Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz

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Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz
Logo of the Khevenhüller grammar school
type of school Bundesgymnasium , Bundesrealgymnasium
School number 401086
founding 1911
address

Khevenhüllerstrasse 1

place Linz
state Upper Austria
Country Austria
Coordinates 48 ° 18 '7 "  N , 14 ° 18' 5"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '7 "  N , 14 ° 18' 5"  E
carrier Republic of Austria
student 670
Teachers 64
management Andreas Pree
Website www.khev.at
Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz

The Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz has been a general education secondary school in the Upper Austrian capital Linz since 1911 . There are two branches of the cultural high school and the secondary high school. The school has been located on Khevenhüllerstraße since 1927 , from which the (today's) name is derived.

history

1911 to 1918

The "kk Staats- Realgymnasium " founded in 1911 was initially temporarily housed on Hessenplatz in Linz . In 1913, with the opening of the third grade, the school had to choose one of the two living foreign languages ​​provided for in the curriculum , English or French. After a public discussion, the choice was made in English.

1919 to 1945

In 1919 the school, which was now called the “Staats-Realgymnasium” and from 1924 “Bundes-Realgymnasium”, moved to the courtyard part of the Allgemeine Sparkasse building on the promenade. It was not until 1926/27 that the new school building, today's home of the Khevenhüller Gymnasium, was erected on Khevenhüllerstraße and it was officially opened on October 25, 1927.

The political struggles of the 1930s, the elimination of parliament, the civil war , the ban on social democracy , the establishment of Austrofascism and the activities of the illegal Austrian National Socialists were reflected in the form of transfer of teachers and the exclusion of students from the school. The annexation of Austria to the National Socialist German Reich meant that politically unpopular teachers, mostly supporters of the “ corporate state ”, were removed and Jewish students disappeared.

With the beginning of the Second World War , teachers were drafted into the Wehrmacht , which resulted in lessons being cut in various subjects. But students were also drafted as air force helpers from 1943 onwards . The frequent air raids from 1943 onwards affected the teaching and in December 1944 it was completely stopped. On March 31, 1945, an aerial bomb destroyed the central section of the west wing. The destroyed part of the building was completely restored in 1948. 118 pupils and former pupils perished during the war: as soldiers, as bomb victims, in concentration and extermination camps. Since 2004, eight small mirrors with names engraved in an auditorium have been in memory of the 83 former Jewish students of that time.

From 1945

At the beginning of October 1945 most of the school building was cleared by the American occupation forces. Lessons began shortly afterwards. A number of teachers who had taught during the Nazi era were decommissioned. The teaching work had to get along in part without school books and teaching aids, as the Nazi school books were confiscated, and some fell victim to the bomb hit (especially the physics collection) or looting at the end of the war. In some classrooms, the facility was still missing for years. For foreign language lessons at the Realgymnasium, the following applied (as was the case in the “Oberschule” of the Nazi era): English from 1st grade, Latin from 3rd grade.

In the 1950s the Linz federal high school experienced such a strong increase in students - the high point was the school year 1956/57 with 924 students in 24 classes, including four classes with over 50 students - that in 1957 six classes were accommodated in the Hummelhof. Due to the new school organization law , the school became a federal high school in 1964 with a modern language and realistic branch, the name was now “2. Bundesgymnasium Linz ". The 1970s brought reform efforts in the classroom, with the school community committee (SGA) for the first time a committee made up of parent, student and teacher representatives and the introduction of co-education , which began in 1976 with the first eight girls.

Walter Dorninger, director since the mid-1960s, was followed by Helmut Salfinger in the mid-1970s. During his term of office, the VÖEST gymnasium was built in 1976 and, above all, the general renovation of the school building. In 1981 the building was cleared and the school moved to the former Ursuline School (now the Open House of Culture) for two years. Since 1983/84 the schoolhouse has had a third floor with special classrooms.

The defining development of the 1990s, in which Hermann Heisler was director, is school marketing , ie the profiling of the school in competition. The new name "Khevenhüller Gymnasium" is symbolic of this. The main result of this work on the school profile was the redesign of the range of types.

Since 1998/99 the school has offered three branches:

  • Grammar school with Latin from the 3rd grade and a second living foreign language from the 5th grade
  • the grammar school attempt with a second living foreign language from the 3rd grade and Latin from the 5th grade
  • the new Realgymnasium with scientific internships and a second living foreign language or Latin from the 5th grade

In 1990 the central school library with a book inventory of around 10,000 books was opened at the school. The KEKS graduate association (college of former Khevenhüller students) was founded in 1997. In 1998, the entire school also received structured IT cabling.

Barbara Moser, who headed the Khevenhüller grammar school from 2000 to 2011, initiated a far-reaching school development process that created the type of cultural grammar school, unique in Austria, since 2002/03. Various instruments have been used regularly since 2001/02 to assess the quality of teaching. In 2006, "AHS 3000" provided comparative values ​​with other high schools in Upper Austria and showed that more than two thirds of the lower school students are satisfied with the Khevenhüller high school. Since the 2005/06 school year, 4th grade elementary school students have had the opportunity to get to know everyday school life personally on a trial day. In 2006 the Khevenhüller Gymnasium was certified as an ELSA school. In 2009 Armin Lohmann from the Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture examined 15 quality areas; High values ​​were attested to the teaching climate, student support, goal orientation and the school climate. In the so-called SOLE lesson, social learning was established in 1st grade. The day care provides the lower school lunch, learning time and leisure.

The expansion of the EDP cabling in 2010 enabled computers with an Internet connection in every class. Furthermore, this year the school was adapted to be handicapped accessible with a lift, handicapped toilets, stair lift and wheelchair ramps.

Andreas Pree has been running the Khevenhüller Gymnasium since October 1st, 2011. On October 24, 2011, Federal President Heinz Fischer visited the school as part of the 100th anniversary celebration. In the summer of 2012, the meadow in front of the school was extensively redesigned into a school garden, which can be used not only during breaks, but also as part of lessons. In 2013 a third gym in the form of a fitness room was set up. Both projects (school garden and fitness room) were generously supported financially by the parents' association and the KEKS graduate association.

In order to enable pupils to have direct contact with life outside and after school, personalities from numerous different areas of public life were invited to discussion events, for example: The Head of Audi Vehicle Development, DI Hollerweger, discussed the future des Autos, State Secretary Kurz discussed current issues relating to the integration of migrants, Oskar Prize winner Ruzowitzky reported on his experiences as a director and designed a corresponding workshop. General Director Mitterlehner (Hypo Upper Austria) not only brought the students closer to banking issues, he also explained what his bank pays particular attention to when selecting employees and which skills and behavior are particularly important. Before the referendum on compulsory military service, representatives of civil defense, the army and the political parties discussed the consequences of the possible decisions. Before the European elections, leading representatives of the candidate parties came to discuss their concerns with pupils who were eligible to vote. The Deputy General director Keplinger (Raiffeisen OÖ), the architect Zellinger and the professor Vaclavek, three women who made careers in very different areas despite having a similar educational path, explained various possibilities for shaping one's life after graduation.

Head of the school

1911–1927: Eduard Huemer
1928–1936: Alois Wolfersberger
1936–1938: Hans Commenda
1940–1945: Walter Gabl
1948–1965: Josef Angsüsser
1966–1975: Walter Dorninger
1976-1987: Helmut Salfinger
1987–1990: Josef Wolfsgruber
1990-2000: Hermann Heisler
2000–2011: Barbara Moser
since 2011: Andreas Pree

Furnishing

There are three computer rooms and freely accessible computers in the auditoriums available to the students. Each class has a class computer, a projector and a sound system. Three classrooms also have multimedia equipment. The school also has extensive WiFi and operates its own Moodle server for e-learning . It is also an ECDL exam center.

On the 3rd floor there is a science center with chemistry, physics, biology and science rooms, all of which are modernly equipped. There are also two drawing rooms, two work rooms and a music room for artistic activities. Two gyms and an open-air area are available for exercise and sport. Theater and musical performances take place in the school's own ballroom.

School types and offer (as of 2011)

Kulturgymnasium - focus on culture and languages

For children and adolescents with an interest and talent in the visual, musical, literary, scenic or dance area.

  • Promotion of individual talent and broad training in cultural and linguistic areas
  • Interdisciplinary and project-oriented work
  • Theater workshop, writing workshop, studio workshop, music workshop
  • cultural excursions and project weeks
  • Culture (project) management (6th grade)
  • Presentation and communication (4th grade)
  • Conversation in the living foreign languages
  • Foreign languages: English (from 1st grade), Spanish (French) from 3rd grade and Latin from 5th grade
  • Computer science in first grade

Realgymnasium - focus on natural sciences

For children and young people with an interest and talent in the natural sciences, mathematics and information technology.

  • Internships in biology (3rd class), chemistry and physics (4th class)
  • Interdisciplinary internship chemistry-physics (6th grade)
  • Emphasis on the natural sciences in the subjects of mathematics, geometric drawing, technical / textile work
  • Notebook classes in high school
  • Computer science focus (5th - 7th grade)
  • Descriptive geometry (7th - 8th grade) - CAD certificate possible (Microstation)
  • scientific project days and weeks
  • Presentation and communication (4th grade)
  • English (1st - 8th grade); Latin or Spanish (from 5th grade)
  • Computer science in first grade

additional offers

  • Cambridge Certificate
  • European computer driving license
  • ECHA courses for gifted students
  • social learning
  • Peers (students help students resolve conflicts)
  • eTwinning
  • Physics and Chemistry Olympiad
  • School theater
  • School choir
  • School orchestra

Well-known graduates

Known teachers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Contact - Khevenhüller Gymnasium Linz. Directorate. In: khev.at. Retrieved April 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Günther Apfalter - And again an Austrian is driving Magna in Europe. In: Wiener Zeitung Online . October 15, 2010, accessed April 7, 2020 .