| German: Humboldtschule | |
| Streetaddress: | German: Jacobistraße 37 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Coordinates: | 50.222°N 8.61°W |
| Schoolnumber: | 5194[1] |
| Head Of School: | Carine Kleine-Jänsch |
| Schooltype: | German: [[Gymnasium (Germany)|Gymnasium]] |
| Grades: | 5–13 |
| Language: | English, French, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish |
| Newspaper: | kaHUS |
| Founded: | 1900 |
| Students: | approx. 1,700 (school year 2020/2021) |
The German: Humboldtschule (abbreviation: HUS; en|Humboldt School) is one of two Gymnasiums, besides the German: [[Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium]] (KFG), in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse, Germany.
The eponyms are Alexander (1769–1859) and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Since November 2000 the school is a recognized UNESCO project school (German: UNESCO-Projektschule).[2] In the school year 2008/2009, the school had 134 teachers and 1,602 students. Starting with school year 2009/2010 the school has 1,750 students. The history of the school goes back to 1900. Founded as German: Städtische Höhere Mädchenschule in 1900, the school has grown to be one of the largest schools in the Hochtaunuskreis.
The school was founded in 1900 as the German: Städtische Höhere Mädchenschule. In 1962 it moved to Jacobi Street (German: Jacobistraße). In 1967 boys were admitted for first time. So in 1968 the school was renamed German: Humboldtschule with the implementation of the mixed-sex education. At the end of 2005, the class wings and the administrative building were widely redecorated and modernized. Furthermore, a small cafeteria with 120 places was furnished. In school year 2005/2006 the school duration at the German: Humboldtschule was reduced from nine to eight years. So those students who started in grade 5 in that year or later get their German: [[Abitur]] after twelve school years in total, rather than thirteen years for students who started in grade 5 before that year.
The principal time is from 7:55 a.m. to 1:05 p.m.; the students in the sixth form (grades 11 to 13 until 2012 or 10 to 12 from 2010) continue until 3:20 p.m. Since school year 2004/2005 there has been a supervising break at mid-day from 1:05 p.m. until 1:50 p.m. During this time a snack or a luncheon in the school restaurant is offered. In the break the center with media is open. The students from grades 5 to 10 have lessons or activities in groups at mid-day which they have to visit only some days in a week.
The students can choose French as first foreign language with the choice of bilingual education in geography in classes 7 and 8. In classes 9 and 10 and also in the sixth form German: Oberstufe, history is offered as bilingual.