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FROM🇰🇷 South KoreaTO🇩🇪 Germany

South Korea university-entry stage to Germany: education route

Compare university-entry stage in South Korea with the corresponding school stage in Germany, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

South Korea describes this point as High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT. Germany describes the receiving stage as Academic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathways. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATARRIVING STAGEAcademic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathways

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇰🇷 South Korea🇩🇪 Germany
Current stageHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATAcademic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathways
Education authorityA national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.The 16 Länder govern schools; the KMK coordinates shared standards and qualification comparability.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements

🧳 Preparation file

Bring these into the route

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

National curriculum and achievement standardsNational Curriculum Information Center ↗High-school equivalency qualification, subjects and passing rulesNational Institute for Lifelong Education · High-school Equivalency Support Center ↗CSAT official informationKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Current CSAT candidate guideKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Upper secondary level and AbiturStanding Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs ↗

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🔎 Also described as

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