Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium
| Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík | |
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 Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík | |
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Hlemmur , 101 Iceland | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1874 |
| Schoolmaster | Hjalti Jón Sveinsson[1] |
| Gender | mixed |
| Age range | Around 15–19 |
| Number of students | 652 (2020) |
| Song | Kvennaskólinn minn |
| Nickname | Kvennó |
| Website | kvenno |
Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium (
Between 1911 and 1942, the school home economics department was one of its primary offerings, but that course was discontinued when the Húsmæðraskóli was built.[4] In 1946 the school became part of the public education system of Iceland, admitting girls who had passed their primary school examinations. Completion of the school's four-year program conferred a certificate, which was usually called "Kvennaskólapróf". With the passage of the Primary School Act in 1977, the first boy was admitted and the school began offering coeducational curricula. Simultaneously, the school established a two-year division for a social services certificate and in 1979, a third study area, resulting in a university entrance examination certificate being added.[2]
Currently the school offers three
Alumni
- Theodóra Thoroddsen, poet
References
- ^ "Starfsfólk". www.kvenno.is. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík Junior College". Reykjavík, Iceland: Kvenno. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Kvennaskóli Reykjavíkur". Lögrétta (in Icelandic) (36). Reykjavík, Iceland: 142. 1907. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir ráðin forstöðukona Kvennaskólans í Reykjavík" (in Icelandic). Iceland: Alþýðublaðið. 16 May 1942. Retrieved 4 October 2015.