St. Thomas School, Leipzig

St. Thomas School of Leipzig
Thomasschule zu Leipzig

Schola Thomana Lipsiensis
Location
Map
Hillerstraße 7
04109 Leipzig


Germany
Coordinates51°20′13″N 12°21′36″E / 51.33694°N 12.36000°E / 51.33694; 12.36000
Information
TypePublic Boarding School
Religious affiliation(s)Lutheran. (From 1212 to 1539 Catholic; Lutheran since the Protestant Reformation)
Patron saint(s)Thomas the Apostle
Established1212; 812 years ago (1212)
FounderAugustinians
SuperintendentBurgomaster Prof. Dr. phil. Thomas Fabian (University of Applied Sciences), Alderman for Youth, Social, Health and School
PrincipalMichael Rietz
ChaplainChristian Wolff [de]
Staff70
Grades5 to 12
Gendercoed, Boys' choir
Age10 to 18
Number of students700
LanguageGerman
Classrooms37
CampusForum Thomanum
Campus typeUrban
Colour(s)   
Green and white
NewspaperKasten Journal
Graduates (2007)87
AlumniOld Thomaner
AlumniThomanerbund
ChairChristoph M. Haufe
ChoirThomanerchor
CantorAndreas Reize
Websitethomasschule.de

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.