Editing Thuringia (section)

== Education ==
In Germany, the educational system is part of the sovereignty of the Länder; therefore each Land has its own school and college system.

=== School system ===
{{See also|Education in Germany}}

The Thuringian school system was developed after the reunification in 1990, combining some elements of the former [[GDR]] school system with the [[Bavaria]]n school system. Most German school rankings attest that Thuringia has one of the most successful education systems in Germany, resulting in high-quality outcomes.

Early-years education is quite common in Thuringia. Since the 1950s, nearly all children have been using the service, whereas early-years education is less developed in western Germany. Its inventor [[Friedrich Fröbel]] lived in Thuringia and founded the world's first [[Kindergarten]]s there in the 19th century. The Thuringian primary school takes four years and most primary schools are all-day schools offering optional extracurricular activities in the afternoon. At the age of ten, pupils are separated according to aptitude and proceed to either the [[Gymnasium (Germany)|Gymnasium]] or the {{ill|Regelschule|de}}. The former leads to the [[Abitur]] exam after a further eight years and prepares for higher education, while the latter has a more vocational focus and finishes with exams after five or six years, comparable to the [[Hauptschule]] and [[Realschule]] found elsewhere in Germany.

Thuringia is home to a K-12 international school in the city of Weimar, Thuringia International School (ThIS). The school was established in the year 2000 and is accredited by the Council of International Schools and authorised to offer the International Baccalaureate PYP, MYP and DP. Students who graduate from the school are able to gain admission to colleges and universities around the world.