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Kantonsschule Solothurn

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Type
  
Gymnasium

Website
  
ksso.ch

Principal
  
Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch

Phone
  
+41 32 627 90 21

Kantonsschule Solothurn

Address
  
Herrenweg 18, 4500 Solothurn, Switzerland

Similar
  
Gymnasi Oberaarg, Gymnasi Burgdorf, Gymnasi Biel‑Seel, Kantonss Olten, Stiftung Kaufmän Berufssch

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The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the Swiss municipality of Solothurn. With approximately 1,800 students (stand: 2007) it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. The current principal is Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch.

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Structure

The Kantonsschule of Solothurn is divided into

  • the Maturitätsschule, which offers a Scientific Profile, a Physical Education Profile, an Economic & Law Profile, an Art Profile and a Linguistic Profile. It is a four year school and students normally start at the age of 15.
  • the Fachmittelschule (social, education and health), which takes three years to graduate. Normally, students start at the age of 16.
  • the Sek P also called Untergymnasium (preparation for the Maturitätsschule), which is currently three years long and will drop to two years starting next school year 2011/12. Students start at the age of 11 or 12.

    • Other

  • Media library with 30,000 books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, videos, DVDs, CDs, magazines, cassettes, paperbacks and novels
  • Cafeteria, which is operated by the "nonprofit women's organization" on behalf of the Canton
  • 60 free courses (very high amount for a Kantonsschule)

    • Notable Professors

  • Hermann Breitenbach
  • Hans Rudolf Breitenbach
  • Urs Joseph Flury
  • Franz Joseph Hugi
  • Franz Misteli
  • Gaudenz Taverna

    • Notable alumni

  • Karl Arnold-Obrist (1796–1862), Roman Catholic Bishop in Diocese of Basel.
  • Friedrich Fiala (1817–1888), historian and Roman Catholic bishop in the diocese of Basel
  • Robert Glutz von Blotzheim (1786–1818), writer and journalist
  • Urs Glutz von Blotzheim (1751–1816), officer and politician
  • Benedikt Weibel (born 1946), former CEO of the Swiss Federal Railways
  • Samuel Schmid (born 1947), former member of the Swiss Federal Council (2001–2008) and former President of the Swiss Confederation (2005)
  • Carla Stampfli (born 1984), professional swimmer with several Swiss records and participation in the Olympic Games in Athens 2004

    • References

    Kantonsschule Solothurn Wikipedia
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