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Entrance Examination Short Grammar School Zurich
The entrance exam looks like this:
Short-term high school:
You are in secondary school, but you really want to go to grammar school? Then the short-term high school is right for you!
Duration: 4 years
School years: 9th to 12th school year (or 10th to 13th).
Admission procedure: Written examination in German, French and mathematics
The entrance exam looks like this:
Admission:
After 8th or 9th grade
Registration Deadlines:
until February 10, 2025
Next exam dates:
March 3, 2025
German:
The German entrance exam for the short-term high school consists of two parts:
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Text comprehension and language observation: 45 min.
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German, essay: 90 min.
French:
The French entrance exam for the short high school consists of the following parts:
- Listening comprehension /language exercise /Reading comprehension /Writing assignment: 60 min.
Mathematics:
The mathematics entrance examination for the short high school consists of the following parts:
- Arithmetic/algebra and geometry: 90 min.
For more information on entrance exams to secondary schools in the Canton of Zurich, please visit the website of the Department of Education of the Canton of Zurich:
