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 first established in 1947 as a private high school. 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.

Success in sports

 * 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
 * 2008: Lower Saxony championship of the girls' tennis team in Helmstedt

Headmasters

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

Well known pupils

 * Hans Pleschinski (born 1956), author
 * Astrid Frohloff (born 1962), journalist and television presenter
 * Bernd Fix (born 1962), computer security expert
 * Oliver Graf (born 1981), actor and cultural manager

Twinning schools

 * Senior High School, Clintonville, Wisconsin, United States
 * Collège „Philippe de Champaigne“, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, France
 * Kaltinėnai Aleksandras Stulginskis Gymnasium, Lithuania