Louise Weiss Gymnasium
Hamburg-Mitte · Hamm
Louise Weiss Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Hamm, in the Hamburg-Mitte district. In the 2024/25 school year, 622 students attended the school. For year 5 the school is set up for four parallel classes. Englisch is the first foreign language; Französisch, Latein, Russisch, Spanisch, and Türkisch 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 85 14 23
- Website
- http://www.lwg-hamburg.de
School Profile
- School Number
- 5853-0
- 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, Russisch, Spanisch, Türkisch
- Student Count 2024/25
- 622
- Social Index
- 2
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Louise Weiss Gymnasium was oversubscribed in neither 2026/27 nor 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices rose from 69 to 77. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 77 first choices for 97 places, a demand ratio of 79 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 77 | 97 | 79% | No |
| 2025/26 | 69 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 69 | 78 | 88% | No |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Louise Weiss Gymnasium averaged 2.49 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 | 2.49 | 54 |
| 2025 | 2.48 | 59 |
| 2024 | 2.60 | 49 |