Gesamtschule Berger Feld is a gesamtschule in Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c. 267,000....

. It is located in the quarter Erle and has 1325 pupils and 118 teachers.

History

When the gesamtschule was introduced in North Rhine-Westphalia in 1969, the school was established as Gesamtschule Gelsenkirchen, and was the only one in North Rhine-Westphalia to start with grades 5 and 11, so that the first students took the abitur

Abitur

Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...

 in 1972. It was accommodated in various buildings until 1974, when it moved to the newly built school building in Berger Feld in Adenauerallee, and it changed its name to the current one.

Features

The school participates in the Comenius Program of the European Union, organising school sport festivals for neighbouring primary schools.

As part of the 100.000 Watt-Solar-Initiative für Schulen in NRW, the school was equipped with a photovoltaic plant.

The school is located next to the grounds of FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04

Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...

, with whom it co-operates. Since 1995 it has the Talentzentrum Gelsenkirchen, and since 2000 the Fußballschule Auf Schalke/Teilinternat Gesamtschule Berger Feld. In June 2007, the school became the fourth German school to be awarded the title Eliteschule des Fußballs by the German Football Association

German Football Association

The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...

.

Notable alumni

Among the students of the partial boarding school who have later become professional footballers are Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil is a footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and for the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated...

, Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German national football team.-Schalke 04:Neuer signed professional terms in 2005 after progressing through every age group at his hometown club. He made his Bundesliga debut when he came on to substitute the...

, Alexander Baumjohann

Alexander Baumjohann

Alexander Baumjohann is a German footballer who plays as an Attacking Midfielder for Schalke 04.- Career :Baumjohann began his career in 1991 with Teutonia Waltrop and joined in summer 2000 FC Schalke 04. With only two appearances in the first team he moved to Mönchengladbach in January 2007...

, Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes

Benedikt Höwedes is a German footballer currently playing for FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. On 23rd July 2011 it was confirmed that Höwedes was the next Captain of FC Schalke 04.-Club career:...

, Sebastian Boenisch

Sebastian Boenisch

Sebastian Boenisch is a Polish-German football player who plays for the Polish National Team and for Werder Bremen at club level, mainly as a left back.-Career:...

, Tim Hoogland

Tim Hoogland

Tim Hoogland is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. Primarily a right back, Hoogland is also capable of playing in midfield.-Career:...

, Michael Delura

Michael Delura

Michael Delura pol. Michał Delura is a German footballer who plays for Arminia Bielefeld.-Career:Delura joined Schalke 04 when he was 14 years old and made his Bundesliga debut for Schalke 04 in 2003. He was loaned to Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach in seasons 2005–06 and 2006–07...

, Julian Draxler

Julian Draxler

Julian Draxler is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04.-Career:Draxler made his Bundesliga debut on 15 January 2011 in a 0–1 loss to Hamburger SV. At that time, he was the fourth youngest Bundesliga player ever...

 and Joel Matip

Joël Matip

Joël Job Matip is a German-Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Schalke 04.-Career:Matip began his career with SC Weitmar 45 in 1994, and was eventually scouted by VfL Bochum in 1997. After several years in VfL Bochum's different youth teams, Matip was scouted by Schalke 04 in July 2000...

. Alexandra Popp

Alexandra Popp

Alexandra Popp is a German footballer. She plays as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg and the German national team.-Club:Popp started her career at FC Silschede, before moving to 1. FFC Recklinghausen. She joined the Bundesliga side FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2008. She had also been approached by French...

also attended the school.

External links

• Official web site
• Team DEG, Comenius-Projekt