Antun Vrančić High School( Croatian: ''Gimnazija Antuna Vrančića'') is a public 4-year general-education

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in Šibenik,

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. It currently offers programs focusing on mathematics and natural sciences,

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, linguistics, as well as a general-track program. The school was named after

Antun Vrančić Antun Vrančić or Antonio Veranzio (29 May 1504 – 15 June 1573) was a Croatian prelate, writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom in the 16th century. Antun Vrančić was from Dalmatian town of Šibenik (modern Croatia), then part of the Rep ...

(1504-1573), a native of Šibenik.

History

First modern high school was opened for a short time in Šibenik during

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's rule in Dalmatia in 1806. A secondary school with a continuity up till the present-day was opened as '' Realgymnasium'' in 1909, while Šibenik and Croatia were a part of

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.Danijela Slavica-Milović
"Šibenska gimnazija slavi 100. rođendan"
Slobodna Dalmacija, objavljeno 24.10.2009. School was briefly closed by Italian authorities during the 1918-21 occupation of Šibenik. In 1937 the school moved into a new and modern building in which it operates today. During the

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, Italian fascists again

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Šibenik (1941-3) and forbade the use of Croatian, italianizing the school. Many students and alumni joined the Partisans and fought against the Axis. After the war, the school was restructured and named after

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of Šibenik (Ljubo Truta, Miro Visic, Vlado Peran, Slobodan Macura). In 1991 it was again remodelled as a general high school and named after

(1504-1573), renaissance humanist,

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, diplomat and author from Šibenik.

Academics and rankings

Following the results of national standardized tests taken by high school students in Croatia in 2006, 2007 and 2008 as a part of a transition towards the introduction of a nationwide exit exam ( Matura), Antun Vrančić high school was ranked 24th out of 190 Croatian high schools on an unofficial list. School's students also participated in

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twice - in 2001 in

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and in 2002 in Glasgow, where they won a bronze medal."o Školi"
gav.hr In 2007 and 2011, Antun Vrančić students competed at

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in Turkey and Austria, respectively, earning an honorable mentioning.

Notable alumni

As up until recently the only general secondary school in Šibenik, the school boasts many famous natives of Šibenik and the surrounding area as its alumni: *

Ivo Brešan Ivan "Ivo" Brešan (27 May 1936 – 3 January 2017) was a Croatian and Yugoslav playwright, novelist and screenwriter, known for political satire. His work included screenplays written with his son Vinko. Personal life Born in Vodice 1936, Breša ...

(1936–2017), playwright and author *Gojko Bjedov (1913–1937), trade union leader, volunteer in Spanish civil war (

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) * Arsen Dedić (1938–2015), singer-songwriter, composer, poet *

Vladan Desnica Vladan Desnica ( sr-cyr, Владан Десница; 17 September 1905 – 4 March 1967) was a Yugoslav writer and translator. Life He was born in Zadar, Austria-Hungary to Uroš Desnica (von Desnica), a politician from the noble Orthodox Serbia ...

(1905–1967), writer and philosopher * Isak Drutter (1925), economist, university professor, governor of Central Bank of Croatia (1972–1978). Dismissed from school in 1941 under fascist regime *

Vojin Jelić Vojin Jelić ( sr-cyr, Војин Јелић; 27 November 1921 – 19 December 2004) was a Croatian Serb writer and poet. His literally work was focused on neo-veristic introspective and retrospective interaction with Serb culture and stories fr ...

(1921–2004), writer and poet *

Aleksandar Ljahnicky Aleksandar Ljahnicky is an architect and visual artist. He was born in Croatia where he lived until 1995 when he moved to the United States. He became a U.S. citizen and currently lives and works in New York City. Working in architecture, Aleksa ...

(1921–2004), architect * Maksim Mrvica (1975), pianist *

Hrvoje Požar Hrvoje Požar (5 July 1916 – 30 June 1991) was a Croatian engineer and one of the top world scientists at the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Požar was born in Knin, where he finished elementary school. He attended high school in Šibe ...

(1916–1991), electrical engineer, scholar, and Secretary General of the

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Anđelko Runjić Anđelko Runjić (1938–2015) was a Croatian politician, economist and diplomat who served as 14th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 1986 to 1990 and Ambassador of Yugoslavia in the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Personal life He was bo ...

(1938–2015), politician, last

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of the

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in SR Croatia (1986–90) and Croatian ambassador to Russia (1991–1992) *

Ivan Vitić Ivan Vitić (1917–1986) was a Croatian architect important to the development of Architectural Modernism in Yugoslavia. Life Ivan Vitić was born on February 21, 1917, in Šibenik, Austria-Hungary. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineer ...

(1917–1986), architect (did not graduate) *

Vice Vukov Vinko "Vice" Vukov (3 August 1936 – 24 September 2008) was a Croatian singer and politician. Biography Vukov was born in Šibenik. In 1959, he achieved instant fame by winning the Opatija Music Festival in his singing debut, with the song "Mir ...

(1936–2007), singer, philosopher, member of the

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