Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium
Wandsbek · Poppenbüttel
Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Poppenbüttel, in the Wandsbek district. In the 2024/25 school year, 863 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. The school holds the MINT-freundliche Schule award for science and technology teaching.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 40 428 86 81 0
- Website
- https://heinegym.de
School Profile
- School Number
- 5894-0
- 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
- 863
- Social Index
- 6
Enrollment figures of recent years
According to official figures, Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium was oversubscribed in neither 2026/27 nor 2024/25. Across the recorded school years, first choices rose from 102 to 137. Most recently, 2026/27 saw 137 first choices for 139 places, a demand ratio of 99 per cent.
| School Year | Applications (1st choice) | Places | Demand ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 137 | 139 | 99% | No |
| 2025/26 | 136 | – | – | – |
| 2024/25 | 102 | 103 | 99% | No |
Abitur Results
In the 2026 Abitur, Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium averaged 2.37 and sits in the weaker half of Hamburg's Gymnasien. 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 | 2.37 | 90 |
| 2025 | 2.33 | 66 |
| 2024 | 2.29 | 81 |