Gymnasium Hankensbüttel

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