Gymnasium St. Augustine
| Gymnasium St. Augustine in Grimma Gymnasium St. Augustin zu Grimma | |
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Gymnasium St. Augustine seen from Mulde river | |
| Address | |
Klosterstraße 1 04668 Grimma | |
| Coordinates | 51°14′09″N 12°43′52″E / 51.2358°N 12.7312°E |
| Information | |
| Type | gymnasium |
| Motto | |
| Established | 14 September 1550 |
| Principal | Wolf-Dieter Goecke |
| Faculty | 77 (2015/2016) |
| Years offered | 5–12 |
| Enrollment | 897 (2015/2016) |
| Color(s) | purple – white – green |
| Newspaper | Augustiner Blätter |
| Website | http://www.staugustin.de |
Gymnasium St. Augustine in Grimma (Gymnasium St. Augustin zu Grimma, historically known as Landes- und Fürstenschule Grimma is the only regular gymnasium offering boarding in Saxony. It is heavily steeped in tradition as one of the foremost schools in the country. Founded in 1550 as one of the three Fürstenschulen in Saxony, it has prepared young people for university studies since then.