Christianeum
Altona · Othmarschen
Christianeum is a public Gymnasium in Othmarschen, in the Altona district. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,048 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for five to six parallel classes. Englisch and Latein are each offered as the first foreign language; Altgriechisch, Chinesisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Russisch, and Spanisch are also taught. The full-day programme has a besondere Prägung: an extended morning timetable, with voluntary care in the afternoon.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 40 428 88-280
- Website
- https://christianeum.de
School Profile
- School Number
- 5813-0
- 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 to 6 classes
- 1st Foreign Language
- Englisch, Latein
- Foreign Languages
- Altgriechisch, Chinesisch, Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Latein, Russisch, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 1,048
- Social Index
- 6
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Christianeum was oversubscribed in neither 2026/27 nor 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices moved only slightly, between 129 and 134. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 129 first choices for 134 places, a demand ratio of 96 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 129 | 134 | 96% | No |
| 2025/26 | 134 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 131 | 138 | 95% | No |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Christianeum averaged 1.90 and sits in the quarter of Hamburg's Gymnasien with the best 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 | 1.90 | 104 |
| 2025 | 1.93 | 108 |
| 2024 | 2.02 | 105 |