Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The school offers entry from year 5. In the 2024/25 school year, 548 students attended the school. English is the first foreign language; French and Latin are also taught. The full-day program is optional, so the afternoon is an offer that families book. The school directory records the profile “musikbetontes Profil, Begabungsförderung”.
Contact & Address
- Phone
- +49 30 2250279011
- Website
- https://www.haendelgym.de
School Profile
- School Number (BSN)
- 02Y04
- School Type
- Gymnasium
- Full-Day Program
- Optional (offen)
- From Grade 5
- Yes
- 1st Foreign Language
- English
- Foreign Languages
- English, French, Latin
- Profiles
- musikbetontes Profil, Begabungsförderung
- Student Count
- 548
- Teachers
- 46
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- 11.9 : 1
Student and teacher counts are from school year 2024/25.
Applications in Recent Years
According to the official figures, Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium was oversubscribed in one of the two recorded years. The number of places varied slightly. No demand ratio is available for this school for the 2025/26 school year, so that year is not shown. Most recently, in 2026/27, there were 24 first-choice applications for 32 places. That is a demand ratio of 75 percent.
| School Year | First choices | Places | Demand Ratio | Oversubscribed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | 24 | 32 | 75% | No |
| 2024/25 | 31 | 30 | 103% | Yes |
Abitur Results
In the 2025 Abitur, Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium averaged 1.77 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.
| Year | Average | Pass Rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.77 | 98% | 48 |
| 2024 | 1.83 | 100% | 68 |