Database of Benedictine Schools Worldwide

Germany

Name and Address of School

Head of School

Gymnasium der Benediktiner, Meschede Heinz-J. Plugge
Klosterberg 7
Meschede
D-59851

Phone

+49 (291) 9968-0

Fax

+49 (291) 9968-27

e-mail

Web Site

gymn-benedictinum.de

Type of School

Day

Co-Ed

yes

Number of Students

680

Age range

10-18

Male

330

Number of teaching Staff

39

Female

350

Staff of Religious Order

4

Religious Diversity

Roman Catholic; Protestant; Orthodox; Islam; unbaptised

Ethnic Diversity

Address of Head where different from above

Phone

Fax

e-mail

School Statement

Founded in 1928 as a 'Gymnasium' for boys. In 1938 the school was topped by the Nazi Government, but re-opened in 1946. In 1971 the school became co-ed.

Exchange Note

With St Andrew, Cleveland, Ohio. European exchanges with St. Benedict's, Ealing, United Kingdom; Institute St. Jean, Douai, France; Kylemore Abbey School and Glenstal Abbey School, Ireland; Gimnasium Pannonhalma, Hungary.

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