- Katedralskolan, Uppsala
Infobox School
name = Katedralskolan, Uppsala
established =13th century
type = Public
affiliation =
district =Uppsala
grades = 10-12
president =
principal = Heléne Lagerquist
head of school =
dean =
faculty =
staff =
students = 1000
enrollment =
location =Uppsala ,Uppsala County
coordinates = coord|59|51|31|N|17|38|20|E|region:SE_type:edu|display=inline
country = Sweden
website = [http://www.katedral.se/ www.katedral.se]
alumni = Gustav VasaErik Gustaf Boström Dag Hammarskjöld
nobel_laureates=Svante Arrhenius (chemistry)Kai Siegbahn (physics)Dag Hammarskjöld (peace)colours =
rivals = Lundellska skolan ("Skrapan")
nickname = Katte
language = Main: Swedish, English (IB Diploma Programme )
Other: Spanish, French, GermanKatedralskolan (Swedish; "the Cathedral School"; colloquially Katte; formerly Högre Allmänna Läroverket, "Higher-level Public Education") is a school in
Uppsala ,Sweden . It traces its history back to the 13th century, although the exact year it was founded is unknown.History
A school administered by the Cathedral existed before the year 1300; originally, this school was a seminary for clergy and other church functionaries. In 1509, the future King Gustaf I (Gustavus Vasa) became a student at the school, according to
Peder Svart 's chronicle.From the late
Middle Ages and up until the mid-19th century, the education was focused on the three "trivial" subjects:grammar ,dialectics andrethoric . In 1865, the first student degrees were conferred on students at the school. By this time, the school was called "Högre allmänna läroverket", a name it kept until 1972. In 1930, the first female students were accepted.Until 1869, the school was located in various buildings next to the Cathedral, but in that year it moved to its current location. Several new buildings have been added to the original school building.
Today
Today, Katedralskolan is a "gymnasium" school with around 1000 students. Traditionally, Katedralskolan has specialised on theoretical education within the humanities and natural sciences, but it also offers programmes within subjects such as child care.
The school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, as well as programmes taught partially in German, French or Spanish.
There is a number of student societies; the oldest still existing one being the young scientists' society, "Matematisk-naturvetenskapliga föreningen (MNF)", founded in 1899.
Notable alumni
* Gustav I (Gustav Vasa), King of Sweden
1523 -1560
*Erik Gustaf Boström (1842-1907), Prime Minister of Sweden 1891–1900 and 1902–1905
*Svante Arrhenius , Nobel laureate (chemistry) in 1903
*Dag Hammarskjöld ,Secretary-General of theUnited Nations 1953 -1961
*Kai Siegbahn , Nobel laureate (physics) in 1981
*Niklas Zennström , co-founder of theKaZaA ,Skype andJoost .
*Hans Blix , former head ofIAEA ,ee also
*
List of the oldest schools in the world References
Samuelsson, Sixten. 1952. "Högre Allmänna Läroverket i Uppsala, En gammal skolas öden från 1200-talet till våra dagar". Uppsala: AB Lundequistiska Bokhandeln.
Links
* [http://www.katedral.se Official website] sv icon
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
