Database of Benedictine Schools Worldwide

Austria

Name and Address of School

Head of School

Stiftsgymnasium der Benediktiner in Admont Mag. Josef Marte
Admont 1
Admont
A-8911

Phone

+43 (3613) 2312-151

Fax

+43 (3613) 2312-152

e-mail

Web Site

www.gym-admont.at

Type of School

Boarding

Co-Ed

yes

Number of Students

672

Age range

10 - 18

Male

300

Number of teaching Staff

73

Female

372

Staff of Religious Order

3

Religious Diversity

Roman Catholic 92%; Evangelical 8%

Ethnic Diversity

Address of Head where different from above

Phone

Fax

e-mail

School Statement

HISTORY: 
1644 Foundation of a 'Gymnasium' 
1820 - 1921 Boys Choir School 
1921 Re-foundation as Stiftsgymnasium 
1938 - 1945 School taken by the Nazis and nationalised 
1945 School is returned to Benedictines 
1972 Girls taken for the first time, co-ed. 

since 1975 new buildings for the school (the last one from 2004)
1985 Creation of a special Music School 

2003 Seondary school with emphasis on natural sciences

CHARACTERISTICS: 
- Languages 
- Music 
- Natural sciences
- Christian values

Exchange Note

No official exchange scheme, but individual students do exchange with several schools.

If the above information is wrong or incomplete, please contact: webmaster "at" b-e-net.org