| St. Thomas School of Leipzig Thomasschule zu Leipzig Schola Thomana Lipsiensis | |
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Hillerstraße 7 04109 Leipzig Germany | |
| Coordinates | 51°20′13″N 12°21′36″E / 51.33694°N 12.36000°E |
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| Type | Public Boarding School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Lutheran. (From 1212 to 1539 Catholic; Lutheran since the Protestant Reformation) |
| Patron saint(s) | Thomas the Apostle |
| Established | 1212 |
| Founder | Augustinians |
| Superintendent | Burgomaster Prof. Dr. phil. Thomas Fabian (University of Applied Sciences), Alderman for Youth, Social, Health and School |
| Principal | Michael Rietz |
| Chaplain | Christian Wolff |
| Staff | 70 |
| Grades | 5 to 12 |
| Gender | coed, Boys' choir |
| Age | 10 to 18 |
| Number of students | 700 |
| Language | German |
| Classrooms | 37 |
| Campus | Forum Thomanum |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Green and white |
| Newspaper | Kasten Journal |
| Graduates (2007) | 87 |
| Alumni | Old Thomaner |
| Alumni | Thomanerbund |
| Chair | Christoph M. Haufe |
| Choir | Thomanerchor |
| Cantor | Andreas Reize |
| Website | thomasschule |
St. Thomas School, Leipzig (German: Thomasschule zu Leipzig; Latin: Schola Thomana Lipsiensis) is a co-educational and public boarding school in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1212 and is one of the oldest schools in the world.
St. Thomas is known for its art, language and music education. Johann Sebastian Bach held the position of Thomaskantor from 1723 until his death in 1750. His responsibilities included providing young musicians for church services in Leipzig. The Humanistic Gymnasium has a very long list of distinguished former students, including Richard Wagner (1813–1883) and many members of the Bach family, including Johann Sebastian Bach's son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788).
From the 800-Year Anniversary Celebration in 2012 the Thomanerchor and St. Thomas School has been part of Forum Thomanum, an internationally oriented educational campus.