Kungsholmens Gymnasium
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Kungsholmens gymnasium is a high school
located on the island of Kungsholmen
in Stockholm
, Sweden
. The school is divided into a Swedish
Section, an English
-speaking International Section, and a Music Section which uses the name Stockholms Musikgymnasium.
, another upper-secondary school in Stockholm, and joined Kungsholmens Gymnasium.
program (naturvetenskapliga programmet), and the International Baccalaureate program. The Swedish Section includes the Social and Natural Science programs, and in the 2006-07 school year began offering a Nursing Program (omvårdnadsprogrammet). The music section teaches specialized versions of the social and natural science programs, modified to include their choral courses.
, along with its advantages and disadvantages. As part of this effort, the school has a Student Union (Elevkåren) which, despite the schools administration's veto power, still carries a degree of influence.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located on the island of Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The school is divided into a Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Section, an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking International Section, and a Music Section which uses the name Stockholms Musikgymnasium.
History
The school traces its roots to "Kungsholmens Allmänna Läroverk" which began in 1902 in private accommodations on S:t Eriksgatan (St. Erik's Street), but moved into a new building on Hantverkargatan in 1907. The school has remained in that building ever since. In 1984, Stockholms Musikgymnasium (Stockholm Music School) moved into the same building and maintains a level of autonomy as a separate section of the school but within the same building. In 1987, the International Section moved out of Norra RealNorra Real
Norra Real, "Northern Real" , is an upper-secondary school located on Roslagsgatan 1 in Stockholm, Sweden. The school was officially founded in 1890, but was already mentioned early into the 14th century and is the oldest upper-secondary school in Stockholm. Until 1961 it was an all-boys school...
, another upper-secondary school in Stockholm, and joined Kungsholmens Gymnasium.
Study programs
Kungsholmens Gymnasium offers several different programs through its different sections. The International Section offers three programs of study: the social science program (samhällsvetenskapliga programmet), the natural scienceNatural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
program (naturvetenskapliga programmet), and the International Baccalaureate program. The Swedish Section includes the Social and Natural Science programs, and in the 2006-07 school year began offering a Nursing Program (omvårdnadsprogrammet). The music section teaches specialized versions of the social and natural science programs, modified to include their choral courses.
Gender imbalance
Like many of the inner-city schools in Stockholm, Kungsholmens Gymnasium has an imbalance between male and female students. As of 2005, the school had a female to male ratio of over 60:40. This divide is particularly marked in the music section, where the social science classes sometimes have an imbalance in excess of 75:25.Student democracy
One of the goals of the school is to strive to impress upon students the importance of democracyDemocracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, along with its advantages and disadvantages. As part of this effort, the school has a Student Union (Elevkåren) which, despite the schools administration's veto power, still carries a degree of influence.