SAXONY’S SCHOOLS IN FIGURES
Saxony has 1,288 public and 228 general educational schools which are funded independently. In the school year 2018/2019, 373,241 pupils attended these schools. This is an increase of 6,451 pupils (2 percent) when compared to the previous school year. The secondary level Oberschulen had 110,553 pupils and secondary level Gymnasien had 99,215 pupils.
Saxony’s pupils are instructed by 30,791 full time and/or part time teachers. Compared to the previous school year, this is an increase of 689 teachers, which translates into 2 percent.