More Than 800 New Teachers—Saxony Sticks to Its Priorities

800 new teachers have already signed contracts

According to the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in Dresden, the hiring process is still ongoing. More than 800 contracts have already been finalized. “Among them are graduates from other federal states and people from Leipzig who have accepted positions in the Ore Mountains—but also in many other locations,” the ministry stated.

Applications from Saxony are on the rise in Thuringia

According to the Thuringian Ministry of Education, the number of applicants who earned a teaching degree in Saxony has increased. “Since August 1, 2025, 75 such applications have been received across all five state school boards, compared to 54 during the same period last year (August 2024 to July 2025),” the ministry stated in response to an inquiry. It said that “in principle, an increasing interest can be confirmed.”

Particularly in eastern Thuringia, there has been a noticeable increase in interest from applicants from the Leipzig area—both for employment and for completing the preparatory service, the ministry said. This interest is focused primarily on the neighboring region around Altenburg. There, interest is strongest in the elementary school sector. In contrast, for state-wide applications, the focus is on teaching at the high school level.

However, the Thuringian Ministry concluded by stating that it is not possible to draw a reliable conclusion about actual hiring trends based on the existing data.

Saxony-Anhalt Reports High Interest from Saxony Based on a Sample

According to the Ministry of Education, Saxony-Anhalt does not track where within the state applicants earned their degrees. However, a brief period was examined more closely using a random sample. During this time, one-third of the applications came from teachers in Saxony. A spokesperson emphasized, however, that this analysis is “not statistically validated and therefore hardly representative.”

Prospective teachers who studied in Saxony-Anhalt always receive a job offer in the state, the spokesperson added. People from other federal states are neither given preferential treatment nor disadvantaged when applying for a vacant position through the normal application process. Who gets the job depends, among other things, on the person’s suitability, qualifications, and academic credentials.

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