Kolleg Der Schulbrüder

What Kolleg Der Schulbrüder does

Kolleg der Schulbrüder Illertissen is a Catholic Gymnasium (secondary school) serving grades 5 through 12 (Abitur track) in Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany, operated by the Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg—a public-law ecclesiastical foundation that runs multiple Catholic schools in the Diocese of Augsburg. The school is located at Dietenheimer Straße 70, Illertissen, with a campus that includes a 150-seat auditorium housing a 50-year-old puppet theater, music and robotics rooms, a library, cafeteria, gymnasium, and concert hall. Programs are organized into three segments: lower secondary (grades 5-7), middle secondary (grades 8-10), and upper secondary (grades 11-12) leading to the Abitur; 18 core leadership/coordination staff are listed, with total enrollment estimated at 1,000–1,500 students. Core academic offerings include a NAWI-Klasse (science-focused 5th-grade class) and Chorklasse (choir class), with upper-level electives including YES (Wirtschaft-Engagement-Soziales), Theater und Film, and a student-run event management enterprise (S.E.M.F.).

The school's distinguishing characteristics are its extracurricular depth and award-winning specializations: CHORKIDS ILLERTISSEN (multiple 1st places at Bavarian Choir Competitions 2013, 2017, and Erwitter 2024), a robotics program with ~100 active students competing at World and German Championship levels in RoboCupJunior, a 50-year-old Marionette theater (Jugendförderpreis 2020), four orchestras/bands (Kammer Kolleg Orchester, happy college orchestra, G'spielt und Blosa wind band, Big-College-Band), and the Coding Kids program recognized by the Bundeswirtschaftsministerium. International student exchanges operate with Collège Notre Dame de Bel Air (Tarare, France) and an England program. Career orientation is anchored by a formal partnership with IHK Schwaben covering seven named corporate partners (ALDI, Butzbach, Illerplastic, KARGER, R-Pharm, Sparkasse, Volksbank).

The institution operates as a non-profit. Tuition is free; revenue comes from public and church-state funding through the Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg, supplemented by voluntary membership fees and donations through the Schulverein Illertissen e.V. (support association founded 1973). Additional revenue includes nominal sales of branded merchandise and a P-Seminar history calendar. Enrollment runs through the standard Bavarian (Schulantrag) and Baden-Württemberg cross-border processes. The school is governed by Principal (Schulleiter) Franz Kögel with Peter Kosak as Director of the parent Schulwerk foundation.

Name

Kolleg Der Schulbrüder

Legal name

Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg

Website

https://kolleg-illertissen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1800

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kolleg der Schulbrüder Illertissen is a Catholic Gymnasium (grades 5–12) in Bavaria, Germany, operated by the Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg, serving ~1,000–1,500 students with free tuition, award-winning music and robotics programs, and an IHK-anchored career-orientation ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Illertissen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public/Church-State Funding (Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg): As a Catholic school (Gymnasium) operated by the Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg, a public-law foundation of the Diocese of Augsburg, the school is publicly funded. No tuition is charged. The school is free for students to attend.
2. School Association Membership Fees & Donations (Schulverein Illertissen e.V.): The Schulverein Illertissen e.V. (school association / alumni & supporter association) collects voluntary membership fees and donations. These fund educational materials, student projects, enrichment programs (e.g., CHORKIDS, robotics, orchestra), and social assistance for disadvantaged students. The school does not directly collect fees.

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Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kolleg Der Schulbrüder Illertissen is a Catholic Gymnasium (grammar school) providing full secondary education from grade 5 through grade 12, leading to the Abitur (university entrance qualification). The school delivers core academic instruction alongside specialized class profiles (NAWI science class, Chorklasse), extensive extracurricular programs in music, robotics, theater, and student exchange, and comprehensive student support services including tutoring, school psychology, and career orientation.

Product overview

Kolleg Der Schulbrüder Illertissen is a Catholic gymnasium (secondary school) offering a comprehensive educational program. The school's product portfolio includes specialized educational programs such as the NAWI-Klasse (science-focused class) and Chorklasse (choir class) at the entry level, along with elective subjects like YES Profilfach and student enterprises such as S.E.M.F. The school provides extensive extracurricular offerings including the Robotik program with RoboCupJunior competition participation, Theater und Film (TuF), and various music ensembles including CHORKIDS ILLERTISSEN, Kammer Kolleg Orchester, happy college orchestra, G'spielt und Blosa wind band, and Big-College-Band. Additional programs include the 50-year-old Marionettenbühne (puppet theater), Coding Kids, and recognition through the Deutscher Lehrerpreis. The school integrates technology through digital learning platforms and maintains partnerships with external organizations for career orientation and educational support.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• CHORKIDS ILLERTISSEN: Children's and youth choir of the school, established in 2001, which has won awards including 1st place at the 9th and 10th Bavarian Choir Competition
• Kammer Kolleg Orchester (KKO)
• happy college orchestra
• Robotik AG
• S.E.M.F.
• Fokuss
• Marionettenbühne
• Big-College-Band

Products and services

• NAWI-Klasse (Naturwissenschaft-Klasse) A specialized 5th-grade class with enhanced focus on natural sciences, featuring hands-on experimentation, additional afternoon sessions, and participation in the 'Schüler experimentieren' competition.
• Chorklasse (Choir Class) A specialized 5th-grade class with two weekly music classes covering choir literature, ear training, music theory basics, and voice training, plus an additional mandatory afternoon rehearsal.
• Robotik (Robotics Elective) An elective course where approximately 100 students learn robot construction and programming, progressing from Lego robotics kits to custom-built robots, and competing in RoboCupJunior Soccer and Rescue leagues with multiple world championship titles.
• CHORKIDS ILLERTISSEN A select children's and youth choir established in 2001 for students aged 11-16, performing sophisticated choir literature and winning multiple 1st places at the Bavarian Choir Competition (2013, 2017).
• Marionettenbühne (Puppet Theater) A 50-year-old puppet theater tradition where students build and operate marionettes with a repertoire of nearly 400 marionettes, performing annual fairy tale productions. Received the Jugendförderpreis 2020 from the City of Illertissen.
• Kammer Kolleg Orchester (KKO) A chamber orchestra with approximately 30 auditioned accomplished musicians performing original literature from all musical periods, rehearsing Tuesday evenings.
• happy college orchestra A weekly rehearsing string orchestra of approximately 30 students who have mastered basic instrument skills, performing classical and popular multi-part literature.
• G'spielt und Blosa (Student Wind Band) A student wind band ensemble founded in 2004, growing to approximately 60 musicians, performing traditional brass music, classical church literature, film music, and current chart hits.
• Big-College-Band A big band ensemble combining students, alumni, parents, teachers, and external musicians in a classic big band formation performing swing, soul, rock, funk, latin, and dance music.
• Theater und Film (TuF) An upper-level elective where students learn to express creativity through writing screenplays, reinterpreting classic theater pieces, and creating original scenes, with annual theater performances or film productions.
• YES Profilfach (Wirtschaft-Engagement-Soziales) A profile subject focusing on economics, engagement, and social responsibility as part of the school's supplementary offerings.
• S.E.M.F (Schüler Event Management Firma) A student event management company where 9th and 10th-grade students plan and organize events for the school community, including candle-light dinners, barbecue evenings, and catering for school events, gaining entrepreneurship and teamwork experience.
• Coding Kids A coding program for students that was recognized by the Federal Ministry of Economics (Bundeswirtschaftsministerium) as part of the school's digital education offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Abitur scores consistently above Bavarian average
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collège Notre Dame de Bel Air, Tarare (near Lyon), FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual student exchange program with Collège Notre Dame de Bel Air in Tarare, near Lyon, France. 8th-grade students travel with two teachers to stay with host families. The exchange offers students the opportunity to experience daily life in a French family, practice French language skills, and build cross-cultural understanding. The partnership has a long tradition at the school.
• IHK Schwaben (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Swabia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in IHK Schwaben's school partnership program, maintaining formal partnerships with seven companies: ALDI GmbH & Co. KG Altenstadt, Butzbach GmbH Industrietore, Illerplastic Fensterbau GmbH, KARGER Holding GmbH, R-Pharm Germany GmbH, Sparkasse Neu-Ulm – Illertissen, and Volksbank Ulm-Biberach eG. These partnerships support career orientation, company visits, and professional insights for students.
• Additional Supporting Companies (Miller GmbH & Co. KG, PERI Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Max Weishaupt GmbH, Wieland-Werke AG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThese companies support the school in joint projects, providing students with insights into various industries including manufacturing, trade, and technology.
• Robotics Sponsors (di-soric GmbH & Co. KG, Ihlemann AG, STEINEL Vertrieb GmbH, Carbon-Werke Weißgerber GmbH & Co KG, WEH GmbH Verbindungstechnik, Multi Circuit Boards Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix companies provide financial and material sponsorship for the school's award-winning robotics program. Sponsorships include donations sourced primarily through students themselves who create sponsor packages. These partnerships enable the school to maintain competitive robotics facilities, including a CAD-capable milling machine for custom robot part production.
• KSJ — Katholische Studierende Jugend (Catholic Student Youth)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSJ is a Catholic youth organization with groups at several schools in the region. At the Kolleg, KSJ organizes tutor training, children's activity afternoons, the SMP (SchülerMentorenProgramm) for 9th graders, and summer holiday camps. It provides leadership development, team-building, first-aid certification, and project management skills for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Allgäu-Gymnasium Kempten: Bavarian Gymnasium in the Allgäu region serving a similar Catholic-Bavarian family demographic with comparable language (Abitur-track) curriculum. A regional Gymnasium against which Kolleg families benchmark distance and program depth.

Direct peers

• Rhabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium St. Ottilien: Catholic Gymnasium on the Benedictine St. Ottilien monastic campus in Bavaria. Comparable as a church-operated secondary school with a strong values-based identity and music/arts tradition, operating in a similar Bavarian market.
• Gymnasium bei St. Michael Schwäbisch Gmünd: Catholic Gymnasium in the Württemberg-side of the Bavaria/Baden-Württemberg border region. Comparable as a denominational, tuition-free Catholic secondary school serving the same cross-border catchment of families.
• Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium Augsburg: Catholic Gymnasium under the same diocese, serving grades 5–12 in Augsburg. Directly comparable as a church-operated Gymnasium in the same Diözese Augsburg network with a comparable music and academic portfolio.
• St. Anna-Gymnasium Augsburg: Catholic Gymnasium in Augsburg also operated by the Schulwerk der Diözese Augsburg; directly comparable diocesan peer with similar religious identity and secondary education mission, located in the same regional catchment.
• Peutinger-Gymnasium Augsburg: State-run Augsburg Gymnasium providing the secular alternative for the same regional catchment. Comparable as a competing grades-5-through-12 secondary school families choose between in the same geography.
• Comenius-Gymnasium Dillingen: Catholic Gymnasium in Dillingen an der Donau (Swabia), comparable as a denominational Bavarian Gymnasium competing for similar values-oriented families in the broader Swabian region adjacent to Illertissen.
• Kolleg der Schulbrüder Bamberg: Sister Schulbrüder (Lasallian) school in Bamberg sharing the same religious congregation, tradition, and Diözese Augsburg-era church-school operating model. The most structurally comparable peer given shared Lasallian identity and Gymnasium-track mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/kolleg_illertissen
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Profiles6 records

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