Gymnasium Eppendorf
Hamburg-Nord · Eppendorf
Gymnasium Eppendorf is a public Gymnasium in Eppendorf, in the Hamburg-Nord district. In the 2024/25 school year, 848 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for four 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
- Hegestraße 35, 20249 Hamburg
- Phone
- +49 40 428 972 - 0
School Profile
- School Number
- 5844-0
- 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)
- 4 classes
- 1st Foreign Language
- Englisch
- Foreign Languages
- Englisch, Französisch, Latein, Spanisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 848
- Social Index
- 6
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Gymnasium Eppendorf was not oversubscribed in 2026/27, though it had been in 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices rose from 115 to 138. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 138 first choices for 140 places, a demand ratio of 99 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 138 | 140 | 99% | No |
| 2025/26 | 121 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 115 | 112 | 103% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Gymnasium Eppendorf averaged 2.08 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 | 2.08 | 93 |
| 2025 | 2.21 | 91 |
| 2024 | 2.00 | 81 |