InGym: Program for integration at Gymnasium

InGym provides especially high-performing students with the possibility of learning German in one term (reaching B1+), simplifying integration into the Bavarian educational system.

Since 2023 three schools in Munich have been offering InGym-courses (see the different sites in the Bayern Atlas):

• in the North of Munich: Gymnasium München Moosach
• in the South of Munich: Gymnasium München Fürstenried
• in the East of Munich: Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium

Admission is coordinated jointly, meaning registration and entrance exams take place at just one of the three schools every six months and after that the students are divided up into four groups according to age at the different locations. For the school year 2025/2026, the registration and testing procedure is organized at Gymnasium Fürstenried.

Detailed information regarding the admission procedures can be found on the school website of Gymnasium Fürstenried: https://www.gymnasium-fuerstenried.de/ingym

For specific questions regarding the intensive course at Wilhelm-Hausenstein-Gymnasium, please contact Ms. Memmel: info.ingym@whg.muenchen.musin.de

What are the goals and contents of the program?

• reaching level B1 of German as a foreign language
• introduction to society and culture of Germany
• getting familiar with the Bavarian school system and preparation for future integration into regular classes
• group size: 18 students max.
• schedule:

• • 20 hours / week: German as a foreign language
  • 4 hours / week: Maths, English
  • 1-2 hours / week: Geography, History, Social Studies, Physics, PE, etc.
  • 1 hour / week: Arts, Music
  • excursions: Munich and surroundings
  • intermittent attendance of lessons in regular classes

Who is the target group?

• students whose native language is not German, who are not yet able to follow regular classes at high school and
• who are usually between 11 and 15 years old:
  • Junior course: grades 6 and 7 (age: 11-13 years)
  • Senior course: grades 8 and 9 (age: 13-15 years)
• will attend grades 6 to 9 after the InGym course
• have only recently arrived in Germany (max. 12 months)
• intend to stay in Germany in the long run (residence permit)
• have attended a secondary school abroad
• show high motivation and willingness to learn
• have passed the placement tests in Maths and English (see below)
• are willing/able to commute to one of the three InGym-schools for one semester (Phase I)

What is the course of the project?

• passing of the placement test (February/September, s. below)
• Phase I: one school semester at one of the three InGym schools
• Phase II: one school semester as a guest student at the main school (“Stammschule”) close to home with special support

Please note that at the beginning of the InGym course students will need a Gymnasium close to their place of residence (“Stammgymnasium”) to return to after successfully completing the InGym program.

What are the Placement Tests about and when do they take place?

• English (45 min)
• Maths (45 min)
• The next placement tests will take place on: Thursday, September 11, 2025, approximately from 8:15 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. at Gymnasium Fürstenried

No knowledge of German is required for the test. The requirements are based on the Bavarian curriculum for the corresponding grades.

Please note that the exams cannot be retaken!

Application is possible until 15^th of July!

Documents required are:

• child’s birth certificate
• copy of the child’s ID card / passport
• last report card
• proof of measles immunity status

>> Information of the city of Munich on the education of newly immigrated families can be found here <<

>> Information on educational paths in Bavaria can be found here in different languages <<