Egaa Gymnasium is a school of

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

and a Gymnasium in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

. The school offers the 3 year

Matriculation examination A matriculation examination or matriculation exam is a university entrance examination, which is typically held towards the end of secondary school. After passing the examination, a student receives a school leaving certificate recognising academi ...

(STX) programme divided in 4 main lines; language, arts, social sciences and natural sciences. The school was subordinated to the

Aarhus County Aarhus County or Århus County ( da, Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark (Danish: ''amt'') on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. The county was abolished effective ...

until 2007 when the county was abolished and since then the school has been an independent self-owning institution.

Building

The school was built in 2006, designed by ''Cubo Architects''. The building costs were DKK 183 million and it is constructed in concrete, steel and glass as a rectangular cube and island in a flat, open landscape.

Classroom A classroom or schoolroom is a learning space in which both children and adults learn. Classrooms are found in educational institutions of all kinds, ranging from preschools to universities, and may also be found in other places where education ...

s and workshops are placed around an open-air communal area and the building is characterized by open spaces and lightness.

References

External links

Egaa Gymnasium Website
{{Coord, 56.124307, 10.161626, region:DK_type:landmark, display=title Gymnasiums in Aarhus Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Denmark