Hans-Dietrich-Genscher-Gymnasium

Hans-Dietrich-Genscher-Gymnasium Halle is a secondary school in Germany. It was established in November 1908. Currently, about 600 children attend the school. The school is situated right in the city center of Halle an der Saale and is widely known for its two educational profiles: German secondary school and bilingual English-German profile. In 2009 the school celebrated its 100th anniversary. The school is named after Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a German politician.

The Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium, named in honor of Johann Gottfried Herder who was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic, began operating in 1909 as a reform school, and graduated its first class in 1917. In 1910 the school moved to a current location on the Friessenstrasse 3-4. In the 1930s the school had become Halle's most populated all-boys school. Seven years later during the Third Reich the school was renamed in "Friedrich-Nietzsche-Schule". After World War II and the beginnings of the GDR the school was renamed again in "Friedrich-Engels Oberschule". Only two years later the "Friedrich-Engels Oberschule" and "Ina-Seidel-Schule" were forced into a union. In 1955 the school name and its profile changed again and the school became the Specialized Children and Youth Sports Schools "Friedrich-Engels". In 1969 the "Dr. Kurt-Fischer-Schule" moved into the building on the Friessenstrasse 3-4. After Germany's reunification in 1990 the school got its original name "Johann-Gottfried-Herder" back. In addition in 1991 the school became a secondary school again, after which it has been called "Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium". As a result of communal policy the Tor-Gymnasium Halle and Johann-Gottfried-Herder-Gymnasium Halle formed a new school in 2004. It was decided to uphold the name Johann-Gottfried Herder Gymnasium for the new school. In October 2017 the school was renamed again, after the recently deceased Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a famous alumni of the school

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