What Gesamtschule Gescher does

Margot-Friedländer-Gesamtschule (formerly Gesamtschule Gescher) is a publicly funded comprehensive secondary school (Gesamtschule) operated by the municipal Schulträger in the town of Gescher, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It serves secondary-school-age students in the Coesfeld district through a dual-campus model, with its main campus at Borkener Damm 48 in Gescher and a Teilstandort (satellite campus) at An der Krummen Mauer 5-9 in Velen. The school provides comprehensive education across all performance levels from grades 5 through 13, including academic preparation for the Abitur, vocational pathways, and a Ganztag (full-day) program with cafeteria, social work, and counseling services.

Its core educational offering spans foundational curriculum (Fundament), a broad subject catalog (German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, mathematics, sciences, arts, philosophy, religion, computer science, and others), and targeted support programs including Förderung in Mathematik, Deutsch, and Englisch, plus DaZ (German as a second language). Specialized programs include Selbstgesteuertes Lernen (self-directed learning) via Lernbüro and Selbstlernzentrum, SELG (social learning and violence prevention), Berufsberatung (career counseling) in partnership with the Agentur für Arbeit, and extracurricular Arbeitsgemeinschaften. The school's technology footprint is limited to a standard public-sector website (on the Verwaltungsportal CMS) and an Instagram channel (@Gesamtschule_Gescher); no proprietary technology platform, AI/ML systems, or commercial products are disclosed.

The business model is non-commercial: the institution is funded by the municipal/state education authority, with enrollment routed through the regulated state school system and catchment area. The school is anchored by its 2020 renaming in honor of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer and the explicit "Seid Menschen" (Be Human) remembrance culture, and it participates in external programs including Erasmus+, Euregioschule, BMBF's Leistung macht Schule, and was nominated for the Deutscher Schulpreis 2020 and awarded the fobizz digital education seal 2024-2025.

Name

Gesamtschule Gescher

Legal name

Margot-Friedländer-Gesamtschule

Website

https://gesamtschule-gescher.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Margot-Friedländer-Gesamtschule is a publicly funded German comprehensive secondary school (Gesamtschule) operating dual campuses in Gescher and Velen, North Rhine-Westphalia, serving students grades 5-13 with full-day programs, career counseling, and Erasmus+ international exchange.

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Headquarters

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Gescher

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

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Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gesamtschule Gescher (officially Margot-Friedländer-Gesamtschule) is a publicly funded German comprehensive secondary school operating two campuses in Gescher and Velen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It delivers comprehensive secondary education (grades 5–10/13) through a full-day Ganztag model, foundational and subject-based curriculum, individualized Förderung support programs, self-directed learning facilities, career and study orientation counseling, social learning and violence prevention, multilingual instruction, and a broad range of extracurricular Arbeitsgemeinschaften.

Product overview

Margot-Friedländer-Gesamtschule is a German comprehensive school with two locations (Gescher and Velen) offering a unified educational program. The school provides core educational services through its Fundament (foundational level), diverse Fächer (subjects including German, English, French, Spanish, Mathematics, Sciences, and more), and specialized support programs. The Ganztag (all-day program) integrates cafeteria services, counseling, and extracurricular activities. Additional offerings include self-directed learning through Lernbüro and Selbstlernzentrum, career counseling, and SELG (social learning and violence prevention). The school operates with full-day care, multiple support services including school social work and career guidance, and extracurricular programs through Arbeitsgemeinschaften.

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• Ganztag (All-Day Program) Full-day school program combining academic instruction with supervision, community living and rights education, counseling (Beratung), school social pedagogy (Schulsozialpädagogik), open lunch offerings, cafeteria (Mensa), school kiosk (Schulkiosk), and school first aid service (Schulsanitätsdienst), targeting secondary-school students and their families.
• Fundament (Foundational Curriculum) Foundational educational level/program within the comprehensive school system providing the core curriculum structure for secondary-school students at the school.
• Förderung (Subject Support Programs) Targeted subject-specific support programs covering Mathematics, German, English, and DaZ (Deutsch als Zweitsprache / German as a second language), addressing individualized learning needs for secondary-school students.
• Selbstgesteuertes Lernen (Self-Directed Learning) Self-directed learning program encompassing the Lernbüro (learning office) and Selbstlernzentrum (self-learning center), enabling student autonomy and personalized learning pathways.
• SELG (Social Learning and Violence Prevention) Social learning and violence prevention program integrating counseling services with social pedagogy to foster a safe and supportive school climate.
• Lernen mit Medien (Media Literacy) Digital and media literacy program including Handyregeln (mobile phone rules) to teach responsible technology use among secondary-school students.
• Berufsberatung (Career Counseling) Career guidance and orientation services including Studien- und Berufswahlorientierung (study and career orientation) and Praktika (internships), delivered in partnership with the Agentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency).
• Arbeitsgemeinschaften (Extracurricular Interest Groups) Extracurricular activity groups including Licht und Tontechnik (light and sound technology), supplementing core academic offerings with hands-on and creative engagement.
• Schulsozialarbeit (School Social Work) School social work services providing student support, social assistance, and pastoral care within the school environment.

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• Schulträger (Municipal Education Authority)coreOthersThe municipal authority responsible for school governance, funding, and administrative oversight of the school as a public educational institution.
• Förderverein (Support Association)coreOthersVolunteer support association that provides supplementary funding, resources, and programs for students beyond government allocation.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency/Berufsberater)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with German Federal Employment Agency for career counseling and Berufswahlorientierung (career orientation) services, helping students plan their future education and career paths.
• Erasmus+ ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union Erasmus+ program enabling international student and teacher exchanges, promoting European educational cooperation and mobility.
• Euregio NetworkregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border regional educational network promoting cooperation between schools in the German-Dutch Euregio region.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• fobizz: German digital education platform that awarded the school its fobizz Siegel 2024-2025. fobizz provides digital teaching tools and certification for schools and serves a comparable audience of German educators and institutions.
• Ernst Klett Verlag: Leading German educational publisher providing textbooks and digital learning content to secondary schools across Germany. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant serving the same school and student segments.
• Robert Bosch Stiftung: Foundation that operates the prestigious Deutscher Schulpreis together with the Heidehof Stiftung, the award for which this school was nominated in 2020. It functions as an ecosystem partner shaping school excellence standards in Germany rather than a competitor.
• Cornelsen Verlag: Major German educational publisher supplying teaching materials to schools including comprehensive secondary schools like this one. Comparable as an adjacent supplier to the same target customer base.
• Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK): Standing conference of the German education ministers that coordinates education policy across the Länder. As the body setting curricular and certification standards under which all Gesamtschulen operate, it is an ecosystem-level peer shaping the school's operating rules.
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF): Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which runs the "Leistung macht Schule" excellence initiative in which this school participates. As the top-level education policy and funding authority in Germany, it sets the regulatory and funding backdrop for the school.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: German Federal Employment Agency that partners with the school on Berufsberatung and Berufswahlorientierung. As the national career-guidance backbone, it shapes the framework for school-based career programs across Germany.
• Heidehof Stiftung: Co-organizer of the Deutscher Schulpreis alongside the Robert Bosch Stiftung. As an ecosystem participant that defines excellence benchmarks, it is comparable in that it directly engages with schools of this caliber on quality improvement initiatives.
• Euregio (EUREGIO): Cross-border German-Dutch educational network of which the school is a member (Euregioschule). It operates as an ecosystem partner enabling international school cooperation in the same geographic and curricular space.
• European Commission (Erasmus+): Operator of the Erasmus+ program through which the school runs international student and teacher exchanges. Comparable as a supra-national ecosystem partner defining the framework for international school cooperation.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gesamtschule_gescher/?igshd=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gesamtschule-gescher

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