Aalborg Cathedral School
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Aalborg Cathedral School is the oldest gymnasium
in North Jutland.
The exact date of foundation is not known, but historical documents indicate that Christian III of Denmark
in 1540 gave the school a wing of the old Holy Ghost Monastery
in Aalborg after the dissolution of the Danish monasteries. For many years the church was an integral part of the school but in 1814 it moved from the monastery buildings in Jomfru Ane Gade. In 1886-1889 the school moved to its current location in a newly built school in Sct. Jørgens Gade (orig. Saxogade), designed by V.Th. Walther. The school was rebuilt during 1924-1926 by Einar Packness and expanded 1959-1960 by Leopold Teschl
The school has since been expanded several times, including in the 1980s, when the sports hall and science wing was built. Recently, a completely new building was built with 10 new classrooms, so that the school is now better equipped to meet the new teaching methods, which are a part of secondary education and higher preparatory reform. The school's main building is newly refurbished including a library and study centre on the ground floor.
There are about 80 teachers at Aalborg Cathedral School and approximately 760 students who are assigned to 24 high school classes and 6 Higher Preparatory Examination (HF)
-classes.
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in North Jutland.
The exact date of foundation is not known, but historical documents indicate that Christian III of Denmark
Christian III of Denmark
Christian III reigned as king of Denmark and Norway. He was the eldest son of King Frederick I and Anna of Brandenburg.-Childhood:...
in 1540 gave the school a wing of the old Holy Ghost Monastery
Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg
The Hospital of the Holy Ghost, Aalborg , the buildings of which, although now without any religious function, are still known as Aalborg Kloster , is a former establishment of the Order of the Holy Ghost in Aalborg, Denmark. It was the hospital of Aalborg from 1431 to 1953 and is one of Denmark's...
in Aalborg after the dissolution of the Danish monasteries. For many years the church was an integral part of the school but in 1814 it moved from the monastery buildings in Jomfru Ane Gade. In 1886-1889 the school moved to its current location in a newly built school in Sct. Jørgens Gade (orig. Saxogade), designed by V.Th. Walther. The school was rebuilt during 1924-1926 by Einar Packness and expanded 1959-1960 by Leopold Teschl
The school has since been expanded several times, including in the 1980s, when the sports hall and science wing was built. Recently, a completely new building was built with 10 new classrooms, so that the school is now better equipped to meet the new teaching methods, which are a part of secondary education and higher preparatory reform. The school's main building is newly refurbished including a library and study centre on the ground floor.
There are about 80 teachers at Aalborg Cathedral School and approximately 760 students who are assigned to 24 high school classes and 6 Higher Preparatory Examination (HF)
Higher Preparatory Examination (HF)
The Higher Preparatory Examination is a 2-year general upper secondary programme building on to the 10th form of the Folkeskole and leading to the higher preparatory examination , which qualifies for admission to higher education, subject to the special entrance regulations applying to the...
-classes.