Independent schools

Prerequisites

Your child is already registered at an independent school or you are considering registering your child at one.

Please note

This information only applies to privately owned general education schools.

Deadlines

Deadlines depend on the individual case.

Procedure

The specific procedure depends on the service. Basically, when submitting an application, you should first enter into a dialogue with your school and then submit an application to them. Your school will forward the application to the Office for Schools and Vocational Training. Once a decision has been made, we will inform you of this in a notification.
If you have any further concerns, please contact the contact persons listed below by telephone or email.

Processing:
verwaltungsunterstuetzungschulsupervisedsft@bsb.hamburg.de

School supervision:
Mr. Loges: 040 / 42863 - 2096; berend.loges@bsb.hamburg.de
Mr. Hambrinker: 040 / 42863 - 3110; heiko.hambrinker@bsb.hamburg.de

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case.

Fees

None

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.

The responsible department in the school authority can answer questions in particular on the following topics at state-approved/recognized private schools:

• Examinations (external, internal, Abitur)
• complaints
• all-day care
• school fees
• admission procedure
• deferrals
• leave of absence
• grade repetitions
• Change of school (especially in state systems)
• Student transport for private students
• school trips
• and more