Voltaireschule Potsdam

What Voltaireschule Potsdam does

Voltaireschule Potsdam is a public comprehensive school (Gesamtschule) with a gymnasium-level academic track, located in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany. Founded in 1994 and operated by the municipal authority Landeshauptstadt Potsdam (the City of Potsdam), the school serves students across grades 5 through 13 and prepares them for the German Abitur qualification. Its core product is free, publicly funded secondary education, with no tuition charged to families. The institution is differentiated within the local public-school landscape by a set of specialized educational profiles, including a bilingual German-French Abibac program (which awards both the German Abitur and the French Baccalauréat), a language profile, a media profile, and an aesthetic education profile.

The school operates on a non-commercial public-funding model: revenue derives from municipal and Brandenburg state education budget allocations rather than tuition or fees, and its "customer" base is the school-age population residing in its catchment area. It maintains recurring international student-exchange partnerships with schools in France, Spain, Switzerland, Israel, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia, which function as program differentiators rather than revenue drivers. On the technology side, Voltaireschule uses Moodle as its e-learning platform and has participated in the federal Digitalpakt program (2019-2024), which funds digital infrastructure for German schools. The entity employs between 11 and 50 staff.

This is a public-sector institution rather than a commercial enterprise, so conventional PE/VC/M&A metrics such as ARR, growth rate, or exit optionality do not apply. The analysis is therefore framed in terms of program sustainability, public funding exposure, and curricular positioning rather than competitive business dynamics.

Name

Voltaireschule Potsdam

Legal name

Voltaireschule Potsdam

Website

https://voltaireschule.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voltaireschule Potsdam is a public Gesamtschule operated by the City of Potsdam, Germany, serving students in grades 5-13 with specialized profiles including a bilingual German-French Abibac program and international exchange partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Gymnasium education
• Bilingual Abibac program
• Language profile school
• Abitur preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam, Brandenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Voltaireschule Potsdam is a public comprehensive school (Gesamtschule) offering secondary education from grades 5 to 13, combining Sekundarstufe I (grades 5-10) with a Gymnasiale Oberstufe (grades 11-13) that prepares students for the German Abitur. The school distinguishes itself through specialized educational profiles including the Abibac (German-French bilingual diploma), language concentration, media and communication, aesthetic education, and European exchange programs.

Product overview

Voltaireschule Potsdam operates as a comprehensive school campus (Gesamtschulcampus) offering both secondary education (Sekundarstufe I, grades 5-10) and the academic gymnasium track (Gymnasiale Oberstufe, grades 11-13). The school differentiates itself through specialized educational profiles: the Abibac bilingual German-French program, Sprachenprofil (language concentration), Medienprofil (media and communication), Ästhetische Bildung (aesthetic education), and WÄH (Werkstatt Ästhetische Horizonte) film and arts workshop. The Europa profile and Kultur.Forscher! program support international orientation, while Leistungs- und Begabungsklassen (LuBK) serve high-achieving students. The school supplements core academics with career orientation services, after-school activities (AGs), school social work, and inclusive education support. Digital learning is facilitated through a Moodle e-learning platform, with additional digital services including a substitution plan system (DSBcontrol). The institutional service provider is the City of Potsdam (Landeshauptstadt Potsdam), represented by Mayor Noosha Aubel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Français de Berlin: A French state-run school in Berlin delivering the French baccalauréat and Abibac. Directly comparable to Voltaireschule's Franco-German orientation and a natural competitor for bilingual-program-seeking families in the region.
• Berlin International School: A private international school in Berlin offering bilingual and IB Diploma pathways to internationally mobile families. Competes with Voltaireschule for internationally oriented families in the broader Potsdam-Berlin metro.
• Karl-Liebknecht-Gymnasium Frankfurt (Oder): A Brandenburg state Gymnasium with an Abibac track (Deutsch-Französisches Abitur), making it the closest functional peer for Voltaireschule's Abibac program within the same state education system.
• Evangelisches Gymnasium Potsdam: Another Potsdam-based secondary school offering the Abitur pathway. Competes with Voltaireschule in the same municipal admissions system and overlapping family demographic.
• Nelson Mandela School Berlin: A Berlin state-approved international school offering bilingual German-English education and the IB Diploma. Targets the same internationally oriented family segment as Voltaireschule within commuting distance of Potsdam.
• Leibniz-Gymnasium Potsdam: A state Gymnasium located in Potsdam offering secondary education leading to the Abitur. Operates in the same catchment area as Voltaireschule and competes for the same municipal student allocation pool.
• Humboldt-Gymnasium Potsdam: A Potsdam-based Gymnasium serving grades 7-13 with a strong language and international profile. Direct peer for the same secondary-school-aged cohort and municipal admission procedure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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