# Media centre: Hamburg school cutbacks and people’s petition

**Last updated: 19 October 2026**

## Current priority: people’s petition
- 10,000 valid paper signatures required.
- Original lists must be returned by 6 November 2026.
- [Petition form](Petition.pdf)

## Current documents
- [GTS statement for the public hearing, 6 October 2026](Stellungnahme-GTS-06-10-2026.pdf) — 13 pages; planned allocation, affected schools, research, school-inspection data, financing and six demands.
- [Open letter from Hamburg Gymnasium heads, 6 October 2026](Offener-Brief-Gymnasien-06-10-2026.pdf) — warnings about reductions affecting support, course choice, cover capacity and school culture.
- [Relevant official “B-Briefe” by school type](https://gpr.hamburg.de/liste-relevanter-b-briefe/)

## Key GTS facts
- 87 affected schools / primary departments; around 26,000 children.
- 220.4 teacher positions and €7.992m dedicated honorarium funding in the stated 2025/26 GTS allocation; both are absent as dedicated components in the stated 2028/29 allocation.
- 48% of GTS with a known social index have social index 1 or 2; 18% of other Hamburg primary schools.
- 96% of 55 inspected GTS are rated at least good in “Ganztag gestalten”.
- Reported annual saving: €16.5m; detailed calculation not published.

## Media resources
- [English media page](media-en.html)
- [Facts page](facts-en.html)
- [Background paper](Hintergrund-GTS-14-09-2026.pdf)
- [Affected schools CSV](betroffene-schulen.csv)
- [Professional-mix infographic](seil-infografik.png)

## Press contact
Kai Hanus — webmaster@kaihanus.de