After the IT fiasco in 2023, tests are in full swing. Around 73,000 students in North Rhine-Westphalia will take their Abitur exams at 992 public and private high schools, comprehensive schools, further education colleges and Waldorf schools.

There are central written exams in a total of 40 subjects. At the same time, almost 8,200 students are starting their Abi exams at 233 public andprivate vocational colleges. Because of the vocational focus of the schools, there are a higher number of examination subjects here, namely 47.