Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket

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Coordinates: 59°36′59″N 17°42′04″E / 59.61650°N 17.70104°E / 59.61650; 17.70104

SSHL
Established 1927
Location Sigtuna, Sweden
Founders Manfred Björkquist, Harry Cullberg and Arvid Bruno
Colours Blue, Red and White
School anthem Time is Here
Homepage http://www.sshl.se

Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket (SSHL) is one of the three elite boarding schools in Sweden. The school is located in Sigtuna, Sweden. Famous alumni include the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and former Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme.

History

SSHL was founded by Manfred Björkquist 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 school 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 currently four homes for boys and four homes for girls, where students aged 13–19 live.

Boardings house for boys

  • Midgården
  • Kvarnbranten (converted to Student Welfare Centre, August 2013)
  • Herrgården
  • Sandvreten
  • Tallåsen
  • Ängsbacken (closed)

Boarding houses for girls

  • Berga
  • Björka
  • Haga
  • Backa
  • Skoga (closed)

Alumni

Famous alumni include:

See also

List of boarding schools

External links

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