The primary school consists of four grades/years in Thuringia.
After that, there are four options:
- Regelschule
- Gesamtschule
- Gemeinschaftsschule
- Gymnasium
To start Gymnasium, your child needs either good scores or a recommendation from the elementary school. If you want to send your child to a Gymnasium despite inadequate scores and lack of recommendations, he/she must successfully pass an entrance exam.