Overview
- Officials say the current staffing need is not yet covered and the exact gap will be determined after schools finalize rosters in early October.
- Berlin projects an additional hiring requirement of 4,161 full-time teaching posts for 2025/26.
- As of August 1, 4,145 people had been hired; based on last year’s part-time rates, local reporting estimates this equates to a deficit of roughly 547 full-time equivalents.
- Roughly 580 people applied for lateral-entry teaching roles, with 194 offers issued and 184 accepted, mostly for primary schools (97), followed by secondary/gymnasiums (81) and vocational schools (6).
- Applications from fully qualified teachers totaled 952 as of August 1, including 606 from Berlin, and figures exclude applications from retirees.