[7][8] The school has multiple well-known graduates, including Fritz Bauer, Loriot and Claus von Stauffenberg.

[11] During the 18th and 19th centuries, the fast growth and new organisation of the schools led to a desire for more space, which culminated in renovations and new construction between 1838 and 1840.

[14] During and after the Protests of 1968, there was significant conflict between the teachers and student body, even leading to vandalism, such as the destruction of school property in 1972.

[17] In 2015, a temporary building was created around 200 Meters from the school, intended to house the upperclassmen during the renovation.

In addition to generally mandated subject such as English, students are obligated to learn Latin from the 5th until the 10th grade.

This offers students who have musical talent lessons in cooperation with a local college im music-related subjects but meanwhile ensure that they can acquire the general university entrance qualification.

[11] The new building was developed by a team led by the architect Hans Bregler, a former pupil who had completed his abitur in 1941.

[8] There are regular events about political, artistic or historical topics, usually organised by or about current and former students and parents.

[22][23] Fritz Bauer was a Jewish judge and prosecutor who assisted with in the capture of Adolf Eichmann and took part in the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials.