In Germany, the Realschule was an outgrowth of the rationalism and empiricism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. While efforts were made to introduce more science into the classical schools generally, the Realschule offered a more scientific emphasis than the Gymnasium, with its emphasis on classics and humanities. In 1747, Hecker established at Berlin an ökonomisch-mathematische Realschule, which may be regarded as the prototype of the Realschule of the twentieth century. The Realschule was a six years' course. The Oberrealschule had a nine years' course.

Gymnasia and Realgymnasia are the classical higher or secondary schools of Germany.

Nowadays the Realschule is ranked between Hauptschule (lowest) and Gymnasium (highest) in the secondary school system of Germany.

Bibliography

• F. E. Bolton, Secondary School System of Germany, (New York, 1900)
• J. E. Russell, German Higher Schools, (New York, 1907)

School types | Education in Germany

Realschule | Collège en France | Реальное училище | Realskola