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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The commercial school in Detmold was named after Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived from 1906 to 1945 and was a German Lutheran theologian. He led the Church' s resistance to Nazism and headed a secret theological school from 1935 to 1940. The Nazis arrested Bonhoeffer in 1943. On 9 April 1945, only 29 days before the end of the Third Reich, he was hanged in the concentration camp Flossenburg.

25 years after Bonhoeffer' s execution Detmold had a street named after him. Some 17 years later the commercial school in Detmold decided to take on his name and remembered the martyr in a commemoration ceremony.

Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-School (DBB) Today

The staff of DBB consists of 117 teachers. In 1999/00 1225 students attended the vocational school and 1081 the specialized commercial courses.

DBB provides teaching rooms with the latest technological equipment.

DBB is a vocational school which concentrates on commerce. It offers various courses.

Berufsschule in Teilzeitform
(part-time vocational school) Two days of school a week or three or four weeks of learning alternate with on-the-job training in a company.

Berufsgrund- und Berufsfachschule (Handelsschule)
(basic course: vocational training -commercial training) first year (compulsory): vocational training (Berufsgrundschuljahr)
School-leavers who are not 18 and who do not have a position as an apprentice must attend a vocational or trade school until they are 18. Some 60% of the teaching is devoted to vocational teaching and some 40% to general education.
second year (optional): specialized vocational training -commercial training- (Berufsfachschule)
Students who have successfully finished the Berufsgrundschuljahr can decide to go on to do a further year of studies.

Berufsfachschulen:
(advanced course: vocational training -commercial training)
There are three types:
Dreijährige Gymnasiale Oberstufe:
a three-year course which leads to the Abitur, the University Entrance Qualification

Zweijährige Höhere Handelsschule:
a two-year course which, in combination with one year of practical training, leads to the Fachabitur, a Polytechnic Entrance Qualification

Einjährige Höhere Handelsschule für Abiturienten:
a one-year course for students who already have a University Entrance Qualification and who want to acquire some commercial knowledge

Fachoberschule für Wirtschaft
A course which prepares students for the Polytechnic Entrance Qualification

Fachschule für Wirtschaft
A highly specialized vocational and commercial training course preparing the students for the University Entrance Qualification. Classes are held in the evening to enable those students who already work to achieve a higher qualification, especially in the field of commerce.
There are two types: a three-year course for students who already have the University Entrance Qualification and a four-year course for students lacking this qualification.

Berufsschule in Teilzeitform (part-time vocational school)	Two days of school a week or three or four weeks of learning alternate with on-the-job training in a company.

Berufsgrund- und Berufsfachschule (Handelsschule) (basic course: vocational training -commercial training)	first year (compulsory): vocational training (Berufsgrundschuljahr) School-leavers who are not 18 and who do not have a position as an apprentice must attend a vocational or trade school until they are 18. Some 60% of the teaching is devoted to vocational teaching and some 40% to general education. second year (optional): specialized vocational training -commercial training- (Berufsfachschule) Students who have successfully finished the Berufsgrundschuljahr can decide to go on to do a further year of studies.
Berufsfachschulen: (advanced course: vocational training -commercial training)	There are three types: Dreijährige Gymnasiale Oberstufe: a three-year course which leads to the Abitur, the University Entrance Qualification Zweijährige Höhere Handelsschule: a two-year course which, in combination with one year of practical training, leads to the Fachabitur, a Polytechnic Entrance Qualification Einjährige Höhere Handelsschule für Abiturienten: a one-year course for students who already have a University Entrance Qualification and who want to acquire some commercial knowledge
Fachoberschule für Wirtschaft	A course which prepares students for the Polytechnic Entrance Qualification
Fachschule für Wirtschaft	A highly specialized vocational and commercial training course preparing the students for the University Entrance Qualification. Classes are held in the evening to enable those students who already work to achieve a higher qualification, especially in the field of commerce. There are two types: a three-year course for students who already have the University Entrance Qualification and a four-year course for students lacking this qualification.