Görlitz is authentic, vibrant, and diverse. Having grown through different eras and looking towards the future, our city is a place where life in the heart of Europe is particularly beautiful.
Teach at one of the schools in Görlitz and shape the future of our European city!
Görlitz offers you diverse opportunities to develop in your dream job. Discover the potential of one of Germany's most beautiful cities for your professional and personal future! We look forward to welcoming new teachers, whether you're an intern, a trainee, a qualified teacher, have long or short professional experience, or are changing careers.
Become a teacher in Görlitz (to the LASUB job portal, for school-specific job postings from Görlitz schools please select the Bautzen location)
5 reasons why you should teach in Görlitz
1. Wide variety of school types
Whether primary school, secondary school, grammar school, special needs school or vocational school: Görlitz offers diverse educational institutions where you can use your individual interests and abilities.
Educational institutions in Görlitz
2. Inspiring learning environment in impressive school buildings
The schools in Görlitz make a strong impression. Impressive buildings steeped in history, such as the Nikolaigrundschule (the city's oldest primary school), the two grammar schools as traditional institutions of higher education, the Melanchton schools as Gründerzeit-era buildings, and more recent school buildings are being renovated step by step, thus offering a modern learning environment. Görlitz is currently even planning the construction of a new, fifth secondary school. Efforts are also being made at full speed to digitize the schools.
3. Innovative teaching and learning projects
Schools in Görlitz also rely on modern learning projects on current topics and emphasize close ties with business and society. Projects such as FREI DAY at the Joliot-Curie Gymnasium, Healthy Eating at the Nikolaigrundschule, and programming in primary schools exemplify the integration of innovative approaches and practical orientation into everyday school life. The Augustum-Annen-Gymnasium also participates annually in the "business@school" program, which gives students insights into the business world, while the Diesterweg-Grundschule takes part in the Saxon Informatics Competition – and these are just a few examples.
4. They are shaping Europe
As a German-Polish European city, Görlitz boasts award-winning European schools such as the DPFA-Regenbogen Primary School and the Augustum-Annen Gymnasium, which foster a lived understanding of Europe. Many schools maintain close partnerships with institutions in Zgorzelec. This provides students with intercultural understanding and an open-minded worldview. As a teacher in this European city, you can contribute to instilling a European awareness in children and young people from an early age and preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of a globalized world.
5. Quality of life after school
Whether you're a sports enthusiast, a nature lover, or a culture vulture: in Görlitz and the surrounding district, you can enjoy life to the fullest and in a truly first-class way. It's the ideal place to de-stress and recharge for the school day.
Tip: Complete your legal traineeship in Görlitz with a €1000 bonus!
A successful start in Görlitz: Complete your teacher training in Görlitz and secure a special trainee allowance of around €1,000 gross per month. The city offers a diverse educational landscape and numerous development opportunities for prospective teachers.
Teachers in Görlitz: What's that actually like?
New: Study to become a secondary school teacher with a specialization in special education at HSZG!
From now on, the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, in cooperation with the University of Leipzig, offers the teaching degree program for secondary schools with special education – a “2-in-1 study program” that combines teaching for secondary schools with a focus on learning disabilities.
An overview of Görlitz schools
Primary schools
August Moritz Böttcher Elementary School
Elementary school in the city center near the fish market
Zodel Primary School “Traugott Geber”
High schools
High schools
Comprehensive schools
Free Waldorf School Görlitz “Jacob Böhme”
