Max-von-Laue-Schule
Max-von-Laue-Schule is a public Integrated Secondary School (ISS) in Steglitz-Zehlendorf. In the 2024/25 school year, 520 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. Entrance, elevator, and WC are accessible. The school directory records the profile “SESB Deutsch-Griechisch, bilingual Deutsch-Englisch”. SESB stands for Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin, a bilingual branch with its own admission process. Bilingual instruction is offered in English and Modern Greek. The school has no Oberstufe of its own; the route to the Abitur runs through a partner Oberstufe or an Oberstufenzentrum.
Contact & Address
- Address
- Dürerstraße 27, 12203 Berlin
- Phone
- +49 30 84414920
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 06K08
- School Type
- Integrated Secondary School
- Upper Secondary (Oberstufe)
- No
- Full-Day Program
- Compulsory (gebunden)
- 1st Foreign Language
- English
- Foreign Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Bilingual Instruction
- English, Modern Greek
- Profiles
- SESB Deutsch-Griechisch, bilingual Deutsch-Englisch
- Student Count
- 520
- Teachers
- 56
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 9.3 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Max-von-Laue-Schule was heavily oversubscribed in all 3 recorded years. The number of places varied slightly. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 172 first-choice applications for 109 places. That is a demand ratio of 158 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 172 | 109 | 158% | Yes |
| 2025/26 | 187 | 104 | 180% | Yes |
| 2024/25 | 176 | 104 | 169% | Yes |