School crisis in Cologne: Neubrück's secondary school remains despite direct demand!

School crisis in Cologne: Neubrück's secondary school remains despite direct demand!

Neubrück, Deutschland - In Neubrück, the Kurt Tucholsky School has decided to continue to act as a secondary school after the application was rejected for conversion to a comprehensive school. According to Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger voted against the conversion, while the SPD, left and volt for the creation of 108 new ones Overall school places in the Kalk district.

The numbers speak a clear language: only 15 students were registered for 72 places available, which corresponds to an occupancy rate of less than 30 percent. The situation is not only tense in Neubrück, because similar problems also have other secondary schools in Cologne. The secondary school on the age of Greece, for example, only has 12 and the Honorfeld secondary school also only 15 registrations. A total of 864 secondary school places are available at 12 schools in Cologne, of which 627 are unused, as the statistics on the city of Cologne show Education Cologne .

criticism of the decision

The decision not to convert the Kurt Tucholsky School has made some critical voices loud. Oliver Seeck, the SPD's school -political spokesman, expressed concerns that many children in the right bank of the Rhine remain without access to total school places. In view of the impending closure risk with a number of fewer than 18 registrations, the future of the secondary school is uncertain.

In addition, more than 2300 families in Brück and the surrounding area have collected signatures for the conversion application. The Neubrück citizens' association also protested and made it clear that many had hoped for the creation of a comprehensive school. The Greens, on the other hand, emphasize that the secondary school acts as a small framework with a special need for support and plays an important role in the community.

planned changes and improvements

The Greens also emphasized the accessibility of the Neubrück location by public transport, which is considered critical. You want to check the decision to convert as soon as the traffic connection has improved through the planned GAG settlement in Brück. This could form an important basis for future considerations and decisions.

For the school year 2025/26, families already focused on opportunities at other schools before the subsequent registration process, which takes place from March 17th to 28th, 2025. Students without a schoolplane commitment are open to high schools, comprehensive schools as well as secondary or secondary schools with free places City of Cologne .

Wherever the journey for the school landscape in Cologne will go, it remains to be seen. The continued discussions about the occupancy and the needs of the student body are of great importance to ensure the best possible future for all children.