Gymnasium Hankensbüttel

Gymnasium Hankensbüttel
Gymnasium Hankensbüttel
Location
Map
Amtsweg 11
29386 Hankensbüttel, Lower Saxony

Germany
Coordinates52°43′48″N 10°36′36″E / 52.73000°N 10.61000°E / 52.73000; 10.61000
Information
TypeGymnasium
Established1947
School districtGifhorn district
PrincipalCornelia Röhrkasten
Faculty88
Grades5–13
Enrollmentcirca 1,000 (as of 2021)
Information0049-58 32-98 40-10
Websitehttps://gyhank.de/html/index.html

The Gymnasium Hankensbüttel is a Gymnasium in Hankensbüttel, Lower Saxony and the oldest one in the district of Gifhorn.[1]

History

The Gymnasium Hankensbüttel was first established in 1947 as a private high school.[1] In May 1951 it was given the right to hold Mittlere Reife examinations. In the years 1953/54 the classes 12 and 13 were lectured for the first time. In 1954 the private school was acknowledged as a public school. The word Gymnasium has been used by the school since 1956. A trip was made to Wurmberg (Harz) to celebrate the school's 50th jubilee in 1997.

Gymnasium Hankensbüttel is a campus school with multiple buildings spread across its green campus. After the abolishment of the middle school grades 5 and 6 as a separate school, the campus has been expanded further allowing newer building to merge with the old. A modern cafeteria and aula was built and joins 'Fachwerk' buildings giving the school a specific charm. In 2021, approximately 1,000 students were enrolled and circa 85 teachers on staff. [2]

Success in sports

Sign at the entry of the Gymnasium
  • 1987: German championship of the chess team (7th and 8th grade) in Altensteig
  • 1989: German championship of the girls' handball team in the 3rd competitions class in (Berlin)
  • 2003: Lower Saxony championship of the quad scull mixed rowing team in (Hannover)
  • 2004: Lower Saxony championship of the quad scull rowing team in (Hannover)
  • 2004: Lower Saxony championship of the girls' tennis team in (Melle)
  • 2006: German championship of the quad scull rowing team in Berlin [2][3][4]
  • 2008: Lower Saxony championship of the girls' tennis team in Helmstedt[5]

Headmasters

  • Willy Ernst (1947–1968)
  • Dietrich Korn (1968–1997)
  • Ulf Bartkowiak (1997–2010)
  • Martin Hille (2010-2011)
  • Cornelia Röhrkasten (since 2011)

Well known pupils

Twinning schools

References

  1. ^ a b "Establishing the school". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  2. ^ a b History of the school Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Rowing club of the Gymnasium
  4. ^ "Quad scull rowing team as German champion in 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
  5. ^ "Result of the semifinal of the German championship 2008, p. 15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-09-17.