Bertolt-Brecht-Oberschule
Bertolt-Brecht-Oberschule is a public Integrated Secondary School (ISS) in Spandau. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,240 students attended the school. That makes it one of the ten largest integrated secondary schools in Berlin. 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 “bilingual Deutsch-Englisch, musikbetontes Profil, Botschafterschule am europäischen Parlament”. Bilingual instruction is offered in English. The school runs its own Oberstufe, up to the Abitur.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 30 3308990
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 05K03
- 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
- English
- Profiles
- bilingual Deutsch-Englisch, musikbetontes Profil, Botschafterschule am europäischen Parlament
- Student Count
- 1,240
- Teachers
- 109
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 11.4 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Bertolt-Brecht-Oberschule was oversubscribed in 2 of 3 recorded years. The number of places varied slightly. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 224 first-choice applications for 224 places. That is a demand ratio of 100 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 224 | 224 | 100% | No |
| 2025/26 | 248 | 208 | 119% | Yes |
| 2024/25 | 240 | 208 | 115% | Yes |
Abitur 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 | 2.81 | 75% | 61 |
| 2024 | 2.87 | 87% | 85 |