Gymi preparation KZG

Every successful completion of the Gymnasium leads to the Matura and thus to university or college entrance qualification. In the long Gymnasium, children learn two more years of Latin, which is omitted in the short Gymnasium. The central requirements are based on the Zurich curriculum for primary or secondary school.

Basically, the preliminary marks of your child's school count for 50 per cent and therefore, as a rule, only the best students are admitted to internal remedial courses for optimal preparation for grammar school as part of basic school education. The preparatory courses usually take place in a larger class group, which prevents the individual needs of the pupils from being specifically addressed. As a result, students learn in a rather suboptimal environment and the public preparation for the Gymi examination is usually characterised by a lower sense of achievement.

With us, however, your child will receive exactly the attention and support it needs. Porta mundi ensures that the child receives targeted support with regard to the subject matter on the one hand, but on the other hand can also be comprehensively and precisely prepared for the numerous examination situations of the grammar school entrance examination.

In the canton of Zurich, children can attend both the long gymi school and the short grammar school. The long gymi school lasts six years and the transfer to the grammar schools takes place after passing the sixth grade of primary school. Whereas the Kurzgymnasium, on the other hand, lasts only four years and the corresponding entrance examinations for admission to one of Zurich's renowned gymnasiums are only taken in the second or third secondary school.

The subjects tested are German and mathematics. In German, the focus is on the use of correct grammar, text comprehension and the preparation of an essay. In the next examination discipline, the participating children are expected to have a perfect command of the material covered in primary school or secondary school in order to ensure a successful transfer to the Zurich Gymi. As experience shows that these examination disciplines are not always trivial, targeted tutoring is recommended for a successive (step-by-step) build-up of your child's knowledge, which will contribute to success in examinations in the long term.

In the Langgymnasium, the most recent grades achieved in the subjects German and Mathematics count as preliminary grades if you are taking the examination from a public primary school in the Canton of Zurich. In order to pass the entrance examination in this way, a grade point average of 4.75 is required.

If the entrance examination is taken after attending a public school in the canton of Zurich, the same school material preparation is required, but only a grade point average of 4.5 must be achieved in this variant. Furthermore, in the case of a possible transfer from a public school in Zurich, the possibility of good preliminary grades, which could possibly have a positive effect on the overall result of the examination, is excluded for the sake of fairness.

In the short gymnasium there are some important sub-areas that need to be taken into account which clearly distinguish it from the long gymnasium in terms of the actual examination and preliminary grades.

If the child attends the public secondary school of the Canton of Zurich, the experience grades of the subjects German, Mathematics, French, English and Nature and Technology are included in the evaluation and thus form the preliminary grade for the upcoming entrance examination of your child.

However, this is only the case if the child attends Level I in all relevant areas. Here, an overall average of 4.75 must be achieved. If the experience grades of the Sek are not recognised, pupils pass the examination with an overall grade of 4.5.

Porta Mundi's course offer does not only focus on parts of the preparation of your child, but also offers a holistic gym preparation. In this way, the long-term success of your child can be positively influenced by continuous and holistic training.

As places are limited, the lessons can be individualised. It is also possible for the students to work on individual deficits in additional private tuition and thus have a better chance of succeeding in the grammar school examinations. The Gymnasium makes high demands, which can only be met with comprehensive preparation for the Gymnasium. Porta mundi offers exactly this service!

The linguistic competence in French as a foreign language will no longer be tested in the entrance examination from secondary level onwards as of 2023. However, it must also be noted here that, as in English, the experience mark is counted as a preliminary mark towards the overall result.

The central entrance examination takes place at the beginning of March. Successful completion of the entrance examination gives your child the opportunity to transfer to any public grammar school in the Canton of Zurich.

The structure of all grammar school examinations is cantonally regulated and therefore uniform. This is why porta mundi offers the ideal preparation for your child's future, regardless of whether it is for a long-term or short-term Gymnasium in the Canton of Zurich.

Porta mundi not only prepares students for the subject matter of the Gymiprüfung, but we are also happy to provide all administratively relevant information for our students and their parents. These are, among others, the following elements...

Our course content prepares students comprehensively and efficiently for transfer to all public and private grammar schools in the greater Zurich area.

The Swiss gymnasium examinations, and especially the entrance examinations for the gynaecological school in the canton of Zurich, are often a huge challenge for many students. Therefore, the successful passing of the school entrance exam symbolises the first important milestone in the school career of our students.

At porta mundi, we therefore also focus on your child:

We prepare the school material, analyse the old Gymi exams and ensure through countless exercises that our pupils also understand the way the questions of the Gymi exams are asked.

Whether your child needs one of our numerous Gymi preparation lessons in a small group of a maximum of six students or targeted private tuition, we are the right contact partner for you in the area of holistic tutoring. We are also available at any time for a purely informative exchange of information on exams and exam papers:

We evaluate the needs of each child, learn together and ensure that the Gymi exam becomes a positive experience for your child. In this way, the first milestone of a potential future academic career can be secured for our pupils at a young age.

At this point we would also like to mention the importance of the family in relation to this important topic. Not to be neglected is therefore the support and counselling of parents in choosing the right long or short term high school for their child. Porta mundi is happy to provide all relevant information for detailed examination and evaluates suitable strategies for the successful transfer to the desired grammar school together with parents and their child.

Of course, this includes not only an informative exchange on the question of a possible transfer to a public grammar school, but also all-round advice on possible private transfer solutions for your child.

Our aim is to show all the central aspects and possibilities of further education. This contributes to your child being able to take the entrance examination with a clear conscience thanks to a possible plan B. This leads to a good conscience on the part of the entire family.

This leads to physical and psychological relief of possible stress factors for the entire family, and on the other hand to increased planning security for your child, which in turn leads to increased self-confidence. These elements thus form suitable framework conditions for your child's upcoming entrance exams.

Porta mundi offers students all the key points they need to master at the exam. Through differentiated exercises, motivated teachers, teaching in a small class and, if necessary, additional tutoring, all areas that the students need to master in mathematics and German are covered.