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PUBLIC HEARING · GTS07 OCT 20265:00 pm

Schools Committee: GTS hearing in the Großer Festsaal

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 · 5:00 pm · Hamburg City Hall, Großer Festsaal. Members of the public can register on site to speak; written submissions are also possible. The official invitation is available as a PDF.

Official invitation (PDF) (opens in a new tab)How the hearing works

QUICK OVERVIEW

Key facts at a glance

87affected schools with pre-school classes (VSK) through grade 4
≈ 26,000children in the affected year groups
1.8.2027change for VSK and grades 1 and 2
1.8.2028change for grades 3 and 4

STAFFING & FUNDING

What is planned to change per all-day group

Current 10 teacher hours per week 34.0% of an educator position 300 honorarium hours
New formula teacher allocation removed 62.4% of an educator position dedicated honorarium allocation removed

Draft Budget 2027/2028, Departmental Budget 3.1, Annex 1, p. 301; comparison with Budget 2025/2026, p. 225.

BUDGET SCALE

Budget scale at a glance

Teacher positions
220,4 (2025/26) → 0 (2028/29)
Honorarium funding
€7.992 million (2025/26) → 0 € (2028/29)

Approximation

DOWNLOADS

Materials for press and newsrooms

Document basis: Draft Budget 2027/2028, Departmental Budget 3.1, Annex 1; Parliamentary Papers 23/4914, 23/4680 and 21/4866.