Katedralskolan, Uppsala

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Katedralskolan, Uppsala
Location
Uppsala, Uppsala County
Sweden
Coordinates 59°51′31″N 17°38′20″E / 59.85861, 17.63889
Information
School district Uppsala
Principal Heléne Lagerquist
Students 1200
Type Public
Grades 10-12
Language Main: Swedish
Other: Spanish, French, German, English (IB Diploma Programme)
Rivals Lundellska skolan ("Skrapan")
Nickname Katte
Colour(s)            
Established 13th century
Alumni Gustav Vasa
Erik Gustaf Boström
Dag Hammarskjöld
Nobel laureates Svante Arrhenius (chemistry)
Kai Siegbahn (physics)
Dag Hammarskjöld (peace)
Homepage www.katedral.se

Katedralskolan (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.

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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 and rethoric. 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.

[edit] 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.

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[edit] References

Samuelsson, Sixten. 1952. Högre Allmänna Läroverket i Uppsala, En gammal skolas öden från 1200-talet till våra dagar. Uppsala: AB Lundequistiska Bokhandeln.

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