Abitur

The Abitur is the highest school certificate that can be obtained in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Colegio Humboldt is an officially recognized school by the KMK: The Permanent Conference of the Ministers of Culture and Public Education of the States of Germany and since 1999 is authorized to offer this exam, the Abitur. The School Principal, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Examiner sent by the KMK, as well as the Principal of the Board of the School sign this diploma.
 

The students that obtain the diploma of the Abitur (allgemeine Hochschulreife), can enroll and study any professional degree in Germany. The German Abitur is like the International Baccalaureat, accredited as a high-school prestige diploma in many countries.
 

In order to obtain the Abitur diploma the students of the Colegio Humboldt must attend the “Integrated Group” during the High School, in which Mexican and German students prepare themselves to obtain both “Bachilleratos” (the Mexican and the German high school degrees), complying with a special program authorized by the BUAP (Puebla State University) and the German Government.

Sprachdiplom

The Sprachdiplom is a certificate in German language and is the most important diploma offered by the German Government.

During his/her attendance at the Colegio Humboldt each student must take two German exams in order to obtain the Sprachdiplom. Students that pass the Sprachdiplom Level II, have the necessary idiomatic knowledge to study in Germany.

The grades of our students are about average of the ones of the other German schools in Mexico, and above the other Latin America schools’ average.

For more information about the German Sprachdiplom please click here

BUAP (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla)

The High School of the Colegio Humboldt is incorporated to the Puebla State University BUAP, who is the local educative authority for our study plans and approves the High School Certificate (Certificado de Bachillerato) at the end of the high school studies. This Certificate has national and international validity.

Our internal study plan complies with the BUAP’s official study plans requirements, but enriches it in all areas of knowledge, with the German official study plans. And therefore our High School is the only bicultural and trilingual educative option.

First Certificate in English (FCE)

This exam corresponds to Level B2 in the Common European Framework for foreign languages. At this level, students should be able to:

• Grasp the essential meaning of texts of a concrete or abstract nature, and take an active part in a technical conversation within their field of specialization.

• Communicate with native speakers with sufficient spontaneity and fluency so that neither of the parties needs to make a great effort to understand the other.

• Express themselves clearly about various topics, making correct use of more subtle shades of meaning.

• Comment on news items and be able to examine the pros and cons in relation to certain  specific situations.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students from over 100 countries take the FCE exam. In Mexico, many schools and institutions where English is taught have successfully incorporated this exam into their syllabus. In the Humboldt School, students will be encouraged to do the "Mock" exam in February (which acts as a practice-run and where they can see their strengths and weaknesses) and the actual exam in June. The results will come out in July.
 
The FCE exam consists of 5 parts: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening Comprehension and Speaking.
 
The official exams are sent off to the United Kingdom where they are marked by trained professionals. All students who reach the levels A, B or C will receive a certificate for having passed the exam.
The students also receive an analysis of their performance in the different parts of the exam.
The FCE is recognized by business companies and educational institutions for Higher Education both in Mexico and in such countries as the USA, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Spain, France, Argentina and the UK, amongst others.