When primary school ends with the fourth grade pupils go to secondary schools: Volksschule/Hauptschule or Realschule or Gymnasium:
| School year | Year in gymnasium |
|---|---|
| Fifth | Sexta |
| Sixth | Quinta |
| Seventh | Quarta |
| Eighth | Untertertia (lower Tertia) |
| Ninth | Obertertia (upper Tertia) |
| Tenth | Untersekunda (lower Secunda) |
| Eleventh | Obersekunda (upper Secunda) |
| Twelfth | Unterprima (lower Prima) |
| Thirteenth | Oberprima (upper Prima) |