Gymnasien , Max-Planck-Gymnasium

What Gymnasien , Max-Planck-Gymnasium does

Max-Planck-Gymnasium is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) located at Max-Planck-Straße 12, Lahr, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is operated by the Land Baden-Württemberg under the state education system, with Oberstudiendirektor Martin Ries serving as principal. The school delivers a nine-year Gymnasium track (G8) covering grades 5 through 13, culminating in the Abitur university entrance qualification, which all 59 candidates from the 2026 cohort passed.

The school offers a standard German Gymnasium curriculum across 20 subject departments (German, English, French, Latin, Spanish, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, NwT, history, geography, ethics, religion, music, art, sports, economics, and social studies) plus a Seminarkurs. Extracurricular offerings include international exchange programs (China, Dole/France, USA, Costa Rica, Mallorca), an Erasmus+ network with seven partner schools across Europe, music and theater productions, and a peer-tutoring exchange. The technology stack is conventional: DSBcontrol for substitution plans, itslearning as the LMS, Astradirekt for locker management, and L-EO for online lunch ordering.

The institution is not a commercial entity. It is funded by the Baden-Württemberg state education budget and charges no tuition. The only direct fees are €8 per annual art calendar; lunch pricing is set by the external catering provider. The school has been recognized as a 'MINT-freundliche Schule' since 2023 (one of 99 in Baden-Württemberg) and has accumulated competition wins including Dechemax Gold (2025/26), Känguru mathematics, and multiple Europäischer Wettbewerb prizes. As a state entity, it has no shareholders, no funding rounds, and no commercial revenue mechanics.

Name

Gymnasien , Max-Planck-Gymnasium

Legal name

Max-Planck-Gymnasium Lahr

Website

https://max-planck-gymnasium.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Max-Planck-Gymnasium is a public secondary school in Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operated by the state. It delivers a nine-year Gymnasium curriculum (grades 5–13) culminating in the Abitur, with international exchange programs, STEM competition participation, and standard educational technology infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE) (EDAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Gymnasium education program
• STEM secondary education
• International student exchange
• Abitur preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lahr

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: Funded by Land Baden-Württemberg as a public secondary school. No tuition fees charged to students.
2. Art Calendar Sales: Sale of annual art calendars featuring student artwork, priced at 8 euros per calendar
3. Lunch Ordering System: School lunch ordering system through external provider L-EO

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Max-Planck-Gymnasium delivers tuition-free public secondary education for grades 5 through 13 under a nine-year Gymnasium (G8) curriculum aligned with Baden-Württemberg state educational standards. The offering includes core academic subjects, foreign languages, MINT (STEM) emphasis, Abitur examination preparation, and ancillary programs such as international student exchanges, Erasmus+ mobility, academic competitions, music and theater, and a peer tutoring exchange. The institution operates as a non-commercial state school and does not sell discrete commercial products.

Product overview

Max-Planck-Gymnasium is a German secondary school (Gymnasium) offering general education from grades 5 through 13. The school operates a nine-year Gymnasium track (G8) with a comprehensive curriculum including core academic subjects, foreign languages (English, French, Latin, Spanish), sciences, arts, and elective courses. The school provides educational services through traditional classroom instruction, specialized subject departments, and extracurricular programs including exchange programs, Erasmus+ partnerships, competitions, theater productions, concerts, and a tutoring exchange. The institution does not offer commercial software products or technology services as a business entity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasium Education Program (G8)
• Student Exchange Programs
• Erasmus+ Program
• Music and Theater Programs
• Academic Competitions Program
• Tutoring Exchange Program (Nachhilfe)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus+ Partner SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Erasmus+ exchange partnerships with multiple schools: Fredrika Bremergymnasiet (Sweden), PORG Brno (Czech Republic), Collège Le Ferronay Cherbourg (France), Colegio San José Spain, Røyken (Norway), Tortosa (Spain), and others. Includes student exchanges, joint projects, and language courses.
• Rowo CoatingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Supported the Christo art project by providing fabric materials. Students created models of the Arc de Triomphe as part of art classes.
• DKMS (Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2019Blood cancer fighting initiative. DKMS provided registration materials for stem cell donor typing action at the school. On initiative of Renate Schiller, students and teachers registered as potential stem cell donors in December 2019.
• BioLab Baden-WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Rolling laboratory program 'on Tour - Forschung, Leben, Zukunft' that provides biotechnology education. On initiative of Heinz Schlegel, the mobile lab visited the school in March 2006. Includes poster presentations, exhibition objects, and hands-on experiments in genetics and biotechnology.
• Land Baden-WürttembergcoreOthersThe school is operated by the state of Baden-Württemberg, represented by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. OStD Martin Ries serves as the authorized representative.
• Scheffel-Gymnasium LahrminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAT-Working Praktikum hosts molecular biology experiments. Students visit the lab for protein fingerprint experiments and gel electrophoresis training.
• NABU (Naturschutzbund Deutschland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NABU for biology field trips. Students participated in amphibian conservation at Hohbergsee, learning about toad migration and habitat protection.
• Verein der Freunde des MPGminorOthersParents' association that supports school activities. Provided monetary prizes (100 euros) for Dechemax competition winners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• GEMS Education: Global operator of premium K–12 schools with no direct German operation but a comparable mission of secondary-school delivery with international curricula. Useful as a scaling benchmark for educational-group economics relevant to MPG's multi-program, multi-partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• AcadeMedia: Largest independent education provider in Europe, operating K–12 schools including German-language secondary equivalents. Comparable as a scaled, multi-site education operator with a similar pedagogical mission and overlapping target demographic (secondary-school-age students).
• Phorms Education: Private bilingual K–12 operator in Germany with multiple campuses offering Gymnasium-equivalent tracks. Operates in the same secondary-school market with a tuition-based, broader-curriculum model, serving as a private-sector benchmark for the Baden-Württemberg public Gymnasium offering.
• International Schools Partnership (ISP): Global operator of premium international and bilingual schools across Europe, including Germany. Comparable on the international-curriculum and exchange-program dimension that Max-Planck-Gymnasium pursues through Erasmus+, though ISP operates in the private tuition-paying segment.

Emerging players

• St. George's School British International School Cologne: Private international school in Germany offering British secondary curriculum (IGCSE/IB). Comparable as a peer in the international, multi-language secondary-school space targeting globally mobile families in Germany.
• Berlin Brandenburg International School (BBIS): Private international school in Germany offering IB and university-prep programs with strong international exchange orientation. Comparable as an international-curriculum alternative that competes for globally mobile families in the same German secondary-market segment.

Direct peers

• Hermann-Hesse-Gymnasium Calw: Public German Gymnasium in Baden-Württemberg offering the same nine-year G8/G9 university-prep track and recognized MINT and language programs. Comparable in size, mission, and state regulatory framework as a Baden-Württemberg public secondary school.
• Scheffel-Gymnasium Lahr: Other public Gymnasium in Lahr with which Max-Planck-Gymnasium already collaborates on a NAT-Working Praktikum (molecular biology lab exchange). Direct peer in the same city, same catchment area, and same state curriculum framework, competing for the same student pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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