Essen's New Comprehensive School Altenessen-Süd Approved for August 2026

Essen's new school gets the green light. It will open next year with four classes, providing much-needed places for grade 5 students.

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2025 September 30 . 10:12 PM

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Essen's New Comprehensive School Altenessen-Süd Approved for August 2026

Essen's local education authority will decide on September 24, 2025, whether to establish the new comprehensive school Altenessen-Süd. If approved, it will open in August 2026 at Karolingerstraße 93, meeting growing demand for classroom places in grade 5.

The new school will initially operate with four classes, accommodating 116 students per grade, and will use the entire ground floor and first floor of house 7 at the interim location. Specialized rooms will be shared with the vocational college in the Bildungspark and other institutions. The school conference will determine the final name, with 'Comprehensive School in the Park' currently favored.

Additional material costs totaling 407,106 euros will be considered for IT, telecommunications, and administrative personnel. The equipment of learning and specialized rooms, and administrative areas, will be funded from the existing budget of the school department. Upon moving into the new building, the school will operate with six classes in secondary school I.

The opening of the new comprehensive school Altenessen-Süd will provide much-needed classroom places for grade 5 students. With a planned start in August 2026, the school will initially operate with four classes, later expanding to six classes upon moving into the new building. The school's interim location at Karolingerstraße 93 will be used until the new building is ready.