A long history

1142

Founding

Founding of the abbey, probably also together with a school 

1160

Documentation

The earliest documentation of a school is a list of the names of a schoolmaster and students.

1281

Rupert Maulrapp

One of them was to stay: Rupert Maulrapp sent his sons from Kastelruth to the abbey. The cleverer of the two was to stay there.

1467

Graf Leonhard von Görz

The reputation of the school in Neustift was such that even Count Leonhard von Görz sent his nephew there.

1581

In this year the school had 25 students

1807

Dissolution

Dissolution of the monastery, and with it the school, by the Bavarians.

1816

Re-establishment of the monastery

Re-establishment of the monastery, which then took over the state grammar school in Brixen. This was also where the canonized Josef Freinademetz went to school.

1830–1914

The monastery school was attended every year by around 20 students

1908

Opening of the new institute building (choristers’ institute)

1926

Closing of the Augustinian grammar school in Brixen by the Faschist regime

1919-1945

Interwar years

Because Neustift was a church school, the secondary school for students up to the age of 14 was allowed to continue. And even teach in German.

1943

Closing

Closing of the monastery’s own school after the invasion of the German army.

1945–1971

Bürgerschule

Establishment of a commercially oriented secondary school (‘Bürgerschule’)

1946–1971

Juvenate

A juvenate, a private humanistic grammar school, was also opened.

1971

Students from 11-14

Closing of the private schools in Neustift. They were replaced by a school boarding house for students from 11-14, together with a branch of a Brixen school for this age group. Older students were also accepted at the boarding house.

1971–1977

Michael Pacher

From this date on the school was a branch of the ‘Michael Pacher’ secondary school.

1977–1996

Arthur March

After six years the ‘Michael Pacher’ became the ‘Arthur March’ secondary school and was known by this name until 1996.

1996

Oswald von Wolkenstein

The Neustift school then became a branch of the ‘Oswald von Wolkenstein’ secondary school. This minnesinger was incidentally a beneficiary at the abbey.

2007

Completion

Completion of the rebuilding and renovation work in the boarding house at the end of May.

2015

Blessing

Blessing of the new open and interactive study rooms, providing the boarders with further options.

2018/19

New provisions

Introduction of two new provisions for the younger students: ‘Exercise and Sport’ and ‘Digital Media’.

2020/21

Redesigning

Redesigning of the common rooms with a lively colour concept.

2022

Armin Eisendle

Appointment of Armin Eisendle as the new director of Neustift’s school boarding house.