In recent years many German secondary schools, or Gymnasiums, have widened their curricular offerings to include advanced-level core classes in the English language. Many of these English language courses are part of a learning track which leads to an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma and/or the German school-leaving certificate, or Abitur. The chief advantage to enrolling your child in the German school system is financial; German public schools are state-funded and do not charge tuition. At the same time, however, it is imperative that any child attending a secondary public school in Germany has a strong command of the German language. What follows is a list of German Gymnasiums (grades 5-12) in the Rhine-Ruhr region which offer the IB diploma program in English.

Ollenhauerstraße 5, Bonn
Tel: 0228-77 75 20
Fax: 0228-77 75 24
www.feg-bonn.de

Severinstraße 241, Cologne
Tel: 0221-221 91 628
Fax: 0221-221 91 584
www.fwg-koeln.de

Ruschenstraße 1, Essen
Tel: 0201-841 17 0
Fax: 0201-841 17 26
www.goetheschule-essen.de

Herrstraße 7, Cologne
Tel: 02203-992 01 66
Fax: 02203-992 01 68
www.lessing-gymnasium.eu

Jesuitenstraße 9, Aachen
Tel: 0241-4131 98 0
Fax: 0241-4131 98 37
www.gymnasium-st-leonhard.de

Werner-Heisenberg-Str. 1, Leverkusen
Tel: 02171-70 67 0
Fax: 02171-70 67 41
www.whg.schulen-lev.de