Gymnasium Hankensbüttel


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

History

The Gymnasium Hankensbüttel was established in 1947, first as a private high school. In May 1951 it was given the right to hold mittlere Reife examinations. In the years 1953/54 there were the first classes 12 and 13 lectured. 1954 the private school was acknowledged as a public school. The word Gymnasium has been used by the school since 1956. Because of the 50th years' jubilee of the school in 1997 everyone made a trip to Wurmberg.
Because of the increasing need of place due to the abolition of the orientation classes 5 and 6 the lessons have been held at several campuses in Hankensbüttel since school year 2004/05. In 2007 there were 1,455 students being lectured by 88 teachers.

Success in sports