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The Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium is a bilingual grammmar school in Goppingen, Germany.

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

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.

Thes south or science building accomodates 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.

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

School-leaving qualifications
Dependant on elective classes and courses, students may attain the following qualifications after year 12 :

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).

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.

Awards
The school has been awarded the titles of

Partner School for Europe (Partnerschule für Europa)

Fairtrade School

STEM-friendly School

and Among The Most Valuable Preparation Centres (Cambridge University Assesment English)

Notable alumni
Jochen Stutzky - Soccer commentator and TV host

Dr. Horst Kern - Professor and former Dean at the Leibniz University

Dieter Hundt - business man and former member of the board of VfB Stuttgart

Ulrich Klieber - artist and recipient of the Federal Museum of Germany Award

Dr. Hans-Jochen Kleineidam - Professor at the Federal Military University for economics

Prof. Karl Hinderer - Mathematician at the Universities of Hamburg, Karlsruhe and Dresden

Dr. Matthias Dannemann - Chief Executive Priest in Bad Waldsee

Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Foundation
The school foundation (officially: Verein der Förderer und Freunde des Hohenstaufen-Gymnasiums e.V.) is a seperate 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.