Online Intermediate Secondary School Diploma Preparation (Realschulabschluss)

Program Description
The Online Intermediate Secondary School Diploma Preparation program enables adults to earn the state-recognized Realschulabschluss qualification through flexible remote study. Designed for working professionals, parents, and learners seeking to expand their career opportunities, this course bridges educational gaps and satisfies the minimum credential requirement demanded by modern vocational training programs and higher-level apprenticeships. Graduates establish a solid foundation for occupational advancement or further academic qualifications such as the technical college entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife) or the Abitur.
The curriculum thoroughly covers all general education subjects mandated by state examination standards, with a focus on core areas such as German, Mathematics, and English, alongside science, humanities, and social studies disciplines. Students gain essential linguistic and mathematical competencies, develop structured analytical thinking, and acquire broad contextual knowledge of contemporary cultural and scientific topics. Didactically structured learning units and targeted self-assessment tasks systematically train examination techniques and ensure a profound understanding of each discipline.
Learning takes place flexibly from home using specially developed study booklets paired with the digital Online Study Center. Students submit assignments digitally and receive detailed personal evaluations and guidance from dedicated subject tutors throughout the entire study period. To maximize exam readiness, learners have access to two state examination dates per year in Hamburg, held directly in familiar academy facilities, offering a dependable and supportive pathway to official graduation.
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About Fernakademie für Erwachsenenbildung
Fernakademie für Erwachsenenbildung GmbH is a Hamburg-based distance learning provider offering state-approved programs in business, technology, IT, health, and general education. The academy delivers distance learning alongside selected on-site seminars, using its Online-Studienzentrum for assignments, tutoring, and digital study tools. All courses are approved by the Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht (ZFU) in Köln and end with a Fernakademie report or certificate. Some also prepare students for external examinations, such as state examinations or chamber examinations like IHK qualifications.
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Enrollment is open to applicants who hold a Hauptschulabschluss for the standard 24-month track, while learners without prior secondary certificates can enter via the preparatory foundation path. Registration can be completed directly through the online application portal or by submitting the written enrollment form, and students may begin their studies at any time.
You enroll in the course directly with Fernakademie für Erwachsenenbildung. The final exam, for example before the IHK or as a state exam, has admission requirements. The documents from Fernakademie für Erwachsenenbildung explain them.
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