Abitur (from Latin abire = leave, go off)'s a designation used in Germany, Finland for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling (see also for Germany: Abitur after twelve years). The official term in Germany for this certificate of education's Allgemeine Hochschulreife; the contraction Abi's common in colloquial usage. The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife (often referred to as Abiturzeugnis), issued after candidates hav… (More on Abitur)