Antun Vrančić High School
| Antun Vrančić Gymnasium Gimnazija Antuna Vrančića | |
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School building (r.) | |
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Put Gimnazije 64 Šibenik, 22000 Croatia | |
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| Type | public |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Area trustee | Šibenik-Knin County |
| Principal | Ivanica Belamarić |
| Faculty | 47 |
| Age range | 14-18 |
| Pupils | 664 |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Language | Croatian |
| Team name | ŠŠD Gimnazijalac |
| Newspaper | Pegla |
| Website | Antun Vrančić Gymnasium (Croatian) |
Antun Vrančić Gymnasium (Croatian: Gimnazija Antuna Vrančića) is a public 4-year general-education high school in Šibenik, Croatia. It currently offers programs focusing on mathematics and natural sciences, classics, linguistics, as well as a general-track program. The school was named after Antun Vrančić (1504.-1573.), a native of Šibenik.
History
First modern high school was opened for a short time in Šibenik during Napoleon's rule in Dalmatia in 1806. A secondary school with a continuity up till the present-day was opened as Realgymnasium in 1909, while Šibenik and Croatia were a part of Austria-Hungary.[1] In 1937 the school moved into a new and modern building in which it operates today.[2] After the Second World War it was restructured and named after People's Heroes of Šibenik. In 1991. it was again remodelled as a general high school and named after Antun Vrančić (1504.-1573.), renaissance humanist, cardinal, diplomat and author from Šibenik.
Academics and rankings
Following the results of national standardized tests taken by high school students in Croatia in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as a part of a transition towards the introduction of a nationwide exit exam (Matura), Antun Vrančić high school was ranked 24th out of 190 Croatian high schools on an unofficial list.[3]
School's students also participated in International Mathematical Olympiad twice - in 2001 in Washington, DC and in 2002 in Glasgow, where they won a bronze medal.[4] In 2007 and 2011, Antun Vrančić students competed at International Philosophy Olympiad in Turkey and Austria, respectively, earning an honorable mentioning.[4]
Notable alumni
As up until recently the only general secondary school in Šibenik, the school boasts many famous natives of Šibenik and the surrounding area as its alumni:[1]
- Ivo Brešan (1936), playwright and author
- Arsen Dedić (1938-2015), singer-songwriter, composer, poet
- Vladan Desnica (1905-1967), writer and philosopher
- Maksim Mrvica (1975), pianist
- Dražen Petrović (1964-1993), olympian and professional basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets)
- Anđelko Runjić (1938-2015), politician, last speaker of the parliament in SR Croatia (1986-1990) and Croatian ambassador in Russia (1991-2)[5]
- Vice Vukov (1936-2007), singer, philosopher, member of the parliament
Gallery
References
- 1 2 Danijela Slavica-Milović: "Šibenska gimnazija slavi 100. rođendan", Slobodna Dalmacija, objavljeno 24.10.2009.
- ↑ "Šibenska gimnazija i klaonica", sebenico.com
- ↑ Ivana Kalogjera-Brkić: "Na listi 25 najboljih srednjih škola nema nijedne iz Osijeka", Jutarnji list, 24.06.2009.
- 1 2 "o Školi", gav.hr
- ↑ "Anđelko Runjić Bivši predsjednik Sabora SRH i veleposlanik u Moskvi", VL biografije, Večernji list