# No cutbacks at the expense of Hamburg schoolchildren

> Current, source-based overview of the Hamburg people’s petition, GTS all-day schools, school support and further planned school cutbacks. Updated 2026-10-19.

## Current answer

The Hamburg people’s petition opposes school cutbacks. The formal procedure requires 10,000 valid signatures. Signatures must be on paper; the form states that original sheets should be returned by 6 November 2026.

## GTS key facts

- 87 GTS primary schools or primary departments; around 26,000 children from preschool through grade 4.
- Current allocation per calculated group: 10 teacher hours/week, 34.0% of an educator position, 300 honorarium hours.
- Planned fully implemented formula: no teacher component, 62.4% of an educator position, no separate honorarium allocation.
- €16.5m per year has been cited as the intended saving; a detailed published calculation is not available in the documents assessed in the 6 October statement.
- The site does not claim that GTS is simply better than GBS; it distinguishes documented facts, assessments and open questions.

## Sources

- Home: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/en.html
- Facts: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/facts-en.html
- GTS statement (German PDF): https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/Stellungnahme-GTS-06-10-2026.pdf
- Petition: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/Petition.pdf
- Gymnasium leaders’ open letter: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/Offener-Brief-Gymnasien-06-10-2026.pdf
- Schools CSV: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/betroffene-schulen.csv
- Machine-readable facts: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/facts-en.json
- Source registry: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/sources.json
- Official petition information: https://www.hamburgische-buergerschaft.de/beteiligung

- Affected schools by district: https://keine-sparmassnahmen-zulasten-hamburgs-schulkinder.de/affected-schools-hamburg.html