Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium is one of

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's oldest schools. It is situated on Regerplatz in the Munich district Au. Founded in 1899 as a Kreisrealschule, it became a Kreisoberrealschule in 1940 and a state-run Gymnasium in 1965. It currently holds around 900 students mainly in a natural scientific-mathematical, but as of late also a modern language branch. In 1998, a

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student class was started. In a partnership with

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gifted students receive so-called „Enrichment“ classes, during which they can carry out experiments themselves at the biology and physics departments under supervision by known professors.Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium
School profile
(German) The school is host to student exchanges with

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and

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. A new building with cafeteria and several new specialist rooms was built in 2008, made necessary by the adoption of the 8-year Gymnasium in many German states.

Notable students

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, artist, student from 1980 to 1984 *

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References

External links

Website of Maria-Theresia-Gymnasium
(German) Gifted education Schools in Munich Educational institutions established in 1899 1899 establishments in Germany {{Bavaria-struct-stub