The Goethe-Gymnasium is a gymnasium and secondary school in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
In the 1890s, the aspect of school education as preparation for a future job was added, providing the girls mainly with skills to become teachers.
[1] A reference to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe appeared first in 1918, and became an official name in 1928, Städtisches Goethe-Oberlyzeum zu Dortmund (Municipal Goethe upper lyceum at Dortmund).
The complex of three buildings connected by covered corridors was designed by three architects from Dortmund, Otto-Heinz Groth [de], Werner Lehmann and Wolfram Schlote.
It offers up to 199 seats for spectators, and is open also for other regular users such as the teams of the TV Hörde for volleyball and basketball.