Nova Gorica Grammar School
Nova Gorica Grammar School Gimnazija Nova Gorica | |
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Address | |
Delpinova 9 Nova Gorica Slovenia | |
Coordinates | 45°57′25″N 13°38′44″E / 45.95694°N 13.64556°ECoordinates: 45°57′25″N 13°38′44″E / 45.95694°N 13.64556°E |
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Type | general gymnasium, classical gymnasium, artistic gymnasium |
Established | 1947 |
Head of school | Bojan Bratina |
Age range | 15-19 |
Website | Gimnazija Nova Gorica |
Nova Gorica Grammar School (Slovene: Gimnazija Nova Gorica) is a coeducational nondenominational state secondary general education school for students aged between 15 and 19. It falls under the gymnasium type of schools, roughly equivalent to preparatory schools in Anglo-American contexts. Located in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, it is considered among the best secondary schools in Slovenia. Many notable personalities attended the schools, including two Prime Ministers of Slovenia, and the current President of Slovenia.
History
It was established after the annexation of the Slovenian Littoral to the Yugoslavia in September 1947. It was initially located in the nearby town of Šempeter pri Gorici. In 1952, it was transferred to a suburb of the town of Nova Gorica, and in 1960 to the current location in the very centre of the town.
Prominent alumni
Many prominent people have attended the Nova Gorica Grammar School since its founding. Among them were:
- Evgen Bavčar, photographer
- Kostja Gatnik, illustrator
- Dean Komel, philosopher
- Jana Krivec, chess grandmaster
- Branko Marušič, historian
- Tomaž Marušič, lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Slovenia (1997-2000)
- Tomaž Mastnak, sociologist, political scientist and columnist
- Iztok Mlakar, actor, singer and songwriter
- Katja Perat, poet
- Borut Pahor, politician, current President of Slovenia
- Senko Pličanič, lawyer and politician, current Slovenian Minister of Justice and Administration
- Vojteh Ravnikar, architect
- Uroš Seljak, cosmologist, a professor of physics at University of California, Berkeley
- Dušan Šinigoj, politician, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (1984-1990)
- Mitja Velikonja, sociologist and cultural anthropologist
- Igor Vidmar, rock musician
- Boštjan Vuga, architect
- Saša Vuga, writer
- Danilo Zavrtanik, physicist
- Samuel Žbogar, diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia (2008-2012)
- Pavel Zgaga, pedagogue and politician, Minister of Education of Slovenia (1999-2000)