It is the first Gymnasium in Gifhorn and was founded in 1950 as a private school named "Höhere Privatschule Gifhorn" (Higher Private School Gifhorn). Easter 1954, the school became a public school.
Gifhorn's initial gymnasium, named "Höhere Privatschule Gifhorn" (Higher Private School Gifhorn), transitioned from a private institution to a publicly funded one in Easter 1954.