Schools in Bavaria; Information

In Bavaria, there are many options for individual education and more than 6,000 schools. You can search for Bavarian schools in your area, different types of schools and training courses as well as school directories. The schools are divided into general education schools, vocational schools, schools for special educational needs and schools for the sick. Special schools include general and vocational schools. General education schools also include second-chance schools.

You can search for a Bavarian school in your area, a type of school and various educational opportunities on the website of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (see "Related links"). Please note that the Sprengel principle applies to elementary school (grades 1 to 4) and secondary schools. The allocation of your school is based on your place of residence or district, so there is no choice. The following applies to secondary school alliances: There is a right of choice within the alliance, unless the school authorities have imposed restrictions on the right of choice.

The state education authorities and district administrations or independent cities publish information about the schools in their area of responsibility on the internet. Private school authorities and the schools themselves generally also have their own websites.

Information on school districts and secondary schools can be found under the related links. The buttons above will also take you to this information:

- Bayernatlas, representation of primary school districts
There you can easily check which district is assigned to your home address.

- School search
This button takes you to the official website of the Bavarian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs. From there, you can search for secondary schools by location, type of school or special profile.

- Secure contact form
You can contact us directly using this button.

• The Bavarian school system
• Search and find all schools in Bavaria
• State education authorities
• Bayernatlas, representation of the primary school districts

  Schools are displayed in the property information

• School search, from primary to secondary schools

  On this page you can search for a Bavarian school in your area, a type of school and various educational offers.