Ursulinen Schulstiftung

What Ursulinen Schulstiftung does

Ursulinen Schulstiftung (legal name: Ursulinen-Schulstiftung Straubing) is a private Catholic school foundation headquartered at Burggasse 40, Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. It operates under the centuries-old Ursuline tradition of Angela Merici and provides faith-based education through three wholly-owned operating schools: the Ursulinen-Gymnasium Straubing (academic secondary track culminating in the Abitur), the Ursulinen-Realschule Straubing (intermediate secondary track culminating in the Mittlere Reife), and the Ursulinen-Fachakademie Straubing (vocational academy for social pedagogy). The umbrella brand Ursulinen Bildungszentrum groups the three institutions on a single campus, supported by an integrated Flexibler Ganztag (flexible all-day care) program.

The revenue model is that of a kirchliche Schulträgerschaft: a combination of state/Bavarian subsidies (Finanzierung der Schulen) and private tuition fees (Privates Schulgeld), with published Ermäßigung und Befreiung (reductions and exemptions) for families in financial hardship. Distribution is direct-to-family through on-site enrollment, complemented by Schulberatung (school counseling), annual Infotage (open days), and a Berufs- und Ausbildungsmesse career fair. Ancillary digital services include an i-Net-Menue-based meal planner, a 3D virtual school tour, and an annual digital/postal alumni newsletter (Absolvia Rundbrief). Marketing channels comprise the foundation website, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Technology underpinnings are minimal and conventional — a CMS website, standard SaaS meal-planning integration, and a PDF-based 3D brochure. The foundation recently invested in a new system-administration office (April 2026) and launched the first phase of a color guidance system in the Gymnasium's south building. It is governed by a Stiftungsrat (foundation council) and Stiftungsvorstand, led by Geschäftsführer Wolfgang Ernst, with Tobias Beck (Landrat des Landkreises Straubing-Bogen) joining the Stiftungsrat on May 1, 2026. A peer knowledge-exchange partnership with Schulstiftung Seligenthal (Landshut) covers management, HR, accounting, and IT.

Name

Ursulinen Schulstiftung

Legal name

Ursulinen-Schulstiftung Straubing

Website

https://schulstiftung.ursulinen-straubing.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ursulinen Schulstiftung is a private Catholic school foundation in Straubing, Bavaria, operating a Gymnasium, a Realschule, and a Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik, plus all-day care, serving regional families seeking faith-based secondary and vocational education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Private Education (K-12 and Vocational)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDALAHAI

Campus Spiritual & Religious Life

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Activities, Clubs & Campus Life

Keywords

• Catholic school education
• Secondary education services
• Social pedagogy training
• Private school foundation
• All-day childcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Straubing

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ursulinen Schulstiftung is a Catholic school foundation operating three schools on a single campus in Straubing, Bavaria: the Ursulinen-Gymnasium (academic secondary school leading to the Abitur), the Ursulinen-Realschule (intermediate secondary school leading to the Mittlere Reife), and the Ursulinen-Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik (vocational academy training social pedagogues). The foundation supplements these core educational services with a flexible all-day care program (Flexibler Ganztag), school counseling, and a meal-planning service, all delivered under the Ursuline Order tradition.

Product overview

Ursulinen Schulstiftung operates as an educational foundation managing three distinct schools: a Gymnasium (academic secondary school), a Realschule (intermediate secondary school), and a Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik (professional academy for social pedagogy). The foundation supplements its core educational offerings with a flexible all-day care program (Flexibler Ganztag), digital meal planning services via i-Net-Menue, virtual school tours through a 3D brochure, and alumni communications via digital and postal newsletters. The institution is located in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany, and is under the sponsorship of the Ursuline order.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ursulinen-Gymnasium Straubing: Secondary school (Gymnasium) providing university entrance qualification
• Ursulinen-Realschule Straubing
• Ursulinen-Fachakademie
• Ursulinen Bildungszentrum

Products and services

• Ursulinen-Gymnasium Straubing
• Ursulinen-Realschule Straubing Intermediate secondary school (Realschule) offering practical and theoretical education leading to the Mittlere Reife (intermediate secondary school leaving certificate), for students in the Straubing region.
• Ursulinen-Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik Straubing Professional academy (Fachakademie) for social pedagogy, providing advanced vocational training for careers in social education and childcare, for students pursuing qualification as social pedagogues.
• Flexibler Ganztag (Flexible All-Day Care) Flexible all-day care program covering daily schedule, team support, registration, and associated costs, offered to families whose children attend the Ursuline schools in Straubing.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schulstiftung Seligenthal (Landshut)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynergy meeting and experience exchange between Ursulinen-Schulstiftung and Schulstiftung Seligenthal. Administrative staff from both foundations met for exchange in areas including management, personnel, accounting, and IT.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Stiftung Louisenlund: Private foundation operating an elite K-12 boarding school in Schleswig-Holstein. Comparable as another foundation-operated private school with values-based education and broad extracurricular programs, though different geography (northern Germany) and boarding-school focus.
• Internat Solling: Private boarding school in Lower Saxony offering K-12 education with a strong values-based profile. Comparable as a smaller-scale private school with similar size and values orientation, though located in a different region and with a residential/boarding focus.
• CJD (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands): Christian education organization operating schools, vocational training, and youth programs across Germany. Comparable as a faith-based education provider with vocational training offerings similar to the Fachakademie, though larger, more diversified, and Protestant rather than Catholic.

Direct peers

• Phorms Education: Private bilingual K-12 school operator in Germany competing for fee-paying families seeking premium education. Comparable as a private (non-state) school operator, though for-profit, English-German bilingual, and concentrated in major cities rather than regional Bavaria.
• Schulstiftung der Erzdiözese München und Freising: Catholic school foundation of the Munich-Freising archdiocese, operating numerous K-12 schools across Upper Bavaria. Directly comparable as a larger diocesan Schulstiftung with the same faith-based K-12 education model and similar kirchliche Trägerschaft structure, though at greater scale.
• Edith-Stein-Schulstiftung des Bistums Augsburg: Catholic school foundation of the Augsburg diocese operating multiple confessional schools across Bavarian Swabia. Comparable as a kirchliche Schulstiftung serving similar K-12 markets with the same faith-based education model and foundation governance structure.
• Schulen in Trägerschaft des Bistums Regensburg: Catholic schools operated by the Regensburg diocese in eastern Bavaria, geographically adjacent to Straubing. Directly comparable as another kirchliche K-12 school operator in the same broader region with identical faith-based education model and regional catchment dynamics.
• Schulstiftung Seligenthal: Catholic school foundation in Landshut, Bavaria, operating Ursuline and other schools. Most directly comparable peer: same regional market, identical kirchliche Stiftung structure, explicitly engaged in operational synergy exchanges with Ursulinen Schulstiftung across management, personnel, accounting, and IT.

Others

• Diakonie Deutschland: Federation of Protestant social welfare organizations operating educational and care institutions across Germany. Adjacent peer in the faith-based education and social services space, complementing the foundation's social pedagogy focus, though Protestant rather than Catholic.

Regional players

• Ursuline schools (international network): Global network of Ursuline schools following the Angela Merici tradition across multiple countries. Comparable by shared heritage, mission, and educational philosophy, though operating in different national markets with varying regulatory environments and funding models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ursulinenschulstiftung8161
• Facebookfacebook.com/ursulinen.bildungszentrum
• Instagraminstagram.com/ursulinen_bildungszentrum
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ursulinen-schulstiftung

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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