
- The schools involved (main school and desired schools) can clarify a change by mutual agreement without involving the authorities.
- If it is not considered sensible or possible to switch between the regular school and the desired school, the regular school will reject the application.
- If a change cannot be clarified between the schools, the authority will decide.
Change at the end/beginning of the school year:
--> Change in grades 1-6 or 8-10
- The change is applied for in the main school using form AS 80.
- The schools involved (main school and desired schools) can clarify a change by mutual agreement without involving the authorities.
- If it is not considered sensible or possible to switch between the regular school and the desired school, the regular school will reject the application.
- If a change cannot be clarified between the schools, the authority will decide.
--> Change to grade 7
- The change is applied for at the main school using form AS 80a.
- A central distribution procedure is carried out for the change from year 6 of the grammar school to year 7 of the district school. Shortly before the holidays, the authorities decide on the distribution of the children.
- All applicants will receive notifications at the beginning of the holidays, with which the decisions will be communicated.
Change in high school:
The schools involved clarify the change among themselves or the pupils or their legal guardians contact the schools of their choice directly. There is no provision for the authority to be involved.
Keywords: Change of school form for grades 1-10 Change of school grades 1-10 Change of school form Change of school to upper level Change of school in the current year Change of school to the new school year Change of school in the university level Change of school elementary school Change of school district school Change of school to high school
Last updated: 03.10.2023