Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium
Altona · Blankenese
Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Blankenese, in the Altona district. In the 2024/25 school year, 964 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for six 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.
Contact & Address
- Address
- Willhöden 74, 22587 Hamburg
- Phone
- +49 40 428 93 42-0
School Profile
- School Number
- 5841-0
- 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)
- 6 classes
- 1st Foreign Language
- Englisch
- Foreign Languages
- Englisch, Französisch, Latein, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 964
- Social Index
- 6
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium was oversubscribed in neither 2026/27 nor 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices fell from 139 to 103. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 103 first choices for 105 places, a demand ratio of 98 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 103 | 105 | 98% | No |
| 2025/26 | 111 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 139 | 140 | 99% | No |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium averaged 2.05 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 | 2.05 | 102 |
| 2025 | 2.21 | 75 |
| 2024 | 2.13 | 116 |