occasions. 2004/2005 the school was nearing its end: A plan was announced by the Hamburg Education Authority after which the Gymnasium Osdorf, the junior high school Goosacker and the primary school Wesperloh should merge as a "school network Hamburg-West". The conversion to a comprehensive school could only be averted by strong protest from students, school management and parents. However, since the school year 2005/2006 several school classes from Goosacker are located at Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium and the school management has been partially merged. The project of the construction of a new assembly hall was discontinued in 2006, through an arrangement with the education authority, the school gets by grants the remaining money for the construction. On 1 January 2007, the final renaming of Gymnasium Osdorf in Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium took place. The high school bears an intensified mathematical-scientific profile. On 23 January 2018, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the school and held a discussion with higher grade pupils. Partnership schools Léon, Nicaragua, since 1974 Lyakirimu, Tanzania, since 1989 Moscow, Russia, since 1992 In the partnership with the Lyakirimu Secondary School, Tanzania, there has been a lively exchange between the two schools. The Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium actively supports the school in the East African state with donations, from which the school bought a truck among other things. In addition, the school organizes a bazaar every two years, the proceeds go to the partner school. Notable alumni Norbert Bohnsack, founder of musical group Norbert und die Feiglinge Karsten Brüggemann, German historian of the Tallinn University (Estonia) Tim Petersen, football player of VfB Oldenburg Frederik Timm, member of musical group Norbert und die Feiglinge Joja Wendt, jazz pianist and composer References Buildings and structures in Altona, Hamburg