Getronagan Armenian High School

Getronagan Armenian High School
Ազգային Կեդրոնական Վարժարան
Location
Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Information
Type Private
Established 1886
Principal Silva Kuyumciyan
Number of students 182 (2001)
Website www.getronagan.k12.tr

Getronagan is an Armenian minority high school in the Karaköy district of Istanbul, Turkey.[1]

Establishment

Getronagan class of 1923 with Kegham Kavafyan as principal. (Nigoghos Sarafian is pictured to the left of principal)

With the sponsorship of Archbishop Nerses Varjabetyan, Getronagan High School opened its doors on September 1, 1886. The Catholicos of All Armenians (the religious leader of all Armenians), Magar, and Harutyun Archbishop Vehabetyan, the Patriarch of Armenians in İstanbul, conducted the opening commencement.[1] Minas Cheraz became its first principal.[2]

Today

As of 2014 Getronagan teaches both sexes. In 2001, the school had 182 students.[3] The school teaches mainly in Turkish, but it also has Armenian language and literature classes. English (compulsory), French and Spanish (both optional) are taught as foreign languages.[4]

Notable alumni

Notable teachers and faculty

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Getronagan Armenian High School". Getronagan Armenian High School: Official Website. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  2. J. Young, Pamela (2001). Knowledge, nation, and the curriculum: Ottoman Armenian education (1853-1915). University of Michigan. p. 143. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "Ermeni Okullarında 3530 Öğrenci Var". Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. http://www.getronagan.k12.tr/uploads/9_A.pdf

Coordinates: 41°01′32″N 28°58′42″E / 41.02556°N 28.97833°E