Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule

What Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule does

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule is a public Gymnasium (secondary school) located at Bahnhofstraße 28 in Eschwege, Hesse, Germany, serving approximately 500 students in grades 5-10 from Eschwege and the surrounding Werra-Meißner-Kreis district. It is the only pure Gymnasium in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and is operated by the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district government as its Schulträger (public school authority). The institution is led by Principal Andrea Herzog with Michael Degenhardt as deputy, and employs 7 administrative/leadership staff listed in the data (teaching staff are state civil servants managed outside the school's commercial payroll). As a state school, it charges no tuition and is funded entirely through public education budgets from the Werra-Meißner-Kreis.

The school's product surface comprises a standard Gymnasium curriculum across multiple subjects (German, English, mathematics, Latin, French, Spanish, sciences, arts, music, politics, religion/ethics, history, geography, sport) augmented by several differentiated programs: a Kulturschule cultural education program (recertified 2026, the only one in the district), a MINT-freundliche Schule STEM program (four consecutive certifications, most recently 2025), a Musikklasse (music class), a Forscherklasse (researcher class), a Medienbildung media literacy curriculum, and Ganztagsangebot (full-day care) with AG activities. International student exchange programs operate with Collège-Lycée Saint-Michel in Saint-Mandé, France, and Liceo Manfredo Fanti in Carpi, Italy. The cultural program includes the FWS-Forum public lecture series and partnerships with Deutsches Theater Göttingen.

The business model is non-commercial public education delivery. The Werra-Meißner-Kreis bears legal and financial responsibility as Schulträger; the school itself does not generate revenue in the conventional sense. Go-to-market is community-driven through open house events (Tag der offenen Tür), local media coverage in Werra-Rundschau, and the school's website. Recent capital investment includes a €2.6 million modernization of natural sciences facilities completed in October 2021. The institution holds certifications including MINT-freundliche Schule, Kulturschule, Schule ohne Rassismus – Schule mit Courage, and GDPR/DSGVO compliance.

Name

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule

Legal name

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule

Website

https://friedrich-wilhelm-schule.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule is a public Gymnasium in Eschwege, Hesse, serving approximately 500 students in grades 5-10 from Eschwege and the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district. It is the only pure Gymnasium in the district, funded by the Werra-Meißner-Kreis government.

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Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Gymnasium programs
• STEM education
• Cultural education
• Public schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Eschwege

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public gymnasium (state school) operated by the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district, the school is funded through public tax revenues and government educational budgets. No tuition fees are charged to students.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule is a public Gymnasium delivering tuition-free secondary education for grades 5-10 in Eschwege and the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district in Hesse, Germany. Its core offering is a comprehensive academic curriculum supplemented by specialized tracks in cultural education (Kulturschule), STEM (MINT-freundliche Schule), music (Musikklasse), and research (Forscherklasse), plus full-day care and international student exchange with France and Italy.

Product overview

Friedrich-Wilhelm-Schule is a public gymnasium (secondary school) offering comprehensive educational programs for grades 5-10 in Eschwege, Hesse. The school operates as a unified educational institution with multiple specialized programs including the core Gymnasium curriculum, Kulturschule (cultural school) program, MINT-freundliche Schule (STEM) program, Musikklasse (music class), Forscherklasse (researcher class), and Medienbildung (media education). Additional services include Ganztagsangebot (full-day care) and the FWS-Forum lecture series. The school is the only Kulturschule in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis and has been certified as MINT-freundliche Schule four times consecutively.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasium Educational Program (Grades 5-10)

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Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Liceo Manfredo Fanti in Carpi, ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing student exchange partnership with the Italian Liceo Manfredo Fanti. 25 students from Carpi visited Eschwege, working with FWS grade 10 students on workshops about freedom and democracy. Joint cultural and educational activities strengthen international understanding.
• Collège-Lycée Saint-Michel in Saint-Mandé, FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent exchange program with the French partner school. 30 students from FWS participated in the exchange, traveling together with students from the upper-level gymnasium and their teacher Claudia Fiedler to Saint-Mandé, Eschwege's partner town.
• Saint-Mandé, France (Partner Town)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaint-Mandé is Eschwege's official partner town, providing the foundation for the student exchange program with Collège-Lycée Saint-Michel.
• Deutsches Theater GöttingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school maintains an ongoing partnership with the Deutsches Theater Göttingen for cultural education. 6th graders visited behind the scenes, and 5th graders attended performances of 'Der Zauberer von Oz'. Part of the school's cultural education program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Friedrichsgymnasium Kassel: Long-established public Gymnasium in Kassel with a strong humanities and language profile. Comparable because it serves a similar academic-track cohort in northern Hesse under the same Land regulations.
• Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Gymnasium Kassel: Public Hessen Gymnasium offering MINT-focused programs and certifications similar to FWS. Operates under the same state framework and competes for similar families in the broader northern Hesse market.
• Goethe-Gymnasium Kassel: Public Gymnasium in Kassel, the nearest major city in northern Hesse. Serves the same grade range and follows the same Hessen curriculum toward the Abitur, making it a directly comparable regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Schule Schloss Salem: One of Germany's most prestigious private boarding schools offering secondary education through the Abitur. Comparable as a high-end alternative for college-preparatory families, though it operates on a fee-paying, residential basis unlike the public FWS.
• Internatsschule Schloss Rohlstorf: Private German secondary school offering Gymnasium-level education leading to the Abitur. Comparable as an alternative institutional model serving families seeking private secondary education in Germany.

Emerging players

• Frankfurt International School: International school in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main area offering IB and international curricula. Comparable as an alternative for globally oriented families in Hesse who might otherwise consider the international exchange programs at FWS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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