Enskilda Gymnasiet (EG) is an

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from the 10th-12th grade and school from the 7th-9th grade, founded in 1913. Enskilda Gymnasiet is located at {{ill, Tegnérlunden 5, sv near

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, in central

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. Based on standardised national tests, the school usually ranks amongst the highest in Sweden. The school has about 500 students in total. For upper secondary school students, Enskilda Gymnasiet offers the Social Science Programme and the Natural Science Programme. For the lower grades (

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) there are long waiting lists, as the school only accepts 60–90 new students each year. The school is the 10-year champion of DN Nutidsorientering, a general knowledge competition, in which over 90 percent of all schools in Sweden participate. Enskilda Gymnasiet is widely regarded as one of the top schools in Sweden and has been attended by the royal children.

History

Enskilda Gymnasiet was founded by a group of academics in 1913, and is currently owned by the parents of the students. The school's first location was

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32. Since 1973 the school has been housed at Tegnerlunden 5 in a building originally designed by architecture firm Hagström & Ekman in 1906. The building was previously the home of

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Facilities

Educational facilities include classrooms, an art studio, and a hall for music. EG also has an auditorium, with decorations intact from the building's inauguration, inspired by contemporary opera halls.

Sports

Active engagement in sports is strongly encouraged at EG. Students are invited to participate in sports outside of the regular education and can also qualify to represent the school through different teams and participate in the long-running tournaments of

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(Sweden's Boarding and Private Schools' Sports Organization). The school's athletic education is primarily held at the facilities of the

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and Östermalms Idrottsplats.

Relationships with other schools

Traditionally EG has strong ties and rivalries, especially in sports, with

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, SSHL, Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium Djursholm and

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. These schools are the other members of SIPSI. Japanska Skolan i Stockholm (ストックホルム日本人補習学校 ''Sutokkuhorumu Nihonjin Hoshū Gakkō''), a weekend Japanese school, holds its classes at Enskilda Gymnasiet.ストックホルム日本人補習学校の概要
Japanska Skolan i Stockholm. Retrieved on December 20, 2017. " 学校協会事務所　 ..Högbergsgatan 68A, 118 54 Stockholm SWEDEN ..借用校舎（Enskilda校、 ..Enskilda Gymnasiet Tegnérlunden 5 111 61 STOCKHOLM"

Alumni

Well-known alumni of Enskilda Gymnasiet include: *

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References

External links

Enskilda Gymnasiet Website
– Swedish Education in Stockholm Educational institutions established in 1913 Private schools in Sweden Gymnasiums (school) in Sweden 1913 establishments in Sweden Schools in Stockholm