(source: AI-generated)

The computer science course is offered to students as a basic course within the elective system. It can be taken for one or two years and may be included in the overall qualification for the Abitur.

The curriculum for upper secondary computer science specifies the goal of the course as "developing an understanding of computer science as a scientific discipline that, through abstraction and modeling, moves beyond specific instances to uncover the general principles underlying information processing."

A key focus of the first year of instruction is program development based on practical problems, along with topics such as data protection and computer organization. To ensure a smooth introduction to programming, the course begins with Scratch, where students learn fundamental control structures, which are then applied in object-oriented programming using Python.

In the second year, databases and a larger software project become the main areas of study. Since larger software projects cannot typically be developed by a single student, the computer science course also intentionally promotes the development of teamwork and communication skills.

Project topics in recent years have included simulations of the well-known games "Hangman" and "Battleship."