Abitur Maths in English: Exam Structure, Dates and Tutoring

In short

Abitur maths in English at Modern Age Coders is live online tutoring in English for pupils at German schools taking Mathematik as Leistungskurs or Grundkurs: Analysis, Analytische Geometrie and Lineare Algebra, and Stochastik, with timed practice for Part A without aids and full mock papers of 300 or 255 minutes. Every idea is taught in English with the German term beside it, and one regular mentor matches your pace and accent.

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Exam structure

How is the German Abitur maths exam structured?

Since 2017 the Länder have shared a common pool of Abitur tasks in maths, coordinated by the IQB, the Länder's institute for quality in education at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. The structure below is the IQB's own description of the pool tasks.

Two parts, one exam

Every pool exam has two parts. In Part A (Prüfungsteil A) no aids are allowed: no calculator and no formula booklet. In Part B (Prüfungsteil B) the aids your Land permits may be used. Both parts contain tasks from all three areas: Analysis, Analytische Geometrie or Lineare Algebra, and Stochastik.

Part A is a set of short, unconnected tasks. Part B has longer tasks split into connected subtasks, and some of those subtasks can still be ones where aids give no real advantage.

You choose when to switch

At the start you receive both parts. You decide when to hand in Part A and receive your aids, but you must do so within the first 110 minutes at raised level (Leistungskurs) or the first 100 minutes at basic level (Grundkurs). The IQB says all Länder apply this rule from the 2025 exams.

That one rule shapes good preparation: Part A has to be fast and safe without a calculator, so that time is left for the long Part B tasks.

The two levels of the pool exam in maths
	Raised level (Leistungskurs)	Basic level (Grundkurs)
Total marks (Bewertungseinheiten)	100	80
Working time, including choice time	300 minutes	255 minutes
Hand in Part A within	110 minutes	100 minutes
Extra time if Part B offers a choice	30 minutes	30 minutes

Source: IQB, Gemeinsame Abituraufgabenpools der Länder, Aufgaben für das Fach Mathematik, Beschreibung der Struktur (Stand 19 June 2024), and the IQB Abitur pages, read 2 November 2026. Each Land decides through its own commission which pool tasks it uses and how many of its own tasks it adds, so check your school's information for the exact rules in your Land.

Marks

How are the marks split, and how many points do you need?

The pool exam fixes how many marks each area carries in each part, and a common table turns marks into the 0 to 15 Notenpunkte of the Abitur.

Marks (Bewertungseinheiten) by part and area
Part and area	Raised level	Basic level
Part A, without aids, all three areas	30	25
Part B, Analysis	30	25
Part B, Analytische Geometrie or Lineare Algebra	20	15
Part B, Stochastik	20	15
Total	100	80

From share of marks to Notenpunkte (selected rows)
Notenpunkte	Share of all marks needed
15	95 %
13	85 %
10	70 %
7	55 %
5	45 %
3	33 %
1	20 %

Source: IQB, Beschreibung der Struktur, sections 1.1, 1.2 and 2. The full table has a row for every point from 0 to 15.

Two things follow. First, Analysis is the largest single area at both levels, but geometry and stochastics together carry as many Part B marks as Analysis does, so neither can be left out. Second, Part A is worth 30 of 100 marks at raised level. A pupil who is quick and accurate without a calculator has banked almost a third of the exam before the long tasks begin; one who is slow there loses time for Part B as well.

2027 dates

When is the Abitur maths exam in 2027?

Since 2022, the Abitur in German, English, French and maths has been held largely on common dates across the Länder. The exact day is set by each Land; Nordrhein-Westfalen has published its 2027 timetable.

Nordrhein-Westfalen, written Abitur 2027 (main dates)
What	Date
Last teaching day for Q2	Friday 19 March 2027
Written exams, main dates	13 April to 5 May 2027
Deutsch	Tuesday 27 April 2027
Englisch	Friday 30 April 2027
Mathematik, Leistungskurs and Grundkurs	Wednesday 5 May 2027, from 9:00

Source: Ministerium für Schule und Bildung NRW, Standardsicherung, Zentralabitur gymnasiale Oberstufe, Termine 2027 and Anlage A, read 2 November 2026. Other Länder publish their own timetables; in Bayern, the Abitur consists of three written and two oral exams, according to the Bavarian ministry.

Counting back from 5 May 2027, a pupil in NRW has about six months from today. We plan that time in three blocks: one area at a time until February, mixed Part A practice and past pool tasks from the IQB website in March, and full timed mock papers after the last teaching day.

German terms

Which German words do Abitur maths questions use?

Classes are in English, but the paper your school sets will use German terms. Every class pairs the English idea with the word you will read in the exam.

Operator words and terms, German and English
In the question	What it asks you to do	Common trap
berechnen	calculate: a number, with working	Giving the number with no working
bestimmen	determine: find it by any valid method	Not stating which method
zeigen, nachweisen	show, prove: reach the given result	Starting from the result
begründen	justify: give the reason	A correct claim with no reason
beurteilen	assess: judge and explain your judgment	Only describing
skizzieren	sketch: key features, not exact	Plotting many points instead
Ableitung, Stammfunktion	derivative, antiderivative	Mixing up f' and F
Extrempunkt, Wendepunkt	turning point, point of inflection	Forgetting the y value
Ortsvektor, Richtungsvektor	position vector, direction vector	Using a point as a direction
Erwartungswert, Binomialverteilung	expected value, binomial distribution	Ignoring "mindestens" (at least)

Most marks lost by pupils who think in English are not lost on the maths. They are lost on the operator: a pupil who is asked to "begründen" and writes only a correct number has not answered the question. We practise reading the operator first in every task.

English only, said plainly

All our classes are live and taught in English. We do not teach in German; we teach the German words you need.

Pace and accent matched

Mentors speak clearly, slow down for a hard step, and adapt to how each pupil speaks and asks.

Same mentor every week

One person who knows your weak area and your mock results.

Practice

Three Part A style tasks, solved in English

Our own tasks in the style of Part A: short, no calculator, one per area. They are not real Abitur tasks; the IQB publishes those after each exam year.

1. Analysis (Analysis)

Task. Given f(x) = x³ − 6x² + 9x. Bestimmen Sie the points where the graph has a horizontal tangent, and decide their type.

Solution. f'(x) = 3x² − 12x + 9 = 3(x − 1)(x − 3), so f'(x) = 0 at x = 1 and x = 3. f''(x) = 6x − 12 gives f''(1) = −6 < 0, a maximum, and f''(3) = 6 > 0, a minimum. With f(1) = 4 and f(3) = 0: high point H(1 | 4), low point T(3 | 0).

Where marks go. Many pupils stop at "x = 1 and x = 3". The question asks for points, so the y values are part of the answer.

2. Stochastics (Stochastik)

Task. A bag holds 3 red and 2 blue balls. Two are drawn without replacement. Berechnen Sie the probability that both are red, and that at least one is blue.

Solution. P(both red) = 3/5 · 2/4 = 6/20 = 3/10. "At least one blue" is the complement: 1 − 3/10 = 7/10.

Where marks go. "Mindestens ein" (at least one) is almost always quickest by the complement. Pupils who list every case run out of Part A time.

3. Geometry (Analytische Geometrie). Given A(1 | 0 | 2) and B(3 | 2 | 1). Task: berechnen Sie the length of AB, and prüfen Sie whether P(5 | 4 | 0) lies on the line g through A and B. Solution: AB = (2, 2, −1), so |AB| = √(4 + 4 + 1) = √9 = 3. The line is g: x = (1, 0, 2) + t · (2, 2, −1). For P, the first coordinate gives 1 + 2t = 5, so t = 2; then 0 + 2 · 2 = 4 and 2 − 2 = 0 also match, so P lies on g. Where marks go: checking only one coordinate. A point is on the line only if one value of t fits all three.

Read the operator first. Underline berechnen, bestimmen, zeigen or begründen before you read the rest.
Give the full object. A point has two or three coordinates; a probability is a number between 0 and 1.
Check with a second route. In task 2, 3/10 + 7/10 = 1 is a one-second check.

Preparation plan

From now to the written exam

Our own plan for a pupil sitting the written Abitur in spring 2027, adjusted to each pupil's Land and level.

A six-month Abitur maths plan (ours)
Months	Focus	Practice
November and December	Analysis: functions, derivatives, integrals	Short tasks without a calculator every class
January	Analytische Geometrie or Lineare Algebra	Lines, planes, distances, matrices
February	Stochastik	Binomial distribution, tree diagrams, tests
March	Mixed Part A sets	Timed: 110 or 100 minutes
April to May	Full mock papers	300 or 255 minutes, marked to the points table

For parents

After each mock we send the share of marks by area, so you can see whether Analysis, geometry or stochastics needs more time.

A pupil who reaches 70 % of marks reaches 10 Notenpunkte; we report progress against that table, not in vague terms.

For pupils

Do Part A without your calculator in every practice session, not only in mocks.

When you check a solution, check the operator: did you calculate, show, or justify, as asked?

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How live Abitur tutoring works

Weekdays or weekends, flexible: choose your batch, or for a very personalised plan choose 1-on-1 at your convenience, weekend mornings or weekday afternoons. Two live classes a week, an hour each, with the same mentor.

Afternoons

After school, from about 15:00 German time (19:30 in India in winter).

Weekends

Saturday and Sunday mornings, good for mock papers.

1-on-1

Extra sessions before Klausuren and the exam.

English, German terms

Taught in English, every term given in German too.

Part A drills

Short tasks without a calculator, every class.

Your Land, your level

Leistungskurs or Grundkurs, your Land's rules.

Mocks marked fairly

Scored with the points table from the pool.

Reports

Marks by area after every mock.

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Fifteen to twenty pupils, or one to one.

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Pupils and parents ask

Abitur maths in English: common questions

Can I get Abitur maths tutoring in English?

Yes. Our Abitur Mathematik in English course is live online tutoring for Leistungskurs and Grundkurs pupils across Germany, taught in English only. Mentors match your pace and accent and give every key term in German too, because your exam paper will use German words.

How long is the Abitur maths exam?

In the common pool of the Länder, the raised-level exam (Leistungskurs) lasts 300 minutes and the basic-level exam (Grundkurs) 255 minutes, including choice time. If a Land offers a choice of tasks in Part B, the IQB allows 30 minutes more.

Is a calculator allowed in the Abitur maths exam?

Not in Part A. The IQB pool exam has a Part A without aids and a Part B where the aids your Land permits are allowed. You hand in Part A within 110 minutes at raised level or 100 minutes at basic level, then receive your aids.

How many marks is each topic worth?

At raised level, Part A carries 30 of 100 marks; in Part B, Analysis carries 30, Analytische Geometrie or Lineare Algebra 20 and Stochastik 20. At basic level the figures are 25, 25, 15 and 15, out of 80.

How many marks do I need for 10 Notenpunkte?

In the IQB points table, 10 Notenpunkte need at least 70 % of all marks, 15 need 95 %, and 5 need 45 %.

When is the maths Abitur in 2027?

In Nordrhein-Westfalen, the written maths exam for Leistungskurs and Grundkurs is on Wednesday 5 May 2027, starting at 9:00. Other Länder publish their own dates; since 2022 maths has been held largely on common dates across the Länder.

Is the Abitur the same in every Land?

Not exactly. The Länder share a common task pool, but each Land's own commission decides which pool tasks it uses and how many of its own it adds. We prepare you for the rules of your Land and your school.

Do you use real Abitur tasks?

For practice we write our own tasks in the pool style, and pupils also work through the past pool tasks the IQB publishes after each exam year, which include the expected answers. We never present a real task as our own.

Who are the tutors?

Our mentors are based in India and teach live online in English. You see the same mentor every week, at times that fit German afternoons or weekends.

What does it cost?

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How is the German Abitur maths exam structured?

Two parts, one exam

You choose when to switch

How are the marks split, and how many points do you need?

When is the Abitur maths exam in 2027?

Which German words do Abitur maths questions use?

English only, said plainly

Pace and accent matched

Same mentor every week

Three Part A style tasks, solved in English

1. Analysis (Analysis)

2. Stochastics (Stochastik)

From now to the written exam

For parents

For pupils

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Maths olympiad

University maths

How live Abitur tutoring works

English, German terms

Part A drills

Your Land, your level

Mocks marked fairly

Reports

Group or solo

Projects from our students

NutriLife

Misti

GuardianX

SkyCast

Fees for pupils in Germany

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Abitur maths in English: common questions

Can I get Abitur maths tutoring in English?

How long is the Abitur maths exam?

Is a calculator allowed in the Abitur maths exam?

How many marks is each topic worth?

How many marks do I need for 10 Notenpunkte?

When is the maths Abitur in 2027?

Is the Abitur the same in every Land?

Do you use real Abitur tasks?

Who are the tutors?

What does it cost?

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