Gymnasium
English translation: grammar school / certificate of general higher education entrance qualification
| 15:31 Feb 14, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Uschi (Ursula) Walke Local time: 10:02 | |||
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High School Explanation: English = grammar school US - High school Abitur is an examination you pass to get into the Gymnasium. This is just an approx. comparison and you should probably keep the German equivalent in your translation just to be on the safe side. Good luck. Own experience when I lived in Germany |
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Secondary school (U.S. High School)/ school-leaving Explanation: examination (final H.S. examination) |
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High school/secondary or grammar school Explanation: Abitur is the FINAL examination you have to attend AFTER you finish High School in order to be able to say you have completed High School and in order to be able to carry on with College or auniversity Studies. own experience (lived in Germany and UK) |
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high school/high school leaving diploma Explanation: This is what I would say |
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High School and Tertiary Entrance Exam (TAE) Explanation: That's what we call it in Australia. Live here |
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Sorry, one above should be (TEE) not (TAE) Explanation: sorry, got the abbreviation wrong. |
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grammar school / certificate of general higher education entrance qualification Explanation: This is quite a mouthful for 'Abitur' but this is what the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government calls it. facts about Germany, 1999, published by German Government |
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See below Explanation: I would avoid using grammar school or high school, even though they are the US or British equivalents. Nonetheless, they are far from 100% equivalency, each has very different requirements for graduation. One thing they all have in common is that they are secondary schools. And that is what I would use. Abitur would be secondary school-leaving certificate or graduation certificate. If you would translate it as high school diploma (the US equivalent, but not based on prerequisites) you would be shortchanging the student. Good references: www.AICE-eval.org International Handbook on Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education, 1991 Article in American Translators Assoc. publication, Chronicle, by George Fletscher, Mar. 2000 Good luck! |
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Grammer school/High school Explanation: Although the dictionary gives these two meanings, I would say grammar school is more appropriate. That is what we have been taught right from school days and even by our German teachers. |
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