Helmut-Schmidt-Gymnasium
Hamburg-Mitte · Wilhelmsburg
Helmut-Schmidt-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Wilhelmsburg, in the Hamburg-Mitte district. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,057 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for five parallel classes. Englisch is the first foreign language; Französisch, Latein, and Spanisch are also taught. The full-day programme has a besondere Prägung: an extended morning timetable, with voluntary care in the afternoon. The school holds the MINT-freundliche Schule award for science and technology teaching.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 40 428 87 70 1
School Profile
- School Number
- 5807-0
- School Type
- Gymnasium
- Full-Day Program
- Extended timetable (besondere Prägung)
“Besondere Prägung” is the full-day form of most Hamburg Gymnasien: the extended timetable often keeps pupils at school past 1 p.m., while the afternoon care on offer until 4 p.m. is voluntary.
- Parallel Classes (Grade 5)
- 5 classes
- 1st Foreign Language
- Englisch
- Foreign Languages
- Englisch, Französisch, Latein, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 1,057
- Social Index
- 2
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Helmut-Schmidt-Gymnasium was not oversubscribed in 2026/27, though it had been in 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices swung between 156 and 173. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 163 first choices for 168 places, a demand ratio of 97 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 163 | 168 | 97% | No |
| 2025/26 | 156 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 173 | 168 | 103% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Helmut-Schmidt-Gymnasium averaged 2.40 and sits in the quarter of Hamburg's Gymnasien with the weakest results. An average is published for 61 Hamburg Gymnasien: the median is 2.25 and the range runs from 1.90 to 2.53.
| Year | Average | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.40 | 84 |
| 2025 | 2.60 | 83 |
| 2024 | 2.44 | 74 |