Kurt-Schwitters-Schule
Kurt-Schwitters-Schule is a public Integrated Secondary School (ISS) in Pankow. In the 2024/25 school year, 987 students attended the school. English is the first foreign language; French and Spanish are also taught. The full-day program is compulsory: in year 7 every student stays into the afternoon. The school directory records the profile “SESB Deutsch–Portugiesisch”. SESB stands for Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin, a bilingual branch with its own admission process. Bilingual instruction is offered in Portuguese. The school runs its own Oberstufe, up to the Abitur.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 30 42847811
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 03K01
- School Type
- Integrated Secondary School
- Upper Secondary (Oberstufe)
- Yes
- Full-Day Program
- Compulsory (gebunden)
- 1st Foreign Language
- English
- Foreign Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Bilingual Instruction
- Portuguese
- Profiles
- SESB Deutsch–Portugiesisch
- Student Count
- 987
- Teachers
- 94
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 10.5 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Kurt-Schwitters-Schule was oversubscribed in all 3 recorded years. The number of places was increased over that period. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 245 first-choice applications for 182 places. That is a demand ratio of 135 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 245 | 182 | 135% | Yes |
| 2025/26 | 213 | 156 | 137% | Yes |
| 2024/25 | 178 | 104 | 171% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2025 Abitur, Kurt-Schwitters-Schule averaged 2.22 and sits in the quarter of Berlin's integrated secondary schools with the best results. An average is published for 34 Berlin integrated secondary schools: the median is 2.63 and the range runs from 1.92 to 3.06.
| Year | Average | Pass Rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.22 | 100% | 112 |
| 2024 | 2.27 | 100% | 103 |