Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd
| Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd State Grammar School for Highly Gifted Children | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 48°48′03″N 9°48′52″E / 48.8007°N 9.8145°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public boarding school for highly gifted students |
| Established | 2004 |
| Headmaster | Christoph Sauer |
| Teaching staff | 39 (2011–12) |
| Years offered | 7–12 |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Number of students | 250 (2011–12) |
| Average class size | 24 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Abitur average | 1.7 |
| Newspaper | derfarbfleck |
| Website | www.lgh-gmuend.de |
The Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte (German for State Grammar School for Highly Gifted Children) in Schwäbisch Gmünd is a co-educational public Boarding school for highly gifted students founded by the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the first and sole school of this kind in this state. The Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte is a publicly funded school in Germany for highly gifted students, similar to the Landesschule Pforta in Saxony-Anhalt, the Landesgymnasium St. Afra in Saxony and Internatsschule Schloss Hansenberg in Hesse. It is funded by the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, the district Ostalbkreis and the state of Baden-Württemberg. Its stated aim is the promotion of the intellectual and social development of its students.