Halle's Bold School Reforms Reshape Education Amid Declining Enrollment
Halle (Saale)'s city council has approved sweeping changes to local schools. The reforms aim to adjust for falling pupil numbers while reshaping several institutions. Key decisions include mergers, relocations, and shifts in school capacity.
The most significant merger involves IGS Am Steintor and KGS Ulrich von Hutten comprehensive schools. Both will combine under a single structure, streamlining resources in the area.
Meanwhile, Heinrich Heine Gemeinschaftsschule will now function as a Type 2b school. It will also open a secondary site on Nietlebener Straße to better distribute students. Another major change affects IGS Am Planetarium, which will expand to a six-form entry system. This adjustment followed a CDU-led amendment that gained majority backing in the council.
Plans for prefabricated classrooms at Sekundarschule Süd have been abandoned. Instead, its former premises will be handed over to Hans-Dietrich Genscher Gymnasium. The move allows the gymnasium to take on additional classes and ease overcrowding.
Additionally, Karl-Friedrich Friesen Primary School is set to relocate. The school will move into a new building on Schimmelstraße, though details about earlier debates on the expansion remain unclear.
The reforms mark a major restructuring of Halle's education system. Schools will now adapt to lower student numbers through mergers, site changes, and capacity adjustments. The council's decisions will take effect in the coming academic year.
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