10/07/2026
City of Völklingen – Press Release No. 114/2026
Start of the school year 2026/2027 at Völklingen primary schools
At all primary schools in Völklingen, the school year starts after the summer holidays on Monday,
School resumes again on August 10, 2026. The new students will then also have their
experience the first day of school with the parents and the obligatory school cone. The
The start of classes is regulated differently in the individual schools as follows:
Elementary School Bergstraße/Röchlinghöhe
Basic School Bergstraße
Classes for grade 2 start at the usual time of 8:05 a.m. The admission
the enrollment of new students takes place as part of an enrollment ceremony. This takes place in the
School gymnasium of the Stammschule Bergstraße (Bergstraße 30).
The enrollment ceremony takes place for classes 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 at 10:00 AM and for the
Classes 1.4 and 1.5 at 11:00 AM.
Röchlinghöhe Branch
Classes for grades 3 and 4 begin at the usual time of 8:00 AM.
The departure of the school buses for the third to fourth graders takes place at the usual time
at the well-known stops.
Primary School Waldschule Fürstenhausen
The start of classes is for all students in grades 2 to 4
at 8:00 a.m. As usual, the school buses start picking up at the stops from 7:40 a.m.
City of Völklingen, Department of Press and Public Relations
New Town Hall | 66333 Völklingen
Phone 0049 (0) 6898 / 13-2217 | Fax direct line 13-2007
Email: presse@voelklingen.de | Web: www.voelklingen.de
Völklingen - city center and Fenne. Classes are canceled for all grades of the
Levels 2 to 4 at 12:35 PM.
The enrollment of new students takes place at 10:00 a.m. in the schoolyard of the
Forest school. Carpooling by bus is available for parents and new pupils from
9:20 am from both Völklingen city center and Fenne. The return journey is from
Scheduled for 11:40 AM.
Haydnstraße Primary School
For grades 2 to 4, classes begin at 8:00 AM and end at 12:35 PM.
For the first grades, a school enrollment church service will take place at 9:30 a.m. in St.
Michael takes place. Afterwards, a small enrollment ceremony will be held at 10:30 am
on the schoolyard of the school. The enrollment day ends for the first grades
at 12:30 pm.
Full-Day School Heidstock/Luisenthal
Classes for grades 2 to 4 start at 8:00 a.m. End of classes for the
For grades 2 to 4 it is 4:00 PM. For all new students, there will be a
Enrollment ceremony in the multipurpose hall.
A school bus leaves Luisenthal at 9:40 AM for the new students and parents every
Stops. For the parents of the new schoolchildren from Luisenthal, there is the
Possibility to use the school bus. The return journey begins around 12:00 pm
New students with their parents to Luisenthal.
Elementary School Ludweiler/Lauterbach
Home School Ludweiler
For grades 2 to 4, classes begin at 8:00 AM and end at 12:35 PM.
The admission of new students takes place at 10:30 AM with a small
Welcome party in the gymnasium. Afterwards, the children go to the
City of Völklingen, Department of Press and Public Relations
New Town Hall | 66333 Völklingen
Phone 0049 (0) 6898 / 13-2217 | Fax direct line 13-2007
Email: presse@voelklingen.de | Web: www.voelklingen.de
Getting to know the classrooms. Around 12:00 PM, the children can go to the
Schoolyard to be picked up again.
Branch Lauterbach
For grades 2 to 4, classes start at 8:00 a.m. and end at 12:35 p.m.
The enrollment of the new students takes place at 9:00 AM with a small
Welcome party in the Lauterbachhalle. Afterwards, the children will go to the
Getting to know each other in their classroom. Around 10:30 a.m., the children can go to the
Can be picked up again in the schoolyard.
Elementary School Wehrden/Geislautern
Wehrden Main School
Classes for grades 2 to 4 start at 8:00 AM, and classes end at
at 12:30 p.m.
The enrollment of the new students takes place as part of a small welcome ceremony
at 9:00 a.m. in the school gym. The end of classes for the new students is at
10:45 a.m.
Dependance Geislautern
Classes for grades 2 to 4 start at 8:00 AM, and classes end at
at 12:30 p.m.
For the new students, the first day of school begins with a small welcome ceremony
at 10:15 am in the school gym. A school bus for the new students departs at 9:35 am
Clock from the usual stops to school in Geislautern. End of classes for
The school beginners is at 11:35 am and a return trip by bus is possible.
At both locations, the enrollment ceremony takes place outdoors in good weather on the
Schoolyard instead. The parents of the first graders are provided with coffee and cake,
while their children are with the class teachers in their classrooms.
City of Völklingen, Department of Press and Public Relations
New Town Hall | 66333 Völklingen
Telephone 0049 (0) 6898 / 13-2217 | Fax extension 13-2007
Email: presse@voelklingen.de | Web: www.voelklingen.de
Student transportation is provided by VVB Völklinger Verkehrsbetriebe
ensured. You can find the timetables for student transportation under
https://my-stadtwerk.de/oepnv-fahrplan/.
City of Völklingen, Department of Press and Public Relations
New Town Hall | 66333 Völklingen
Telephone 0049 (0) 6898 / 13-2217 | Fax extension 13-2007
Email: presse@voelklingen.de | Web: www.voelklingen.de
