Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket
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| SSHL | |
| Established | 1927 |
| Location | Sigtuna Sigtuna Sigtuna is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 18 inhabitants in 2005. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta.... , 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.... |
| Founders | Manfred Björkquist Manfred Björkquist Manfred Björkquist was a Church of Sweden bishop of the Diocese of Stockholm 1942–1954, and co-founder of Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket.... , Harry Cullberg and Arvid Bruno |
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| School anthem | Time is Here |
| Homepage | http://www.sshl.se |
Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL) is a Swedish boarding school located in Sigtuna
Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 18 inhabitants in 2005. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta....
, 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....
. Famous alumni include the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and former Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme
Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
.
History
SSHL was founded by Manfred BjörkquistManfred Björkquist
Manfred Björkquist was a Church of Sweden bishop of the Diocese of Stockholm 1942–1954, and co-founder of Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket....
and Harry Cullberg. The first buildings of what eventually became SSHL were constructed in 1900-1933. Until 1980 Sigtuna housed two schools, Sigtunaskolan (SS) and Sigtunastiftelsens Humanistiska Läroverket (SHL), located on hills on either side of town. In 1980 the schools were consolidated at the SHL site on the western side of town.
Education
The shcool offers the MYP program from grades 7-9. The high school offers both Swedish and English programs. Students of the Swedish program focus either on humanities or science and mathematics. The English-speaking programs includes the IB program International Baccalaureate and the Business and Management Programme (the Swedish ”Ekonomiprogram” taught in English).Boarding
The school has some 550 to 600 students. Day students make up the majority of the population in middle school, while the reverse is true for grades 10 to 12, the equivalent of high school. Overall, 2/3 of students are boarding students.There are five homes for boys and five homes for girls, where students aged 13-19 live.
Boardings house for boys
- Midgården
- Kvarnbranten
- Herrgården
- Sandvreten
- Tallåsen
Boarding houses for girls
- Berga
- Björka
- Haga
- Backa
- Skoga
Alumni
Famous alumni include:- Joseph Grant (1992-), Successfully performed "The Naked Man". A legend to be forever remembered by the school.
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(1956-), Swedish industrialist, President of the International Chamber of CommerceInternational Chamber of CommerceThe International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise.... - Carl XVI Gustaf (1946-), Swedish King
- Olof PalmeOlof PalmeSven Olof Joachim Palme was a Swedish politician. A long-time protegé of Prime Minister Tage Erlander, Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 to his assassination, and was a two-term Prime Minister of Sweden, heading a Privy Council Government from 1969 to 1976 and a cabinet...
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