Požarevac Gymnasium
Požarevac Gymnasium Пожаревачка гимназија Požarevačka gimnazija | |
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Prince Mihailo Obrenović III of Serbia in 1862 | |
School district | Braničevo District |
Principal | Danijela Žukovski[1] |
Gender | co-educational |
Newspaper | Razvitak |
Website | www.pozarevackagimnazija.edu.rs |
Požarevac Gymnasium (Serbian: Пожаревачка гимназија, romanized: Požarevačka gimnazija) is a co-educational gymnasium in the city of Požarevac, Serbia.
History
After Turkish attack on the
Enrollment and Departments
Admission to Pozarevac Gymnasium is competitive. Students take an entrance exam (consisting of two tests - Serbian language and Mathematics), and their grades from elementary school are also considered. Since 1990 Gymnasium has two departments - (1) Sociolinguistics and (2) Mathematics and Sciences. When applying for admission, students have to choose one of the two departments.
Curriculum
Curriculum between two departments differs in the number of course hours. For example, students in Sociolinguistics department have English language every day of the week, while students in Mathematic and Sciences have it three times a week; students in Mathematic and Sciences department have course in physics during all four years, while students in Sociolinguistics have only three years of physics; students in Sociolinguistics have two years of Latin, while students in Mathematic and Science have only one year of Latin, and so on.
In 2019 school had 720 students divided into 24 classes.[2][3] School has 12 standard classrooms; labs for chemistry, biology, physics, informatics, and languages; gymnasium for physical education, small hall for school celebrations, and a library.
Gymnasium prepares its students for further education, and 90% of students go on to colleges and universities.
Philosophy
Philosophy professor Miloš Jeremic founded Srpska olimpijada filozofije (SOFija) (Serbian Olimpics in Philosophy, SOPHia), a state qualifications for the International Philosophy Olimpics, and is its coordinator.[6] Jeremic serves as mentor to students participating in local, national and international competitions. Some of students' notable accomplishments are the gold medals won at Baltic Sea Philosophy Essay Event in 2013, and at International Philosophy Olimpics in 2019, as well as an honorary medal at Baltic Sea Philosophy Essay Event in 2012.[6]
Notable alumni
- Patriarch Dimitrije (1846–1930), cleric[7]
- Radomir Lukić (1914–1999), jurist[7]
- Vlajko Stojiljković (1937–2002), politician[7]
- Slobodan Milošević (1941–2006), politician[7]
- Milena Pavlović-Barili (1909–1945), artist[7]
- Miodrag Purković (1907–1976), historian[7]
- Pavle Savić (1909–1994), scientist[7]
- Prvoslav Vujčić (1960–), author[7]
References
- "Presecanjem vrpce otvoreni novi kabineti za informatiku i hemiju u pozarevackoj gimnaziji".
- "Pomoć u izboru budućeg zanimanja (Help in choosing a future profession)". Danas (in Serbian). May 28, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- "Požarevačka gimanzija obeležava 157 godina postojanja".
- "Požarevačka gimnazijalka najbolja na filozofskoj olimpijadi".
- "Promocija Srpske Olimpijade Filozofije (SOFIJA=".
- "Šest novih izbornih predmeta u gimnaziji".
- "Državne srednje škole".
Notes
- ^ "OTVORENI novi kabineti za informatiku i hemiju u Požarevačkoj gimnaziji". 24 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Požarevačka gimnazija obeležava 157 godina postojanja". 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Požarevačka gimnazija - Požarevac".
- ^ "Požarevačka gimnazija obeležava 157 godina postojanja". 23 September 2019.
- ^ "6 NOVIH izbornih predmeta u gimnaziji, evo šta se nudi đacima".
- ^ a b "Promocija Srpske olimpijade filozofije (SOFija) | INSTITUT ZA FILOZOFIJU I DRUŠTVENU TEORIJU | Univerzitet u Beogradu". ifdt.bg.ac.rs. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ШКОЛА ПО МЕРИ УЧЕНИКА (in Serbian). Požarevac Gymnasium. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
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