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Hungary, Budapest
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Students are guided on their individual learning paths and prepared for German and Hungarian higher education access. They learn to process information and to work in teams. The school stands for democracy, tolerance, solidarity, and social responsibility. Inclusion and integration are core pillars of the school's work, supporting social cohesion and the development of socially engaged, democratically minded graduates.
An inclusive education team includes a special education teacher (Sonderpädagogin), a special education support teacher (Förderpädagogin), and a school psychologist, with an external speech therapist available as needed. When a student has or is suspected of sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf, the school involves the leadership and specialists to develop a Förderplan and to obtain the necessary diagnosis before progression. In inclusive classroom practice, students with special educational needs learn in the regular class with supplementary individual support, with content adapted to their abilities and differentiated, multisensory approaches. Nachteilsausgleiche (accommodations) such as extended time or assistive tools are provided, and the handling of these needs is documented in the student's records. In Grundschule, a buddy system supports social inclusion by pairing older students with new classmates and, where relevant, inclusion of Inklusionsschüler; language support includes German language development and German as a foreign/second language, alongside literacy efforts.
English is taught as a subject at the Gymnasium.
The school has a school psychologist with an office and a designated contact point for students, parents, and teachers. Emotional-social development is observed and addressed as part of the overall development of students.
The school operates an internal abuse reporting system (Missbrauchsmeldesystem) managed by an independent staff member within the Stiftung Deutsche Schule Budapest. Reports of abuse or other violations can be submitted in writing or orally, and are kept confidential. The reporting office reviews all reports within 30 days. Contact details include meldestelle@deutscheschule.hu and the telephone number +36 1 555 8128, with postal correspondence to 1121 Budapest, Cinege út 8/c.
Deutsche Schule Budapest is a German‑Hungarian bilingual school for ages 5 to 18. The campus sits in Budapest's XII district on a 3.6‑hectare forested site, with a modern building expanded in 2023 offering multimedia classrooms and specialist facilities. The school operates Grundschule (0. Klasse to 4. Klasse) and Gymnasium, with two language streams: Deutscher Zweig (German track) and Ungarischer Zweig (Hungarian track). Deutschunterricht is delivered as Deutsch als Fremdsprache or Deutsch als Muttersprache, with separate curricula for DaF (1–9) and DaM (5–12). The German‑language stream is taught mainly by native German‑speaking teachers, and KMK guidelines shape the curriculum. The Gymnasium includes Studienberatung, Orientierungsstufe, Mittelstufe and Oberstufe. Founded in 1990 as a German‑Hungarian encounter school, it is part of the international network of German Auslandsschulen and is sponsored by the Deutsche Schule Budapest Foundation, representing Germany, Hungary, Baden‑Württemberg and the City of Budapest. The campus features a well‑stocked library, an on‑site theatre, an in‑house kitchen, a gymnasium, outdoor sports grounds and a forest learning trail.
