What Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium does

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) located at Karl-Marx-Straße 14 in the Neukölln district of Berlin, Germany, serving students in grades 7 through 12/13 (typically ages 12-18/19) who are pursuing the German Abitur university entrance qualification. The institution is operated under the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie Berlin (Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family) and is fully funded by the state of Berlin through public education budgets; attendance is free of charge and the school does not generate commercial revenue. Its curriculum spans MINT (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science), social sciences, foreign languages (English, French, Spanish), the arts (Music, Art, Theater/Darstellendes Spiel), and competitive sports, supplemented by project-based Wahlpflichtfächer electives, a gebundener Ganztag (full-day program), and a Willkommensklasse for refugee integration supported by a Big Sister/Big Brother peer mentoring scheme.

The school's technology footprint is modest: digital learning is delivered through Moodle, an open-source third-party learning management system used for blended learning, course content delivery, and assignment management. Beyond the LMS, the school maintains standard educational infrastructure including a Mensa, gymnasiums, music rooms, art studios, and a Grünes Klassenzimmer (outdoor green classroom) in the school garden constructed by 9th-grade NaWi students in 2022. Support services include Lerncoaching (learning coaching), Schulsozialarbeit (school social work), and a peer mediation program.

Commercial activity is absent. Distribution and enrollment are managed exclusively through the Berlin state school registration system, with no commercial channels. GTM motion is community-led: the school recruits through its public website (die-schweitzer.de), an annual Tag der offenen Tür (Open House Day), regional press coverage (Tagesspiegel, taz), and community/cultural events such as Sommerfest der Kulturen and Fest der Vielfalt. Partnerships are programmatic and non-commercial in nature, including cultural partners (Deutsches Theater Berlin), sports/community partners (ALBA Berlin, Coraggio e.V.), educational foundations (Gisela-Pack-Stiftung, sdw), and aspirational academic links (Charité Berlin, Humboldt-Universität).

Name

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium

Legal name

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium

Website

https://die-schweitzer.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a public, state-funded Gymnasium in Berlin-Neukölln serving grades 7-12/13 students with a comprehensive MINT, language, arts, and sports curriculum, including refugee integration and full-day programs.

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Berlin

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Germany

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Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public State-Funded Education: Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a public state school (Gymnasium) in Berlin. It is fully funded by the state of Berlin through public educational budgets. Attendance is free for students; the school does not generate commercial revenue.

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Core offering

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a public German secondary school (Gymnasium) located in Berlin-Neukölln providing free secondary education to students in grades 7-12/13. The school delivers a comprehensive academic curriculum across MINT (STEM), humanities, foreign languages, arts, and sports, preparing students for the German Abitur (university entrance qualification). It also operates a gebundener Ganztag (full-day program), a Willkommensklasse for refugee integration, and various extracurricular AGs and support services.

Product overview

Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium is a German secondary school (Gymnasium) located in Berlin-Neukölln offering a comprehensive educational program. The school provides a unified educational offering structured around traditional academic departments (MINT/STEM, Humanities, Languages, Arts, Sports) combined with specialized programs including full-day care (Gebundener Ganztag), project-based elective courses (WPF), and student support services (learning coaching, social work, mediation). The school also operates a dedicated welcome class for refugee integration and maintains a digital learning platform for online education. The curriculum integrates classroom instruction with extracurricular activities (AGs), educational excursions, and exchange programs.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasium Secondary Education Program

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Deutsches Theater BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026The ensemble of the Deutsches Theater Berlin performed the play 'Sonne und Beton' (based on Felix Lobrecht's novel) at the school on June 5, 2026. Students from classes 8c and 8d attended the performance as part of their Political Education (Politische Bildung) class. An engaging discussion followed the performance, addressing themes of social inequality and youth perspectives.
• Charité BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022The Anatomy AG expressed a desire to establish a cooperation with Charité Berlin and Humboldt-Universität for future semesters, including potential internships in pathology. As of the 2022 report, these plans were aspirational.
• Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022The Anatomy AG (Anatomie AG) at ASG, supported by the Gisela-Pack-Stiftung, sought cooperations with Humboldt-Universität for future semesters. These were aspirational plans as of 2022.
• Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw) – Projekt 'Start Your Digital Future'minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Some ASG students participated in the 'Start Your Digital Future' project organized by the Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw). The project, running from the start of the school year through April 2022, motivated youth to develop digital ideas related to social topics. Sessions took place at Siemensstadt (A32 coworking space) and MotionLab. Students developed a prototype powercase with solar charging capability.
• Coraggio – Die Kulturanstifter e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2021Coraggio – Die Kulturanstifter e.V. operates the Hochseilarena at the sports facility Maybachufer (Pflügerstraße 46, 12045 Berlin). The school partners with Coraggio to offer high-rope activities (Hochseillaufen) as part of its sports and extracurricular program. The project 'Eine Gesellschaft auf dem Seil' is supported by the BMI (Bundesministerium des Innern). Some ASG classes participated in balance and rope-climbing workshops at the arena.

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Direct peers

• Romain-Rolland-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium also located in a diverse district with bilingual and integration programs; closely comparable on mission, language offerings, and student demographics.
• Lessing-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin state Gymnasium offering Abitur-track education with classical and modern language programs; comparable as a peer public secondary school in the same city-wide system.
• Goethe-Gymnasium Berlin: Long-established Berlin Gymnasium offering Abitur-track education with broad academic and extracurricular programs; comparable as a peer state-funded secondary school in the same city.
• Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium: Public Berlin Gymnasium delivering secondary education and Abitur preparation; directly comparable to Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium in mission, public funding model, and student cohort.
• Andreas-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium offering grades 7–12/13 with comparable Abitur preparation; directly comparable as a state-funded secondary school competing in the same Berlin enrollment pool.
• Hermann-Hesse-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin public Gymnasium with comparable MINT and language profile; competes with Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium for Abitur-bound students within the same metropolitan system.
• John-Lennon-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium with strong focus on languages, arts, and social engagement; directly comparable given its similar profile as a state-funded Gymnasium serving a diverse Berlin district.

Others

• Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie: Berlin's state education authority, which directly funds and oversees Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium as its parent entity; included as the governing/ecosystem counterpart rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Berlin Metropolitan School: International private school in Berlin offering secondary education with IB and equivalent tracks; comparable as a competing secondary option for internationally minded families in Berlin, although fee-based.
• Freie Waldorfschule Berlin-Mitte: Alternative Berlin secondary school following the Waldorf/Steiner curriculum through grade 13; comparable as a competing non-traditional secondary option for families in central Berlin, though privately administered.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dieschweitzer

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