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School - Applying for state recognition of Ersatzschulen (private schools acting as substitutes for state schools)

Schule - Staatliche Anerkennung von Ersatzschulen beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
For "state recognition as an Ersatzschule (private substitute school)", school providers (Schulträger) must submit an application. With this recognition, the school receives the right to award qualifications and certificates.

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Requirements

• The approved Ersatzschule (private substitute school) has existed for at least two years • The first cohort of students has reached the final grade level of the school • Advice (Beratung) You must obtain advice from the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung (Senate Department for Education).

Documents you need

• Application by the Schulträger (school operating body) for the granting of recognized Ersatzschule (approved private school) status Please submit an informal written application.

Fees

• 500,00-1.500,00 Euro depending on effort

Legal basis

• Schulgesetz (SchulG, School Act) § 100 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-SchulGBEV11P100 • Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO, Administrative Fees Ordinance), fee schedule (Gebührenverzeichnis), tariff item (Tarifstelle) 4851 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009V12Anlage • Legal provisions and regulations for schools under private sponsorship (Privatschulen, private schools) www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/rechtsvorschriften/#headlin

Further information

• Schulen in freier Trägerschaft (independent schools; information from the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family) www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/schule/berliner-schulen/schulen-in

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Service number 350486 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350486/