Philipp-Reis-Schule, Friedrichsdorf
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The is a comprehensive school
and one of two secondary school
s, the other being Rhein-Main International Montessori School
(RIMS), in Friedrichsdorf
, Hesse
, Germany
.
The eponym
is Philipp Reis
(1834–1874). The school has approximately 110 teachers and 1,600 students. In school year 2006/2007 the school time at the Gymnasium at the was reduced from nine to eight years
. So the students get their after twelve school years in total, rather than thirteen years as it was previously.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
and one of two secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s, the other being Rhein-Main International Montessori School
Rhein-Main International Montessori School
The Rhein-Main International Montessori School is a private school and one of two secondary schools in Friedrichsdorf, Hesse, Germany. The school includes a , primary education and a ...
(RIMS), in Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf
Friedrichsdorf is a town of the Hochtaunuskreis, some north of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany.-Location: Friedrichsdorf is located in the Taunus area, ranking third among the Hochtaunuskreis boroughs after Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Oberursel...
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
is Philipp Reis
Johann Philipp Reis
Johann Philipp Reis was a self-taught German scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone.- Early life and education :...
(1834–1874). The school has approximately 110 teachers and 1,600 students. In school year 2006/2007 the school time at the Gymnasium at the was reduced from nine to eight years
Abitur after twelve years
after twelve years, or in eight years describes the reduction from the duration in the from nine to eight school years in many of the States of Germany. In the States Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the reduction took place from seven to six years because, there, primary...
. So the students get their after twelve school years in total, rather than thirteen years as it was previously.