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Key Facts: Saxony-Anhalt Abitur Health Exam

14.04.2026

Written main date for the Fachrichtung Gesundheit und Soziales (Fach Gesundheit) in the 2026 session

Ministerium für Bildung Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026 (10.04.2026)

~300 / ~210 min

Approximate Bearbeitungszeit on erhöhtem and grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus about 30 minutes Auswahlzeit

Annually re-issued RdErl. on schriftliche Abiturprüfung, 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' bands

7 Kompetenzschwerpunkte

Three in the Einführungsphase and four organ-system focuses in the Qualifikationsphase

LISA Fachlehrplan Gesundheit, Berufliches Gymnasium (01.08.2023)

900 points max

Gesamtqualifikation from Block I (max 600, min 200) plus Block II (max 300, min 100)

Oberstufenverordnung Sachsen-Anhalt §§38–39

20 min

Vorbereitungszeit in the oral examination, extended to up to 40 minutes where a Schülerexperiment is set

Oberstufenverordnung Sachsen-Anhalt §31 Abs. 2

~5,600 candidates

Approximate number of candidates sitting the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur in the 2026 session

Ministerium für Bildung Sachsen-Anhalt, Pressemitteilung 27/2026

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for the Sachsen-Anhalt Abitur Profilfach Gesundheit (berufliches Gymnasium, FR Gesundheit und Soziales). Official exam: German-language, materials-based written paper, approx. 300 min eA / 210 min gA plus ~30 min Auswahlzeit; 2026 written date 14.04.2026. Graded 0–15 Punkte within the 900-point Gesamtqualifikation. Not an official format simulation; no fee for regular enrolled candidates.

Sample Saxony-Anhalt Abitur Health Practice Questions

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1The Fachlehrplan Gesundheit requires students to derive the characteristics of health from the WHO definition. How does the WHO define health?
A.The absence of disease and infirmity
B.A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
C.The ability to work and earn a living without medical restriction
D.A measurable state in which all laboratory values lie within the reference range
Explanation: The WHO constitution (1946/1948) defines health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'. The decisive feature is that health is defined positively and multidimensionally (physical, mental, social), not just as the negation of illness.
2A patient's medical record states: 'Ätiologie: chronic alcohol consumption'. What does the term Ätiologie denote?
A.The study of the causes of a disease
B.The step-by-step development of a disease in the body
C.The prediction of the further course of a disease
D.The functional disturbances a disease produces in organs
Explanation: Ätiologie (aetiology) is the study of the causes of disease — it answers the question 'What triggered the illness?'. Here, chronic alcohol consumption is named as the causal factor, for example in liver cirrhosis.
3A textbook describes how Helicobacter pylori colonises the gastric mucosa, weakens the protective mucus layer and thereby allows acid to damage the epithelium, leading to gastritis. Which basic medical term does this description represent?
A.Diagnose
B.Prognose
C.Pathogenese
D.Intervention
Explanation: Pathogenese describes the stepwise mechanism by which a disease arises and progresses once a causal agent acts. The passage traces colonisation → weakened mucus barrier → acid damage → gastritis, which is exactly a pathogenetic sequence.
4Which book of the German Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB) regulates the statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung)?
A.SGB III
B.SGB V
C.SGB IX
D.SGB XI
Explanation: SGB V (Fünftes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch), in force since 1 January 1989, contains the entire body of law on the gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV) — membership, contributions, the benefit catalogue and the relationships with providers.
5A nurse is injured by a needlestick while working on a hospital ward and requires treatment. Which branch of the German social insurance system is the responsible cost bearer, and in which SGB is it regulated?
A.Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung — SGB V
B.Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung — SGB VII
C.Soziale Pflegeversicherung — SGB XI
D.Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung — SGB VI
Explanation: An accident occurring during work is an Arbeitsunfall. The gesetzliche Unfallversicherung, regulated in SGB VII and carried by the Berufsgenossenschaften/Unfallkassen, covers prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and compensation for work accidents and occupational diseases.
6A GKV-insured patient receives physiotherapy on prescription and does not pay the practice for the treatment itself; the Krankenkasse settles directly with the provider. Which structural principle of the GKV does this illustrate?
A.Kostenerstattungsprinzip
B.Äquivalenzprinzip
C.Sachleistungsprinzip
D.Subsidiaritätsprinzip
Explanation: Under the Sachleistungsprinzip (benefits-in-kind principle) of the GKV, insured persons receive services directly and the Krankenkasse settles with the provider. The patient does not have to advance the cost and claim it back.
7In the GKV, two employees with very different incomes but the same illness receive exactly the same treatment entitlement, while their contributions differ according to income. Which principle does this express?
A.Solidaritätsprinzip
B.Äquivalenzprinzip
C.Kausalitätsprinzip
D.Versorgungsprinzip
Explanation: The Solidaritätsprinzip means contributions depend on ability to pay (a percentage of income up to the Beitragsbemessungsgrenze), while benefits depend only on medical need. The healthy support the sick, higher earners support lower earners, and members with dependants are covered through beitragsfreie Familienversicherung.
8Which body decides in binding directives (Richtlinien) which examination and treatment methods are covered by the benefit catalogue of the statutory health insurance in Germany?
A.Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)
B.Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)
C.Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA)
D.Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM)
Explanation: The Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (G-BA) is the highest decision-making body of the joint self-administration (gemeinsame Selbstverwaltung). Through legally binding Richtlinien it defines the GKV Leistungskatalog — which methods, medicines, remedies and aids are reimbursed — and sets quality-assurance requirements.
9The German health system is described as being organised through 'gemeinsame Selbstverwaltung'. Which statement best characterises this structure?
A.The federal government directly operates hospitals and employs office-based physicians as civil servants
B.The state sets the legal framework, while corporations of payers and providers regulate the details of care themselves within it
C.Each Bundesland independently defines its own benefit catalogue for statutory health insurance
D.Private insurance companies negotiate the statutory benefit catalogue with the federal parliament
Explanation: In gemeinsame Selbstverwaltung the legislator sets only the framework in law (above all SGB V). Within it, self-governing corporations under public law — Krankenkassen and their associations, Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen, and the Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft — jointly regulate the concrete organisation of care, above all through the G-BA.
10Which question is characteristic of the salutogenic model developed by Aaron Antonovsky?
A.Which pathogens and risk factors cause a specific disease?
B.What keeps people healthy despite exposure to stressors?
C.Which drug achieves the fastest cure for a given diagnosis?
D.How can hospital treatment costs be reduced most effectively?
Explanation: Salutogenesis reverses the classical pathogenic question. Antonovsky asked not what makes people ill but what keeps them healthy, viewing health and illness as a continuum (Gesundheits-Krankheits-Kontinuum) on which resistance resources and the Kohärenzgefühl move a person towards the healthy pole.

About the Saxony-Anhalt Abitur Health Exam

Gesundheit is the Profilfach written Abitur examination of the berufliches Gymnasium in Sachsen-Anhalt, Fachrichtung Gesundheit und Soziales, leading to the Allgemeine Hochschulreife. Following the LISA Fachlehrplan, it develops gesundheitswissenschaftliche Kompetenz in three areas — Analyse-, Bewertungs- und Beratungskompetenz — across the health and illness concept, the structure of the German health system, epidemiological measures, general Krankheitslehre, infection and prevention, and the anatomy, physiology and Zivilisationskrankheiten of the major organ systems. This free 100-question English-language MCQ bank, including worked epidemiological, energy and BMI calculations, trains the underlying content before students practise the official German-language, materials-based written exam.

Exam sponsor: Ministerium für Bildung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (MB), with LISA and the Landesschulamt. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Official written Abitur examination in the Profilfach Gesundheit of the berufliches Gymnasium, Fachrichtung Gesundheit und Soziales. Candidates analyse provided materials — texts, statistics, diagrams and case descriptions — and produce extended written answers covering pathophysiological explanation, evidence-based evaluation of epidemiological and preventive measures, and adressatengerechte Beratung. Content spans the Einführungsphase foundations (health/illness concept, German health system, epidemiological measures, allgemeine Krankheitslehre, infection and first aid, E-Health) and the Qualifikationsphase organ-system Kompetenzschwerpunkte (Herz-Kreislauf- und Atmungssystem, Bewegungs- und Nervensystem, Verdauungssystem und Ernährung, Urogenitalsystem). This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not simulate the official German-language, free-response exam.

Time Limit

Approximately 300 minutes on erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau (eA) and approximately 210 minutes on grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau (gA), plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit, per the annually re-issued RdErl. time bands for 'weitere Prüfungsfächer'. Written main date in 2026: Tuesday 14 April 2026. Oral examinations began 11 May 2026, with Zeugnisse issued by 3 July 2026. In oral examinations the Vorbereitungszeit is 20 minutes, extended to up to 40 minutes where a Schülerexperiment is set (§31 Abs. 2 Oberstufenverordnung).

Passing Score

Prüfungsfach performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale. The Gesamtqualifikation combines Block I (Halbjahresergebnisse, maximum 600, minimum 200 points, §38) with Block II (five Abiturprüfungsfächer at 4x weighting, maximum 300, minimum 100 points, §39), for a maximum of 900 points. Block II requires at least 4 points per element, at least 20 points (4x weighting) in three Prüfungsfächer including at least one eA-Fach, and no Prüfungsfach scored 0. The KMK table converts the total into the Durchschnittsnote, with roughly 300 of 900 points as the minimum pass (Note 4.0).

Exam / Certification Fees

No exam fee for regular enrolled candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination under the Oberstufenverordnung Sachsen-Anhalt. External-candidate arrangements, where they exist, are school/authority-specific and not a published fee.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

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Study emphasis ~13%

Health/illness concept and German health system

WHO definition, medical terminology, SGB structure, GKV principles, G-BA, Salutogenese and Gesundheitsförderungsmodelle.

Study emphasis ~13%

Epidemiology and prevention

Inzidenz, Prävalenz, Mortalität, Letalität, Morbidität with calculations, plus the three levels of prevention.

Study emphasis ~12%

Allgemeine Krankheitslehre

Krankheitsursachen, Anpassungsreaktionen der Gewebe, Zellschäden, Entzündung, Kreislaufstörungen and Tumore.

Study emphasis ~10%

Infection, first aid and E-Health

Erreger and Übertragungswege, Immunisierung, Erste Hilfe and Rettungskette, eGK, ePA and Telematikinfrastruktur.

Study emphasis ~18%

Cardiovascular and respiratory system

Anatomy and physiology with Hypertonie, Arteriosklerose, KHK, Herzinsuffizienz, COPD, Pneumonie, Asthma and Bronchialkarzinom.

Study emphasis ~12%

Musculoskeletal and nervous system

Bone, muscle and neuron basics with Osteoporose, Bandscheibenprolaps, Apoplex and Demenz.

Study emphasis ~14%

Digestive system and nutrition

Digestion and liver function, DGE reference values, energy and BMI calculations, Diabetes mellitus and Metabolisches Syndrom.

Study emphasis ~8%

Urogenital system

Niere and Harnbildung, Cystitis, Prostatahyperplasie, Niereninsuffizienz, Kontrazeption and HPV prevention.

Preparing for the Saxony-Anhalt Abitur Health Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Prüfungsfach performance is reported on the 0–15 Punkte scale. The Gesamtqualifikation combines Block I (Halbjahresergebnisse, maximum 600, minimum 200 points, §38) with Block II (five Abiturprüfungsfächer at 4x weighting, maximum 300, minimum 100 points, §39), for a maximum of 900 points. Block II requires at least 4 points per element, at least 20 points (4x weighting) in three Prüfungsfächer including at least one eA-Fach, and no Prüfungsfach scored 0. The KMK table converts the total into the Durchschnittsnote, with roughly 300 of 900 points as the minimum pass (Note 4.0).
  • Assessment: Official written Abitur examination in the Profilfach Gesundheit of the berufliches Gymnasium, Fachrichtung Gesundheit und Soziales. Candidates analyse provided materials — texts, statistics, diagrams and case descriptions — and produce extended written answers covering pathophysiological explanation, evidence-based evaluation of epidemiological and preventive measures, and adressatengerechte Beratung. Content spans the Einführungsphase foundations (health/illness concept, German health system, epidemiological measures, allgemeine Krankheitslehre, infection and first aid, E-Health) and the Qualifikationsphase organ-system Kompetenzschwerpunkte (Herz-Kreislauf- und Atmungssystem, Bewegungs- und Nervensystem, Verdauungssystem und Ernährung, Urogenitalsystem). This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation only — it does not simulate the official German-language, free-response exam.
  • Time limit: Approximately 300 minutes on erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau (eA) and approximately 210 minutes on grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau (gA), plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit, per the annually re-issued RdErl. time bands for 'weitere Prüfungsfächer'. Written main date in 2026: Tuesday 14 April 2026. Oral examinations began 11 May 2026, with Zeugnisse issued by 3 July 2026. In oral examinations the Vorbereitungszeit is 20 minutes, extended to up to 40 minutes where a Schülerexperiment is set (§31 Abs. 2 Oberstufenverordnung).
  • Exam / certification fees: No exam fee for regular enrolled candidates; the Abitur is a state school examination under the Oberstufenverordnung Sachsen-Anhalt. External-candidate arrangements, where they exist, are school/authority-specific and not a published fee. Official sources

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Saxony-Anhalt Abitur Health: Suggested Study Strategy

1Work along the seven Kompetenzschwerpunkte of the Fachlehrplan rather than by topic list — the exam tasks are built around them, and the Qualifikationsphase organ systems carry the greatest weight.
2Practise the epidemiological measures with real numbers: Inzidenz, Prävalenz, Mortalität and Letalität differ mainly in their denominator, and naming that denominator earns marks in written answers.
3For every Zivilisationskrankheit build the same chain — Anatomie/Physiologie, Risikofaktoren, Pathogenese, Symptome, Diagnostik, Therapie, Prävention — since exam tasks sample repeatedly from this structure.
4Rehearse Beratungskompetenz explicitly: draft short adressatengerechte advice texts, for example a Präventionsleitfaden or a dietary plan, because these tasks require a different register from pure explanation.
5Train interpreting tables, diagrams and study extracts under time pressure — Analyse- and Bewertungskompetenz tasks always start from provided material.
6After MCQ concept work, practise full written free-response answers in German with correct Fachsprache — MCQs build content recognition, not extended written argumentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Sachsen-Anhalt Gesundheit Abitur exam multiple-choice?

No. The official written paper is a German-language, materials-based examination requiring extended written responses — analysis of texts, statistics and case material, evidence-based evaluation, and written Beratung. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official format simulation.

Which curriculum does this bank follow?

The LISA Fachlehrplan Gesundheit for the berufliches Gymnasium in Sachsen-Anhalt. Questions are mapped to its seven Kompetenzschwerpunkte across the Einführungsphase (Schuljahrgang 11) and the Qualifikationsphase (Schuljahrgänge 12/13).

How long is the written exam?

Gesundheit falls under the 'weitere Prüfungsfächer' bands of the annually re-issued RdErl.: approximately 300 minutes on erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau and approximately 210 minutes on grundlegendem Anforderungsniveau, plus roughly 30 minutes Auswahlzeit. Confirm the current year's figures with your school.

When was the written exam in 2026?

Tuesday 14 April 2026, the shared date for the Fachrichtung Gesundheit und Soziales (Fach Gesundheit) alongside Technik and Wirtschaft. Oral examinations began 11 May 2026 and Zeugnisse were issued by 3 July 2026.

How is the Gesundheit grade counted towards the Abitur?

Each Prüfungsfach is graded 0–15 Punkte. The five Abiturprüfungsfächer form Block II at 4x weighting (maximum 300 points, minimum 100), which combines with Block I (maximum 600, minimum 200) for a maximum Gesamtqualifikation of 900 points.

Is there an exam fee?

No. The Abitur is a state school examination under the Oberstufenverordnung Sachsen-Anhalt, and regular enrolled candidates pay no fee.