Walddörfer-Gymnasium
Wandsbek · Volksdorf
Walddörfer-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Volksdorf, in the Wandsbek district. In the 2024/25 school year, 1,347 students attended the school. By student count that makes it one of the five largest Gymnasien in Hamburg. For year 5 the school is set up for five parallel classes. Englisch is the first foreign language; Chinesisch, Französisch, Latein, 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
- Address
- Im Allhorn 45, 22359 Hamburg
- Phone
- +49 40 428 969 30
- Website
- https://wdg.hamburg.de/
School Profile
- School Number
- 5816-0
- 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
- Chinesisch, Englisch, Französisch, Latein, Russisch, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 1,347
- Social Index
- 6
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Walddörfer-Gymnasium was not oversubscribed in 2026/27, though it had been in 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices fell from 187 to 162. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 162 first choices for 162 places, a demand ratio of 100 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 162 | 162 | 100% | No |
| 2025/26 | 184 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 187 | 168 | 111% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Walddörfer-Gymnasium averaged 2.11 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 | 2.11 | 145 |
| 2025 | 2.07 | 155 |
| 2024 | 2.03 | 104 |