| Hildegardis-Schule | |
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Klinikstrasse 1 Bochum , D-44791 Germany | |
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| School type | Gymnasium |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Head of school | Werner Backhaus and Wolfgang Schmidt |
| Teaching staff | 85[1] |
| Number of pupils | 1150 |
| Language | German and French |
| Website | www.hildegardis-bochum.de |
The Hildegardis-Schule is a secondary school in the city of Bochum, Germany.
The school was founded in 1860 by a young Bochum teacher, Henriette von Noël, as a private school for girls. An extension was built in 1901 and in 1916, the school was named after naturalist, theologian and author, Hildegard von Bingen.[2] There is a statue of Hildegard von Bingen in front of the main entrance.
Today, the school is a public Gymnasium for boys and girls. The Hildegardis-Schule was one of the first schools in Germany to offer French bilingual education. History, politics and geography are taught in French and students may graduate with a French baccalaureat as well as an Abitur. In 2008, the school was certified as a "Europaschule" (de) (English: Europa School) by the Ministry of Schools of North Rhine-Westphalia.[nb 1]
The Hildegardis-Schule has a student exchange program with schools in
