Here you will find information in different languages. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Please click on the link below for information for students that are older than 16:

International support class at vocational colleges  

Education: School in NRW

Children between the ages of 6 and 16 have to go to school. Here you can find a quick and easy guide giving you basic information about the school system in Germany and school in NRW.

School system NRW - simply and quickly explained (German)

• Arabic/ Arabic
• Bulgarian/ Bulgarian
• English/ English
• French/ French
• Greek/ Greek
• Romanian/ Romanian
• Russian/ Russian,
• Spanish/ Spanish
• Turkish/ Turkish

More information about school in NRW

School in Cologne

Here you can find information in different languages that helps you to understand which steps are necessary for your child(ren) to attend school: www.ki-koeln.de/schule

Schooling of children without knowledge of the German language

Information for parents of pupils without knowledge of the German language:

• Albanian/ Albanian: Shqiptar
• Bosnia/ Bosnian: školu
• Bulgarian/ Bulgarisch: училище
• German/ Deutsch: School
• English/ English: School
• Farsi/ Farsi: مدرسه
• French/ French: école
• Greek/ Greek: σχολείο
• Italian/ Italian: Scuola
• Kurdish/ Kurdish: dibistan
• Persian/ Persian: مدرسة
• Polish/ Polnisch: szkoła
• Romanian/ Romanian: școală
• Romani/ Romanes: Sikavdi (škola)
• Russian/ Russisch: школа
• Serbian/ Serbian: Школала
• Spanish/ Spanish: Escuela
• Ukrainian/ Ukrainian: школу
• Turkish/ Türkish: Okul

Elementary school

Information for parents of pupils attending elementary school:

• Albanian/ Albanian: Informacione për prindërit e nxënëseve dhe nxënësve që shkojnë në shkollën fillore
• Arabic/ Arabic: معلومات للوالدين عن المدر سة الابتدائية 
• Bosnian/ Bosnian: Školska Obavijest za roditelje đaka osnovnih škola
• Bulgarian/ Bulgarisch: Информации за родители на ученици в начално училище
• German/ Deutsch: Parent information elementary school
• English/ English: Information for parents of pupils attending elementary school
• French/ French: Information for parents of primary school pupils
• Greek/ Greek: Πληροφορίες για τους γονείς των μαθητριών και μαθητών του Δημοτικού Σχολείου
• Italian/ Italian: Informazioni per i genitori degli alunni della scuola elementare
• Kurdish/ Kurdish: Agahiyên ji bo dê û bavên xwendekarên Grundschuleyê (Dibsitana Serate)
• Polish/ Polnisch: Informacje dla rodziców uczennic i uczniów szkoły podstawowej
• Romani/ Romanes: E informacije pala e deja e dada katar e čavoren kaj đžan ande elementarno sikavdi (škola)
• Romanian/ Romanian: Informatii parinti a caror copii frecventeaza cursurile scolii primare
• Russian/ Russisch: Начальная школа. Информация для родителей
• Serbian/ Serbian: Informacije za roditelje učenika osnovnih škola
• Spanish/ Spanish: Informaciones destinadas a los padres de alumnas y alumnos de las escuelas primarias
• Turkish/ Türkish: İlkokul öğrencilerinin velileri için bilgiler

Secondary school

Information for parents of pupils attending secondary school:

• Albanian/ Albanian: Informacione për prindërit e nxënëseve dhe nxënësve që shkojnë në shkollën fillore
• Arabic/ Arabic: معلومات للوالدين عن المدار س المتو سطة والثانوية
• Bosnian/ Bosnian: Obavijest za roditelje sekundarnih opšteobrazovnih škola (razredi 5. - 10.)
• Bulgarian/ Bulgarisch: Информации за родители на ученици след началното училище
• German/ Deutsch: Information for parents of secondary schools
• English/ English: Information for parents of pupils attending secondary school
• French/ French: Information on secondary schools for parents of pupils
• Greek/ Greek: Πληροφορίες για τους γονείς μαθητριών και μαθητών των Σχολείων Μέσης (Δευτεροβάθμιας) Εκπαίδευσης
• Italian/ Italian: Informazioni per i genitori degli alunni delle scuole secondarie
• Kurdish/ Kurdish: Agahiyên ji bo dê û bavên xwendekarên xwendegehên piştî dibistana serate
• Polish/ Polnisch: Informacje dla rodziców uczennic i uczniów szkół ponadpodstawowych
• Romani/ Romanes: Informacje pala e dejen te e daden kaj lenge čavore žan sikavde/škole kaj ižaren maj dur
• Romanian/ Romanian: Informatii pentru parintii ai caror copii urmeaza cursurile scolii secundare
• Russian/ Russisch: Информация о школе для родителей учеников общеобразовательных школ повышенного типа
• Serbian/ Serbian: Informacije za roditelje učenica i učenika sekundarnih opšteobrazovnih škola
• Spanish/ Spanish: Informaciones para los padres de alumnas y alumnos de las escuelas secundarias
• Turkish/ Türkish: İlkokul sonrası okullara giden öğrencilerin velileri için bilgiler

Invitation for a consultation regarding school registration in secondary level II

• German/ Deutsch: Access to the education system (school)
• Albanian/ albanian/ shqiptar: Qasja në sistemin arsimor (shkollor)
• Arabic/ العربية/ arabic: الالتحاق بنظام التعليم (المدرسة) ل 
• Bulgarian/ bulgarian/ български език: Достъп до образователната система (училище)
• English/ English: Access to the education system (school)
• Farsi/ زبان فارسی/ Farsi: دسترسی به سیستم آموزش (مدرسهه)
• French/ français: Accès au système éducatif (école)
• Fulfulde/ fula/ Pular'Fulaare: nêhouna nêhdê nôhnê néhirdê (souhdou nabbirdou gandal)
• Italian/ italian/ italiano: Accesso al sistema di istruzione (scuola)
• Kurdish/ kurdish/ کوردی, kurdî: Bidestxistina çuyîna pergala perwerdehî (dibistan)  
• Macedonian/ macedonian/ македонски: Пристап до образовниот систем (училиште) 
• Polnisch/ polish/ polszczyzna: Dostęp do systemu edukacji (szkoła)
• Romani/ Romanes: Avipe ando sikavimasko sistemo (Škola)
• Romanian/ romanian/ limba română: Предоставление доступа к системе образования (школе)
• Serbian/ serbian/ српски: Pristup obrazovnom sistemu (školi)
• Somali/Af Soomaali: Helitaanka nidaamka waxbarasho (iskuul)
• Spanish/ spanish/ español: Acceso al sistema educativo (escuela)
• Tigrinya/ Tigrinian/ ትግርኛ: ዝኽበርክን(ኩም)
• Turkish/ Türkisch/ Türkçe: eğitim sistemine (okul) başlangıç