Rare WW2 German HJ Hitler Youth BDM 1944 Berlin Girls School Graduation Certificate Document

Original 1944 Abgangszeugnis (Graduation Certificate) issued by the Westendschule – Oberschule für Mädchen (Sprachliche Form) in Berlin. This was a girls’ secondary school specializing in language studies. The document is dated 31 October 1944, placing it during the final year of the Third Reich and making it an interesting surviving piece of wartime educational history. 
Issued to:

Helga Pons 
Born 25 September 1927 in Berlin 
Daughter of Fregattenkapitän Reinhold Pons 
Attended the school for 7½ years 
Completed Class 8a in 1944 
Left school because of wartime circumstances (“Kriegseinsatz”) 

The document bears:

Official purple school seal featuring the national eagle. 
Signatures of the school authorities. 
Berlin issue date of 31 October 1944. 
Additional typed endorsement from Berlin, 31 March 1945, regarding recognition under directives of the Reich Ministry for Science, Education and National Culture. 

Translation of Main Text
General Evaluation
“Helga has shown understanding and participation in instruction and has achieved satisfactory overall performance.”
Reason for Leaving
“Because of wartime service/war conditions.”
Subjects and Grades
Languages and Humanities

German – satisfactory 
History – sufficient 
Geography – satisfactory 
Art – satisfactory 
Handicrafts – satisfactory 
Music – good 
Handwriting – satisfactory 

Mathematics and Science

Biology – satisfactory 
Chemistry – sufficient 
Physics – satisfactory 
Mathematics – sufficient 

Foreign Languages

English – satisfactory 
French – sufficient 

Physical Education

Athletics – grade 4 
Overall physical education – sufficient 

Historical Notes
The Westendschule was a Berlin girls’ secondary school offering a language-focused curriculum and appears in surviving school reports from the interwar and wartime era. 
This certificate provides insight into the education of German girls during the closing months of World War II and is further enhanced by the wartime Berlin issue date and later March 1945 endorsement.
Condition
Original folded document.

Complete with official seal and signatures. 
Age toning and normal wear. 
Fold lines from storage. 
Good overall condition for an 80+ year old wartime document. 

Please see photos for condition and details.
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