Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium

What Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium does

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium (CPG) is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) located in Hamburg-Wandsbek, Germany, operating under the Behörde für Schule und Bildung (Hamburg School Authority). The school delivers the standard German Gymnasium curriculum from grade 5 through grade 12, culminating in the Abitur university entrance qualification, with 76 students graduating in 2023. It is structured into three stages — Unterstufe (grades 5–6, Beobachtungsstufe), Mittelstufe (grades 7–10), and Oberstufe/Studienstufe (grades 11–12) — and offers five specialized upper-school profiles (Foreign Languages, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Bio-Sports), a German-English bilingual track with certificate at grade 10, a Selbstentdecker:innen self-discovery course system, and a certified career and study orientation program. Supporting platforms include IServ for school communication and administration, WebUntis for scheduling, and a proprietary A-to-Z digital encyclopedia called Lexilotte.

The school's business model is that of a publicly funded state institution: there are no tuition fees, and revenue flows through the Hamburg education authority rather than through commercial contracts. Optional fee-bearing services are limited to instrument rental at €10/month for wind instruments and ticketed events such as the Christmas concert at €3 (€1.50 reduced). Go-to-market is effectively the standard Hamburg school enrollment process, with marketing limited to open-house days (Tag der offenen Tür), a content-rich website (cpg-hamburg.de), cultural events (concerts, theater, art exhibitions), and participation in student competitions (NATEX, Jugend forscht, Model UN, FLEX). Customer segments are students in grades 5–12 and their families; the Elternrat (parent council), Schulverein, and Bund der Ehemaligen (alumni association) provide community governance channels. The school is led by Schulleitung Björn Kutz with three Abteilungsleitungen overseeing each educational stage.

Name

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium

Legal name

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium

Website

https://cpg-hamburg.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium is a public state-run Gymnasium in Hamburg-Wandsbek delivering German secondary education from grades 5 through 12 (Abitur) via five academic profiles, a bilingual German-English track, and gifted-education programs, with no tuition and funding from the Hamburg School Authority.

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

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Core offering

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium provides free public secondary education (Gymnasium) for students from grades 5 through 12 in Hamburg-Wandsbek, organized into three stages (Unterstufe, Mittelstufe, Oberstufe) and culminating in the Abitur qualification. It offers five specialized upper-school academic profiles, a bilingual German-English track, a self-discovery course series, a partially bound all-day program, gifted education, and a certified career and study orientation program.

Product overview

Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium (CPG) is a German Gymnasium (secondary school) in Hamburg-Wandsbek offering comprehensive education from grades 5-12 leading to Abitur. The school is organized into three levels: Unterstufe (grades 5-6, Beobachtungsstufe), Mittelstufe (grades 7-10), and Oberstufe/Studienstufe (grades 11-12). The core educational product includes specialized programs such as the bilingual track, five academic profiles (Foreign Languages, Culture, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Bio-Sports), self-discovery courses (Selbstentdecker:innen), and a certified career orientation program. The school operates as a partially bound all-day gymnasium with additional offerings including gifted education, digital literacy, and diverse extracurricular activities. Supporting platforms include Lexilotte (digital school encyclopedia) and IServ (communication platform).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charlotte-Paulsen-Gymnasium Gymnasium Education (Grades 5-12)

Quantifiable outcome

• 76 Abiturientinnen und Abiturienten graduated in 2023 (76 students received Abitur certificates)
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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature3 records

Recent moves6 records

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Direct peers

• Gymnasium Heidberg: Public Hamburg Gymnasium operating under identical state-school funding and oversight, competing for the same Wandsbek-area families. Comparable product offering across three educational stages leading to Abitur.
• Gymnasium Grootmoor: Public Hamburg Gymnasium with similar size and program structure, operating under the same Hamburg School Authority. Directly comparable on bilingual track offerings, profile system, and extracurricular breadth.
• Gymnasium Hamm: Public Hamburg Gymnasium in the same city administration serving grades 5-12. Directly comparable on funding model, governance, Abitur preparation, and elective profile breadth.
• Heisenberg-Gymnasium Hamburg: Public Hamburg Gymnasium providing the same grades 5-12 Abitur pathway under the same state-school financing. Comparable academic profile system and bilingual/specialization tracks for Hamburg families.
• Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium: Public Hamburg Gymnasium that formally cooperates with CPG to jointly offer one of Hamburg's largest profile and elective catalogs. Same state-school model, same Abitur track, same catchment dynamics, and active curriculum-sharing relationship.
• Helmut-Schmidt-Gymnasium: Public Hamburg Gymnasium operating under the same Behörde für Schule und Bildung funding model, offering grades 5-12 with Abitur. Competes for the same Hamburg family pool with overlapping profile-based curricula and bilingual/gifted offerings.

Regional players

• Schiller-Gymnasium Berlin: Public German Gymnasium in Berlin offering the same Abitur track under a different state (Land) education authority. Same product model and curriculum framework but serving a distinct geographic catchment with no overlap to Hamburg families.
• Goethe-Gymnasium Frankfurt: Public German Gymnasium in Frankfurt operating under Hessian state oversight with comparable grades 5-12 and Abitur offering. Useful as a regional benchmark for state-funded Gymnasium economics outside Hamburg.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charlotte-paulsen-gymnasium

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Profiles4 records

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Investments

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