Abitur

The Abitur (from Latin "abire" = go away) is a final exam in Germany, Lithuania and the Czech Republic at the end for the secondary education. The Abitur takes usually 12 or 13 years. The official term in Germany for this certificate is "Allgemeine Hochschulreife". The "Abiturzeugnis" get pupils when they passed the final exams. It formally enables the possibility to attend a university.