The corona virus continues to dominate the headlines. Now there is a drastic measure in Bavaria: the Abitur is postponed. Is there another threat of postponement?
- The corona virus * continues to spread.
- The disaster was declared for Bavaria.
- Now there is also a violent impact on the Abitur in the Free State.
Update of March 19: Yesterday, Wednesday, the Ministry of Culture announced that the start of the Abitur exams in Bavaria was postponed due to the corona virus. There are also new dates on which exams are to be taken in certain subjects.
Written exams
- May 20: German
- May 26: Mathematics
- May 29: 3rd Abitur examination subject (with French)
Oral exams (colloquia): June 15 to June 26, 2020
According to the Ministry of Culture, the additional oral exams will be completed on July 3, 2020.
Abitur exams in Bavaria postponed - Minister of Education Piazolo: "We have to react to changes"
Catch-up dates for the written Abitur examinations are scheduled so that "timely application for nationwide or locally restricted courses is possible." However, further changes in the course of the Abitur examination 2020 cannot currently be ruled out.
Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo
: "The current situation is a challenge for the entire school community and requires flexible action. We have to react to changes. We must always focus on the interests of our children and young people and keep an eye on the burdens on the schools. My sincere thanks once again to all teachers for their excellent work. "
Corona crisis in the Free State: start of the Abitur exams in Bavaria postponed - the reactions
Update from 2:11 p.m .: The start of the Abitur exams in Bavaria has been postponed. The reason is the spread of the coronavirus. The associations welcomed the decision. It is a fair and reliable regulation, it said from the Bavarian Philologists Association (bpv) . They will continue to keep in close contact and reassess the situation in a changed situation and react flexibly. "In this crisis we all have to work together and make the best of the situation together," said bpv spokesman Benedikt Karl.
The regional student spokesman for the high schools , Joshua Grasmüller, considers this step to be essential, also for reasons of fairness. "We hope that everything calms down again and that we can write our Abitur at the current date." He praised the teachers. They provided the students with material intensively.
The Bavarian Teachers' Association also called for an early decision for other types of school. There, however, the exams start later anyway. "Everyone must be treated fairly," said BLLV President Simone Fleischmann. The students who are currently writing the state examination for the teaching profession also urgently need a clear announcement.
The Bavarian junior high school teachers' association (brlv) also wishes this for the approximately 40,000 junior high school students who are about to reach their intermediate level. "In a crisis situation, especially young people have to have a clear line so that no rumors arise and fears do not spread," said brlv state chairman Jürgen Böhm. But he was confident that a solution would be found.
Start of the Abitur examination in Bavaria postponed - swipe from NRW
Update from 01.01 p.m .: The decision of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture to postpone the Abitur exams in the Free State due to the coronavirus pandemic brought the responsible person a critical blow from the NRW Minister of Education Yvonne Gebauer . At a press conference on the current coronavirus situation in North Rhine-Westphalia, she said that even NRW "had made comparable plans".
A decision had not yet been made. "We will then discuss this in coordination with the national community, " said Gebauer, also emphasizing that associations should also be included in the coordination. The Minister of Education has thus indirectly criticized Bavarian going it alone when postponing the Abitur exams . North Rhine-Westphalia will apparently not make this far-reaching decision without first consulting the other countries.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Abitur exams are postponed in the Free State because of the pandemic
Update from 9.41 a.m .: The Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday that the Abitur exams in Bavaria will be postponed. The reason is the spread of the coronavirus. "Despite the Corona crisis, we want to ensure fair conditions for our high school graduates," said Minister of Culture Michael Piazolo (Free Voters) . Due to the discontinuation of lessons until after the Easter holidays , the students would not have enough preparation time without changing the schedule. "It was important to me to coordinate the new exam dates with teachers, parents, students and directors," emphasized Piazolo.
#Abitur: The Bavarian Ministry of Culture has decided to postpone the start of exams for the #Gymnasium from April 30th to May 20th, 2020. This ensures fair conditions. https://t.co/mA0Ct8mM0D
- Ministry of Culture of Bavaria (@KM_Bayern) March 18, 2020The new schedule is designed to ensure that students are given adequate preparation time for the exams, it said. In addition, sufficient time for outstanding proof of performance in the run-up to the Abitur exams is gained in this way. The catch-up dates for the written exams would also be set in such a way that a timely application for courses with a national or local admission restriction is possible.
However, due to the unclear developments in the spread of viruses, further changes in the course of the Abitur examination 2020 cannot be ruled out. “The current situation is a challenge for the entire school community and requires flexible action. We have to react to changes, ”said Piazolo.
Corona virus in Bavaria: Abitur exams in the Free State are postponed
First report from March 18, 9.33 a.m.
Due to the corona virus , the beginning of the Abitur exams in Bavaria will be postponed from April 30th to May 20th, 2020. The Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday in Munich.
EIL +++ #Bayern postpones start of # Abitur exams because of #Coronavirus +++ https: //t.co/ujdEQjmZDZ
- BR24 (@ BR24) March 18, 2020You can read all the news about the corona virus in Bavaria in our news ticker.
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