Cäcilienschule Oldenburg is a '' Gymnasium'' (

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) in

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Lower-Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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. The Cäcilienschule is one of the 160 project schools of

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in Germany.

History

In 1836 Peter of Oldenburg founded the school as an all-girls' school. In 1867 Cäcilienschule Oldenburg was the first public girls' school in the

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (, also known as Holstein-Oldenburg) was a grand duchy within the German Confederation, North German Confederation and German Empire that consisted of three widely separated territories: Oldenburg, Eutin and Birke ...

. The school was named after the former

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. Since the mid-1970s both girls and boys attend the school.

Cäcilienschule Today

Today about 970 students attend Cäcilienschule, of which about two-thirds are girls, which is probably due to the tradition of the former girls' school. The school consists of 82 teachers and five

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. Since 1991, Cäcilienschule is part of the

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. Since 2008, Cäcilienschule's power supply is 100% green electricity. Worksheet copies are only printed on recycled paper. Cäcilienschule is known for its ensembles:

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, and

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. Cäcilienschule has International Exchange Programs with

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, Buc in

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, and in

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Notable alumni

Wigald Boning Wigald Boning (born 20 January 1967) is a German comedian, television presenter, actor, and author. Boning has appeared in different TV and film productions in Germany. He became famous as an actor in the television comedy programme '' RTL Sam ...

(* 1967), German comedian, composer, musician, presenter, and journalist. *

Ulrike Meinhof Ulrike Marie Meinhof (7 October 1934 – 9 May 1976) was a German left-wing journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang". She is the reputed author ...

(born October 7, 1934, † May 9, 1976), co-founder of the

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References

External links

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