X. gimnazija "Ivan Supek"

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PROFILE OF X. GIMNAZIJA "IVAN SUPEK" HIGH SCHOOL

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X. gimnazija “Ivan Supek” (the tenth grammar school “Ivan Supek”) is a public high school in Zagreb, Croatia. It is a four year high school and was founded in 1961.  It started both as a high school of mathematics and natural sciences as well as a general-education high school, preparing students for tertiary education. The curriculum of both departments enables students’ access to all universities. There are 1189 students, and 109 employees of which 86 are teachers,  4 are professional associates (pedagogue, psychologist, 2 librarians), 18 are non-teaching staff. Therefore, it is the largest grammar school in Croatia.

There are 41 classes of which 8 are bilingual. The bilingual programme was founded in 2007 and is partly financed by student tuitions.  Around 200 students, following either the mathematics and natural sciences or the general education curriculum as outlined by the Ministry of Science Education and Sports, are taught a number of subjects in English. On 29th October 2008 the school met all standards required to become a registered Cambridge International Examinations Centre HR006, thus becoming the first public school in Croatia offering IGCSE As and A level qualifications for both our students as well as for private candidates.  

See: cie.org.uk

Obavijest o ispitima i prijavnica – in English

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The Pasch project (Schools: partners for the future) aims to develop a network of at least 1000 partner schools world-wide. On 2nd February 2009 our school officially became part of the Pasch project, enabling students learning German, to participate in many various Pasch projects supported by the Goethe institute such as, summer courses, student scholarships and participation in national and international Pasch school competitions. Students can take the Fit in Deutsch 1 and Fit in Deutsch 2 international exam. The Goethe institute supports our school by also ensuring a high quality of German language teaching in a specialised multi-media classroom as well as supporting teacher training in Goethe institutes in Germany.

We have been a host school for Rotary exchange students. Thus, as a school have great experience in promoting the international dimension of education, intercultural awareness and language diversity.

Apart from  extra-curricular activities such as drama group, school magazine „Cener“ group, film group, debate club, choir, volunteer group, first aid group, dance group „Cenerice“, museum group, sports  clubs, school theatre group, many of our students take part in both the national and international competitions in nearly all the subjects.

Our school participates in numerous educational projects (this year 24 projects) and is often the initiator of various activities both at the local and international level.

The school has  specialised classroom for languages, ICT, history, biology, music, art,    geography, gyms and well equipped laboratories for physics and chemistry and a library.

Our school takes part in and organises various social and cultural projects such as:

Ivan Supek days, School laboratory of fame, European Language Day, Interesting maths, Vukovar -Remembrance day,  Christmas fair,  carnival, Anne Frank days, field trips and excursions.

As a school we support the project initiated in the year 2005 promoting non-violence and tolerance. Since 2007 we have been part of the pilot project „Self-evaluation of schools“ organised by the National Centre for External Evaluation. Also, a number of our teachers are members of the State Matura board.

We have excellent results regarding the State Matura exam as well as enrollment at University. Some of our students have the right to certain benefits when enrolling at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, and at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb. In 2015, our third grade student Klara Pešić was awarded the Harvard Prize Book Award. This Award was established in 1910 and is awarded each year in high schools all over the United States and the world, as an encouragement for students in their third year of high school to consider applying to Harvard for their university studies. The recipient is chosen from a pool of students recommended by their schools. The Prize Book is awarded to „the outstanding student in the next-to-graduating class who displays excellence in scholarship and high character, combined with achievement in other fields.”

We aspire to be a school tailored to meet the needs of our students where our students not only gain knowledge but also develop their talents, moral values and fulfill their interests and ambitions. We organise various workshops for students and teachers with the aim of promoting creativity. Certain indicators of our success are our current and former students who confirm that all our efforts have been justified therefore, motivating us to continue.