Hildegardis-Schule Bochum

The Hildegardis-Schule is a secondary school in the city of Bochum, Germany.

Hildegardis-Schule
Address
Klinikstrasse 1

Bochum
,
D-44791

Germany
Information
School typeGymnasium
Opened1860
Head of schoolWerner Backhaus and Wolfgang Schmidt
Teaching staff85[1]
Number of pupils1150
LanguageGerman and French
Websitewww.hildegardis-bochum.de

History

The school was founded in 1860 by a young Bochum teacher, Henriette von Noël, as a private school for girls. An extension was built in 1901 and in 1916, the school was named after naturalist, theologian and author, Hildegard von Bingen.[2] There is a statue of Hildegard von Bingen in front of the main entrance.

Today, the school is a public Gymnasium for boys and girls. The Hildegardis-Schule was one of the first schools in Germany to offer French bilingual education. History, politics and geography are taught in French and students may graduate with a French baccalaureat as well as an Abitur. In 2008, the school was certified as a "Europaschule" (de) (English: Europa School) by the Ministry of Schools of North Rhine-Westphalia.[nb 1]

Student exchange program

The Hildegardis-Schule has a student exchange program with schools in

Notes
  1. Not to be confused with the accredited status awarded by the international organisation, The European Schools.

References
  1. "Kontakt". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  2. "Schulprogramm – Hildegardis-Schule Bochum" [School program – Hildegardis School, Bochum] (in German). Old school website. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.

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