Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gemeinschaftsschule
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gemeinschaftsschule is a public Community School (Gemeinschaftsschule) in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,170 students attended the school. English is the first foreign language; French and Turkish are also taught. The full-day program is compulsory: in year 7 every student stays into the afternoon. Entrance, elevator, and WC are accessible. The school directory records the profile “bilingual Deutsch-Englisch, SESB Deutsch-Türkisch”. SESB stands for Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin, a bilingual branch with its own admission process. Bilingual instruction is offered in English and Turkish. The school runs its own Oberstufe, up to the Abitur.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 30 2250277111
- Website
- https://www.cvo-berlin.de
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 02K02
- School Type
- Community School
- Upper Secondary (Oberstufe)
- Yes
- Full-Day Program
- Compulsory (gebunden)
- 1st Foreign Language
- English
- Foreign Languages
- English, French, Turkish
- Bilingual Instruction
- English, Turkish
- Profiles
- bilingual Deutsch-Englisch, SESB Deutsch-Türkisch
- Student Count
- 1,170
- Teachers
- 112
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 10.4 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gemeinschaftsschule had enough places in 2026/27. The years cannot be compared with each other at Gemeinschaftsschulen: Berlin counts the transfers out of a school's own primary years differently each school year, once among the applications, once among the places. A comparison with other schools in the same year holds, a trend over time does not. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 140 first-choice applications for 156 places. That is a demand ratio of 90 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 140 | 156 | 90% | No |
| 2025/26 | 177 | 137 | 129% | Yes |
| 2024/25 | 169 | 104 | 163% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2025 Abitur, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gemeinschaftsschule averaged 2.52 and sits in the better half of Berlin's community schools. An average is published for 16 Berlin community schools: the median is 2.57 and the range runs from 2.00 to 2.90.
| Year | Average | Pass Rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.52 | 96% | 88 |
| 2024 | 2.56 | 97% | 95 |