Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium

The Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium is a bilingual grammar school in Göppingen, Germany.[2]

Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Göppingen
Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium
Address
39 Hohenstaufenstraße,
Göppingen, BW 73033
Information
Other nameHOGY
TypeBilingual Grammar School
Established1831 (1831)[1]
PrincipalOStD' Breitbach-Ziegler[1]
Teaching staff63[1]
Years offered5-12
Enrollment628 (2017-18)[1]
MascotBee
NewspaperHOGY Times
Websitehogy-gp.de

Campus

The two main buildings of the Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium were designed by architect Guenter Behnisch and are now under monumental protection (Denkmalschutz).[3]

The main buildings are connected via two glazed bridges.

The north building houses the administrative offices (offices of the headmistress, deputy headmistress, secretariat, teachers' offices and lounge, conference rooms), class rooms, library, art halls, art work station rooms, geography hall, music hall, student's lounge and Senior's lounge. Beyond this, the full-day care for students in years 5 and 6 takes place here, during afternoon classes.

The south or science building accommodates rooms and halls for theoretical and experimental education in chemistry, physics and biology. It also houses several preparation rooms and an extra class room.

The campus of the school also offers multi-usage sports field, gymnasium, dining hall and indoor pool.[4][5]

The premises of the near Youth Centre (Haus der Jugend) may also be used on occasion.

School-leaving qualifications

Dependent on elective classes and courses, students may attain the following qualifications after year 12:[6]

  • Abitur Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • International Abitur Baden-Wuerttemberg
  • Bilingual Abitur Baden-Wuerttemberg

Beyond these university entrance qualifications, students may - according to state law - attain lower qualifications in year 9 (Hauptschulabschluss), year 10 (mittlere Reife) and year 11 (Fachhochschulreife).

Clubs

Sports

The school has teams for the 'Youth Training for the Olympics' contest (fencing, tennis, swimming, soccer etc.) and offers extra-curricular training in track and field athletics, swimming, gymnastics, soccer, table tennis and unicycling.

Music

The Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium has its own Big Band, Orchestra, Youth Choir, Chamber Choir and String Players Club.

Social

The grammar school has teams for the national debating, First Lego League, young scientists competitions.

It also has beekeeping, coding, paramedics, typing education, theater, school paper, lounging, meditation/worship and homework clubs.[7]

Awards

The school has been awarded the titles of:

Notable alumni

Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Foundation

The school foundation (officially: Verein der Förderer und Freunde des Hohenstaufen-Gymnasiums e.V.) is a separate private entity operating to assist the school board in funding projects.

Among other projects funded by the foundation are a sculpture by Fritz Nuss, the canteen and dining hall, computers, IT equipment for all class rooms and water fountains in the main building and dining hall.

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References
  1. "HOHENSTAUFEN-GYMNASIUM" (PDF). www.goeppingen.de.
  2. "General School Report" (PDF). www.goeppingen.de. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  3. GmbH, Südwest Presse Online-Dienste (2017-10-24). "Baudenkmal: Hogy-Sanierung soll 2019 starten". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  4. Germany, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart. "Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium in Göppingen: Frühwerk unter Denkmalschutz". stuttgarter-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  5. "Generalsanierung Hohenstaufen- Gymnasium Göppingen – kohler grohe" (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. "School Report 2017-18" (PDF). www.goeppingen.de. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  7. "Stadt Goeppingen: Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium". www.goeppingen.de. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  8. Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium, Geschrieben von. "Hogy ist Fairtrade-School! | Fairtrade Schools" (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  9. "City Website" (PDF). www.goeppingen.de. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

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