Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut

Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut
Address
Faxafen 10 Reykjavík, Iceland
Coordinates	64°07′44″N 21°52′01″W / 64.12889°N 21.86694°W / 64.12889; -21.86694
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Tveimur árum á undan (Two Years Ahead)
Established	August 1, 1996
Opened	August 2003
Status	Operating
Principal	Ólafur Haukur Johnson
Vice principal	Jóhanna Magnúsdóttir
Staff	25
Gender	Mixed
Pupils	180
Language	Icelandic
Classrooms	9
Nickname	Hraðbraut
Website	www.hradbraut.is

Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut, or, simply, Hraðbraut (Icelandic: motorway, express road, speedway or dual carriageway), is an Icelandic secondary school founded in 1996 and began operating in 2003. The school awards a student degree after two years of study instead of the standard four, giving the school its name. The two years are divided into 15 sessions, with the first year lasting 7 sessions and the second lasting 8 sessions, where each session lasts for 6 weeks (except the last session, which lasts for 2 weeks). Pupils can study at the natural science department or at the language department, but considerable emphasis is placed on the empirical sciences in both departments, such as mathematics and biology. In addition to the sciences, much emphasis is put on learning English.

History

Menntaskólinn Hraðbraut is a privately run secondary school and was established August 1, 1996, but wasn't in operation until autumn 2003. The school is small in comparison with other Icelandic secondary schools, most of which have 700 to 1200 pupils. The school's initial pupils graduated in 2005.

External links

• Hraðbraut's official website

Coordinates: 64°07′44″N 21°52′01″W / 64.12889°N 21.86694°W / 64.12889; -21.86694