Wilhelms-Gymnasium

What Wilhelms-Gymnasium does

Wilhelms-Gymnasium Stuttgart is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) located at Albstraße 80 in the Degerloch district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1796 as a Real- und Bürgerschule by Herzog Friedrich Eugen and named after King Wilhelm II of Württemberg in 1896, it serves students from Klasse 5 through the Abitur (J2), with a historically stable enrollment of approximately 1,000 students drawn primarily from Degerloch, Sonnenberg, Schönberg, Möhringen, Plieningen, Sillenbuch, Birkach, and Fasanenhof, plus additional students from Stuttgart Innenstadt attracted by its Spanish-language offering. The school is owned and operated by the Land Baden-Württemberg and the Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart through the Schulverwaltungsamt, and provides no tuition-based revenue; its only ancillary fees are a 5 EUR per school year locker rental plus 20 EUR key deposit, plus optional cafeteria meals via the MensaMax prepaid system.

The school's core offering is the standard German Gymnasium curriculum, augmented by differentiated tracks including natural sciences (NwT profile) and modern foreign languages (English/Latin/French with Spanish as third foreign language, optional Russian/Italian) under the post-reform G9 design. It uses commodity third-party edtech infrastructure — WebUntis for timetabling and substitution management, Moodle as the state-provided learning management system, MensaMax for online cafeteria ordering with RFID chip pickup, and SSL-encrypted website communications — with no proprietary technology platforms disclosed. Beyond academics, the school delivers a broad extracurricular portfolio: a string-class music program from grade 5 (plus choir, orchestra, and jazz band), theater productions, art exhibitions, full-day care (Ganztagesbetreuung), homework supervision (Hausaufgabenbetreuung), preparation classes for students with migration backgrounds (VKL), a mandatory two-week social internship (Sozialpraktikum), and a structured career orientation (BOGy) program running across grades 7–13.

The business model is non-commercial: Wilhelms-Gymnasium generates no revenue of its own and is fully funded through public taxation via the Land Baden-Württemberg and Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart. Marketing is limited to public-information channels — annual Tag der offenen Tür, parent information evenings, the official wilhelms-gymnasium.de website, and the centralized Zentraler Anmeldetermin enrollment process — and there is no commercial go-to-market motion. Recent strategic emphasis has been on building a 'Bildungspartner' corporate ecosystem (Staatstheater Stuttgart 2022/23, LAPP 2022/23, Sidion 2023/24, Züblin 2023/24) to support career orientation and cultural enrichment, sustaining long-running international exchanges with schools in France, the USA, Spain, and India, and maintaining an inclusive education partnership with the Bodelschwinghschule special-needs school that has shared the campus since 2016.

Name

Wilhelms-Gymnasium

Legal name

Wilhelms-Gymnasium Stuttgart

Website

https://wilhelms-gymnasium.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1796

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wilhelms-Gymnasium Stuttgart is a public state Gymnasium in Stuttgart-Degerloch serving approximately 1,000 students in grades 5–13 toward the Abitur, funded by the Land Baden-Württemberg and the City of Stuttgart with no tuition, and offering German-curriculum academics plus music, theater, international exchanges, and corporate career-orientation partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education (Gymnasium)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Gymnasium abitur program
• University preparatory schooling
• Language and music education
• Career orientation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wilhelms-Gymnasium is a public state-funded Gymnasium delivering full secondary education from grade 5 through grade 13 (Abitur), with profile tracks in natural sciences (NwT) and modern languages (Spanish as third foreign language), an integrated music string-class program from grade 5, and broad extracurricular offerings including theater, art, international student exchanges (France, USA, Spain, India), career orientation, social internships, full-day care, cafeteria meals, and an inclusive education partnership with the Bodelschwinghschule special needs school.

Product overview

Wilhelms-Gymnasium is a German Gymnasium (academic secondary school) located in Stuttgart-Degerloch, offering comprehensive education from grades 5 through 13 leading to the Abitur. The school provides a structured curriculum with optional tracks including natural sciences (NwT profile) and modern languages (Spanish as third foreign language). Beyond core academic instruction, the school offers an extensive program of supplementary services including full-day care, homework supervision, counseling, and preparation classes for non-native speakers. The enrichment program encompasses theater, music (with string class program), art, international exchanges, career orientation, competitions, and the 'WG bewegt' cultural evenings. The school also operates a cafeteria serving hot meals via the MensaMax online ordering system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gymnasium Education (Klassen 5-13) Full secondary education program following the German Gymnasium curriculum from grade 5 through grade 13 (Abitur), including profile tracks in natural sciences (NwT), modern languages (Spanish as third foreign language), and a string-class music program from grade 5. Designed for students in Stuttgart-Degerloch and surrounding districts preparing for university studies.
• Ganztagesbetreuung (Full-Day Care) Supervised care and structured activities for students beyond regular school hours, extending the school day on the Albstra\u00dfe campus.
• Hausaufgabenbetreuung (Homework Supervision) Supervised homework sessions for students as part of the school's extended-day offering.
• Vorbereitungsklasse (VKL) Preparation classes for students with migration backgrounds to support German language acquisition and integration into the regular curriculum.
• Sozialpraktikum (Social Internship) Mandatory two-week social internship in grade 11 preparing students for social responsibility and community engagement.
• Musikprogramm (Music Program) Music education including a string class from grade 5 with professional instrument pedagogy, plus choir, orchestra, jazz band, and regular concerts.
• Fahrten & Austausch (International Exchanges) Student exchange programs with partner schools in France (Saintes), USA (Delavan-Darien, Wisconsin), Spain (Tenerife), and India (Mumbai), combined with the Indienprojekt supporting the Jasidih school.
• Berufsorientierung (Career Orientation) Comprehensive career guidance program (BOGy) including internships, job shadowing, career fairs (Berufscaf\u00e9), and university preparation across grades 7-13.
• Mensa (Cafeteria) Hot lunch service available Monday through Thursday, ordered via the MensaMax online system with RFID chip identification for pickup.
• Beratungsangebote (Counseling Services) Psychological and educational counseling services for students and parents.

Quantifiable outcome

• India project: raised funds to build a school in Jasidih now serving 150 children; Daimler ProCent donation of 32,500 EUR secured a second building
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SidioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023IT company partnership added in school year 2023/24. Sidion provides practical IT expertise and supports BOGy (career orientation) activities. The company also conducted block programming workshops for 8th graders (January 2024) and IT security lectures (April 2024), and participated in an IT industry talk (December 2023).
• Züblin (STRABAG Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Construction company partnership added in school year 2023/24. Züblin supports the school's career orientation and Berufsorientierung program, providing students with exposure to the construction and engineering industry.
• Staatstheater StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Theater partnership beginning school year 2022/2023. Provides WG students with theater and rehearsal visits, pre- and post-show preparation of productions, and cultural enrichment. The school is listed as a partner on the Staatstheater Stuttgart website, indicating an ongoing institutional cooperation.
• LAPPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Corporate partnership beginning school year 2022/2023. LAPP (cable and connection technology company based in Stuttgart) supports the school in areas relevant to career orientation and practical knowledge transfer, particularly in the MINT (STEM) domain. Part of the school's broader 'Bildungspartner' (education partner) network.
• BodelschwinghschulecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Inclusive education partnership since September 2016. Two classes of the Bodelschwinghschule (special needs school) share facilities at WG. Regular joint lessons, projects, excursions, and shared activities between WG students and Bodelschwinghschule students. In 2024/25, class 7a cooperates with 7d (Bodelschwinghschule, 6 students) and class 8c with 8d (Bodelschwinghschule, 7 students). Goal is inclusive education, empathy development, and social responsibility.
• Delavan-Darien High School, Wisconsin (USA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002School exchange partnership with Delavan-Darien High School in Wisconsin, USA, re-established in 2002 (and paused during COVID). Involves students from Klassenstufe 10 and 11. Alternates with the Spain exchange on a biennial schedule.
• St. Stanislaus High School Mumbai (India)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual student exchange program with the St. Stanislaus High School in Mumbai, India (J Klasse 9). WG students visit Mumbai in December, and Indian students visit Stuttgart in March/April. The exchange is combined with the school's long-running India charity project supporting the Jasidih school.
• Saintes (France) – School PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual student exchange with a partner school in Saintes, France, for students in Klassenstufe 10 and 11. Part of the school's long-established French language and cultural exchange program.
• Teneriffa (Spain) – School PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent exchange with a school in Tenerife, Spain (alternating biennially with the USA exchange). For students in Klassenstufe 10 and 11. Includes visits to EU Parliament in Strasbourg, Mercedes Museum, and Stuttgart city center activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Staatstheater Stuttgart: Named education partner of Wilhelms-Gymnasium since school year 2022/2023, providing theater visits, rehearsal access, and pre/post-show preparation. Functions as an enabling ecosystem partner that supports WG's theater and cultural programming rather than a direct educational competitor.
• Bodelschwinghschule Stuttgart: Special-needs school that has shared the WG campus since 2016 for inclusion cooperation. Not a Gymnasium competitor but a structural partner sharing facilities, governance, and instructional hours with Wilhelms-Gymnasium, hence relevant as an ecosystem peer rather than a market competitor.

Direct peers

• Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Stuttgart: Public Stuttgart Gymnasium named in the Wilhelms-Gymnasium cooperation list. Same public-state Gymnasium category, similar G9 curriculum, and competing for the same Stuttgart applicant pool.
• Friedrich-Eugens-Gymnasium Stuttgart: Public Stuttgart Gymnasium whose predecessor (Friedrich-Eugens-Realschule) split off from WG's predecessor in 1896. Same historical lineage, same catchment, same state schooling framework, and continuing parallels in profile and program structure make it a notably direct historical peer.
• Paracelsus-Gymnasium Stuttgart: Public Stuttgart Gymnasium also named as a cooperative Oberstufen partner of Wilhelms-Gymnasium. Same catchment/curriculum dynamics, same state funding regime under Land Baden-Württemberg, and same competitive set for grades 5 entry.
• Stuttgart Gymnasium (Generic - Eberhard-Ludwigs-Gymnasium): Long-established public Stuttgart Gymnasium serving the city center. Same state curriculum, same Abitur preparation path, same family decision set; competes for students who might otherwise choose WG (especially those attracted by Spanish-language offerings).
• Hölderlin-Gymnasium Stuttgart: Public Stuttgart Gymnasium in the same school-authority framework (Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart), serving comparable G9 academic-track students in central Stuttgart. Directly competes for the same applicant pool as WG, especially for families prioritizing language and arts tracks.
• Königin-Charlotte-Gymnasium Stuttgart: Public Stuttgart Gymnasium explicitly named as a cooperative partner ('Kooperation in der Oberstufe') with Wilhelms-Gymnasium. Same city, same school type (public G9 Gymnasium), same target families, and same upper-secondary Profilklassen sharing model. The most directly comparable peer.

Regional players

• Fritz-Leonhardt-Realschule Stuttgart: Co-located on the Albstraße campus adjacent to Wilhelms-Gymnasium. A Realschule rather than Gymnasium, so it does not directly compete for the same academic-track applicants, but it shares the same feeder primary schools and Stuttgart city-state governance, making it a near-direct regional structural peer.
• Waldschule Degerloch: Stuttgart secondary school in the same Degerloch district. While structured as a different school type than WG, it is named as a cooperative partner and competes for the same neighborhood feeder students, making it a tightly regional comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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