Gymnázium Šrobárova

IB Gymnázium, Šrobárova 1
Šrobárka
IB Gymnázium, Šrobárova 1; Šrobárka
	IB Gymnasium Srobarova Kosice backyard at night
Address
	Šrobárova 1; Košice, Košice Region; Slovakia
Information
Type	Public upper-secondary - Gymnasium
Motto	Sapere aude
Established	1891
Principal	PaedDr. Zlatica Frankovičová
Former names	1891 – 1918 Vyššia dievčenská škola (Állami felsőbb-leányiskola); 1919 – 1928 Československé reformné reálne gymnázium; 1929 – 1938 Štátne dievčenské reálne gymnázium; 1938 – 1944 Maďarské kráľovské štátne dievčenské gymnázium (A Kassai Magyar Királyi állami Hunfalvy János gimnázium); 1945 – 1948 Štátne dievčenské gymnázium; 1948 – 1953 II. gymnázium v Košiciach Šrobárova 46; 1956 – 1960 II. a III. jedenásťročná stredná škola; 1960 – 1969 Stredná všeobecnovzdelávacia škola; 1969 – 1990 Gymnázium Šrobárova 46; 1990 – dnes Gymnázium Šrobárova 1;
Notable alumni	Jozef Urban · Richard Raši
Website	srobarka.sk

The IB Gymnázium Šrobárova is one of the oldest high schools in Košice, Slovakia. Gymnázium provides upper-secondary education for over 600 students.

History

It was founded in 1891 as a State Girls High School (Állami felsőbb leányiskola). The first school leaving exams (maturita) took part June 23, 1923. After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the government of Czechoslovakia altered the school into a college-preparatory high school.

Architecture

The school seats in a complex of school buildings from 1896 on the western edge of city center. Design of school complex came from Gyula Pártos, the Hungarian architect. The construction was led by company of Arpád and Gejza Jakab. Complex is designed in the Secession style.

Notable alumni

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