Akademisches Gymnasium (Vienna)

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Akademisches Gymnasium
Address
Beethovenplatz 1 Vienna , 1010 Austria
Coordinates	48°12′05″N 16°22′34″E / 48.20139°N 16.37611°E / 48.20139; 16.37611
Information
Type	State gymnasium school
Founded	March 1553; 471 years ago (1553-03)
Founder	Jesuits
School district	Innere Stadt
Head of school	Alexander Kandl
Age range	10 – 18
Number of pupils	600
Classes	24
Website	www.akg-wien.at

The Akademisches Gymnasium is a state gymnasium school located in Vienna, Austria. Founded by the Jesuits in March 1553, it is the oldest secondary school in Vienna and is now nondenominational and non-feepaying. The school offers a humanistic education and is known to be rather liberal compared to other traditional secondary schools in the city. Currently,^[when?] there are approximately 600 pupils in 24 classes.