Bornova Anadolu Lisesi

Bornova Anadolu Lisesi

Bornova Anadolu Lisesi Logo
"Bal'lı olmak ayrıcalıktır."
"It is a privilege to be a member of BAL."
Address
Erzene Mahallesi 373 Sokak No: 15 Bornova
Izmir
Turkey
Coordinates 38°15′54″N 27°08′01″E / 38.2651°N 27.1336°E / 38.2651; 27.1336Coordinates: 38°15′54″N 27°08′01″E / 38.2651°N 27.1336°E / 38.2651; 27.1336
Information
School type Anadolu High School
Established 26 March 1953
Number of students 2031
Website http://www.bal.k12.tr

Bornova Anadolu Lisesi (BAL), commonly known in foreign languages with its English name Bornova Anadolu High School, is one of the most renowned and prestigious high schools in Turkey.

History

The school was established in 1953 as Izmir Koleji in Izmir. In 1955, it was formed into one of the 6 newly opened Maarif Koleji high schools around different regions of Turkey, which was established by the Ministry of Education, to teach in foreign languages.

In 1975, the Ministry of Education decided to change the name Maarif Koleji into Anadolu Lisesi, which is known as Anadolu High School in English. In 1976 the school's name was changed into Bornova Anadolu Lisesi.

Until 1979, the medium of instruction at Bornova Anadolu Lisesi was English. In that year, the school opened its German Language department, to teach in German.

Recently, Bornova Anadolu Lisesi has reached to the largest student population within the high schools of Turkey. In 1997, the school opened its French Department, which made it the first Turkish high school to have its medium of instruction in three different foreign languages.

The school teaches most of its classes in Turkish today, but the students receive intensive education in at least two foreign languages as designated by the Anatolian High Schools law.

Education

Bornova Anadolu Lisesi is the second Anatolian High School in Izmir, according to the high school entry points for 3 consequent years. In 2007, in the University Entrance Exam of Turkey, which has over 1.5 million applicants every year, Bornova Anadolu Lisesi had 7 results in top 100, 81 in top 1000 and 304 in top 5000.

Sports

Bornova Anadolu Lisesi is also known for its extracurricular activities and sports teams.

School song

Musical notation of school song written by school's music teacher Naci Önöz in 1965, with his own hand-written comments.

The school song is written and composed by the music teacher of the school, Naci Önöz, in 1965.

External links

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