Overview

• Around 70,000 students in Nordrhein-Westfalen and 9,500 in Hamburg are set to begin their written Abitur exams on April 29, 2025.
• Newly standardized tasks from the federal Länder-Abituraufgabenpool are introduced in science subjects and modern language listening comprehension for the first time.
• Student representatives in Nordrhein-Westfalen criticize the tightly packed exam schedule, with some students facing three exams in four days.
• Bavaria implements an 'Auffangnetz' framework for its reduced 2025 Abitur cohort, a result of the G8-to-G9 transition, with about 5,500 students taking exams across 100 schools.
• In addition to the traditional Abitur track, approximately 14,000 vocational school students in Hamburg are pursuing state-recognized qualifications in 240 professions.