Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium

What Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium does

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium is a public Gymnasium (secondary school) located in the Pankow district of Berlin, Germany, operating from a historic three-building campus in the former town hall of Niederschönhausen. The school serves approximately 640 students across 16 classes from grades 5 through 13, preparing them for the Abitur (German university entrance qualification). It is owned and operated by the Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin, with admissions routed through the Berlin school registration system based on Förderprognose academic prognosis grades, lottery, and hardship provisions.

The school's core offering centers on a comprehensive Gymnasium curriculum supplemented by an individualized profiling concept comprising over 30 elective courses available from grade 8 onward. Specializations span languages (French, Latin, Spanish), sciences, humanities, music (including the Young Voices MDG choir), theater, and emerging niches such as journalism, archaeology (Archäo-Max), and a Bienenwerkstatt beekeeping workshop tied to its climate protection program. The institution maintains the eVOCATIOn certification for person-oriented talent development from ewiB (Bildung und Begabung), supports Erasmus+ international exchanges with schools in France, Spain, Norway, and Sweden, and operates an IServ-based communication platform for parent engagement, alongside a learning materials fund (LMF). Governance is led by Schulleiterin Nicole Peters, with operational support from the Förderverein Freunde des Max-Delbrück-Gymnasiums e.V. parent association.

The school's revenue model is that of a publicly funded institution: operating budgets are allocated by the Bezirksamt Pankow and the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie, with parental contributions limited to lunch meals and learning materials. There are no commercial pricing tiers, enterprise contracts, or external revenue streams. A planned comprehensive renovation (Komplettsanierung) was postponed indefinitely in early 2026 due to administrative delays, deferring a multi-year facility modernization that would have required at least five years of construction-phase temporary operations.

Name

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium

Legal name

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium (03Y15)

Website

https://max-delbrueck-gymnasium.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium is a publicly funded Berlin Gymnasium (grades 5–13) serving approximately 640 students with an Abitur-track curriculum, 30+ profiling electives, Erasmus+ exchanges, and eVOCATIOn-certified talent development programs.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium is a public Berlin Gymnasium delivering secondary education from grades 5 through 13 culminating in the Abitur university entrance qualification. It provides a structured academic curriculum across subjects including languages, sciences, mathematics, humanities, and the arts, complemented by over 30 individualized profiling courses from grade 8, international exchanges through Erasmus+, and extracurricular offerings such as music ensembles (Young Voices MDG), sports teams, journalism (Maximal Report), a bee workshop, and anti-racism and climate initiatives.

Product overview

Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) in Berlin, Germany, offering general education from grades 7 through 13 leading to the Abitur. The school provides a comprehensive educational program with an individualized profiling concept featuring over 30 elective profiling courses starting in grade 8, enabling students to pursue personal interests alongside academic preparation. The institution operates as a phone-free school during breaks while utilizing modern media in classrooms, maintains international exchange programs through Erasmus+, and offers various extracurricular activities including music (Young Voices MDG choir, bands, jazz ensemble), sports teams (football, basketball), a student newspaper (Maximal Report), beekeeping workshop, and initiatives focused on climate protection and anti-racism (Café Courage). The school provides student counseling, career and study orientation, school psychology services, and social work support. Located in the historic former town hall of Niederschönhausen, the campus comprises three buildings from the 20th and 21st centuries with a cafeteria.

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Brands

• Young Voices MDG: The school choir of Max-Delbrück-Gymnasium
• Maximal Report
• eVOCATIOn

Products and services

• Gymnasium Secondary Education (Grades 5-13)
• Individualized Profiling Courses (Profilierungskurse)
• Erasmus+ International Exchange Program
• School Psychology and Social Work Services
• Career and Study Orientation (BSO)

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union program providing language and exchange trips for students, as well as job-shadowing and professional development opportunities for teachers abroad.
• Mehr als Lernen e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for annual class trips; supports student travel and experiential learning programs.
• ALBA Berlin OberschulligaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTournament series for Berlin's best school teams in basketball and other sports.
• ALEX Berlin (Berliner Fernsehsender)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudents from the journalism profiling course participated in a live TV broadcast as part of 'Journalismus macht Schule' program with journalist Tom Garus (rbb, ARD).
• mabb (Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborates with schools for 'Journalismus macht Schule' program connecting students with journalists on International Press Freedom Day.
• Freunde des Max-Delbrück-Gymnasiums e.V. (Förderverein)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool support association providing financial assistance for educational projects, events, and student activities.
• Bezirksamt Pankow von BerlincoreOthersMunicipal district authority as school sponsor (Schulträger), responsible for school administration and facilities management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Goethe-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium with comparable grades, Abitur preparation, and extracurricular offerings. Operates under the same Senate education framework and serves a similar Berlin student demographic.
• Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium offering secondary education leading to the Abitur in the Pankow/greater Berlin area. Directly comparable as a state-run Gymnasium serving similar student profiles in the same city.
• Friedrich-Engels-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin Gymnasium with similar public-school funding model and Abitur-track curriculum, providing directly comparable educational programming for Berlin secondary students.
• Hermann-Ehlers-Gymnasium Berlin: Public secondary school in Berlin with Gymnasium-level curriculum and state funding. Comparable academic profile, extracurricular model, and admissions process.
• Andreas-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin state Gymnasium providing grades 7–13 instruction and Abitur preparation. Comparable institutional structure, funding source, and curriculum delivery.

Regional players

• Willibald-Gebhardt-Gymnasium: German Gymnasium outside Berlin offering similar Abitur-track secondary education. Comparable academic structure but serves a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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