John-Lennon-Gymnasium

Mitte

Gymnasium

John-Lennon-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Mitte. In the 2024/25 school year, 761 students attended the school. English is the first foreign language; French, Latin, and Spanish are also taught. The full-day program is compulsory: in year 7 every student stays into the afternoon.

Contact & Address

Address
Zehdenicker Straße 17, 10119 Berlin
Phone
+49 30 40500110
Email
sekretariat@jlgym-berlin.de
Website
https://www.jlgym-berlin.de

School Profile

School Number (BSN)
01Y02
School Type
Gymnasium
Full-Day Program
Compulsory (gebunden)
From Grade 5
No
1st Foreign Language
English
Foreign Languages
English, French, Latin, Spanish
Student Count
761
Teachers
66
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.5 : 1

Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.

Applications in Recent Years

According to the official figures, John-Lennon-Gymnasium was oversubscribed in 2 of 3 recorded years. The number of places stayed the same. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 174 first-choice applications for 128 places. That is a demand ratio of 136 percent.

Enrollment and capacity by school year
School YearFirst choicesPlacesDemand RatioOversubscribed
2026/27174128136%Yes
2025/26166128130%Yes
2024/2512112895%No

Abitur Results

In the 2025 Abitur, John-Lennon-Gymnasium averaged 1.91 and sits in the quarter of Berlin's Gymnasien with the best results. An average is published for 90 Berlin Gymnasien: the median is 2.27 and the range runs from 1.66 to 2.84.

Abitur results by year
YearAveragePass Rate
20251.91100%
20241.9699%

Location