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New school year in Ludwigshafen: First graders expect a big start!
Ludwigshafen am Rhein starts the new school year on August 18, 2025 with around 1,920 new registrations at primary schools.
New school year in Ludwigshafen: First graders expect a big start!
A new school year is just around the corner and a new phase of life begins for around 1,920 first graders in Ludwigshafen on Monday, August 18th. This means that around 50 schools in the city are opening their doors, and the excitement is palpable among the young students. In recent years, slightly more first graders have been counted at primary schools: 1,970 in 2021 and 1,972 in 2022. The administration hopes that the numbers will remain stable or even increase slightly this year. This forecast gives hope for happy faces like these in the classrooms Rhine Palatinate reported.
However, the exact enrollment numbers for secondary schools have not yet been determined, and the administration expects the final numbers for the 2024/25 school year to be available soon. Last year, 1,823 students registered for fifth grade. However, anyone who is curious about the current figures will have to wait until the end of September. The data is collected via the state's administrative portal and is then forwarded to the State Statistical Office.
School holidays in view
But it's not just the new registrations that are on the agenda, the holiday dates for the coming school year are also of interest. The following holiday dates are planned for Rhineland-Palatinate in 2026:
- 30.03. – 10.04.
- 29.06. – 07.08.
- 05.10. – 16.10.
- 23.12. – 08.01.
These periods offer students and teachers the opportunity to recharge their batteries and prepare for the challenges of everyday school life.
YouTube and its influence
The topics of education and leisure activities also include the use of platforms such as YouTube, which is very popular. With around 2.7 billion monthly active users and over 1 billion hours of video views every day, the platform has an influence on youth culture that should not be underestimated. Founded in February 2005 by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and Steve Chen, the company is now part of Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google. In 2023, YouTube generated revenue of $31.5 billion, which shows how rapidly the business is growing. Wikipedia provides an in-depth overview of these and many other exciting developments.
In a world where digital media is increasingly influencing the way young people learn and communicate, it will be exciting to see how these trends gain momentum in the new school year. The combination of new registrations, school holidays and platforms like YouTube makes it clear that learning for tomorrow's students is more connected to digital experiences than ever before.