Schools in figures

The city offers a wide range of alternatives for education and training.

The City of Dresden - Academic Year 2009/2010:

133 municipal schools:

• 67 primary schools
• 25 secondary schools
• 15 grammar schools
• 13 special schools
• 10 vocational school centres, comprising:
  • 10 vocational schools
  • 6 vocational grammar schools
  • 7 college upper schools
  • 4 colleges
  • 6 vocational colleges
  • 7 centres for vocational preparation
  • 5 centres for basic vocational preparation
  • 1 vocational special school
• 1 medical training college
• 2 schools for adult education
  (evening secondary school and evening grammar school)

36 independent schools:

• 3 primary schools
• 11 schools incorporating several school types (including the Dresden International School)
• 3 grammar schools
• 4 special schools
• 14 vocational schools
• 1 centre for vocational preparation

3 state-run schools:

• 1 secondary school (Dresden Palucca School)
• 1 grammar school (Carl Maria von Weber School)
• 1 medical training college