Gyula Andrássy High School (''Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium és Kollégium''), formerly Rózsa Ferenc Gimnázium (RFG) or ''Rózsa'' for short, is a

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(grammar school) in

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. The school is the oldest in the city and one of the most renowned in

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History

The school was founded by the Lutheran church in 1855, as ''Algimnázium.'' In 1895 the school was upgraded to ''Főgimnázium'' and got the name '' Rudolf Főgimnázium.'' After the Communist takeover (1948) the school has been taken into state property and took the name of

Ferenc Rózsa Ferenc Rózsa (4 December 1906 – 13 June 1942) was a Hungarian Communist leader, anti-fascist resistance fighter and journalist. Biography He was born in the family of a civil engineer. During his studies in Karlsruhe and Dresden he participa ...

. Rózsa was a member of the then-illegal Communist Party of Hungary between the two World Wars, criticised the political system and died in prison under unclear circumstances. During the Communist era he was regarded as a martyr.

Present days

The school moved into its current building in 1994. Rózsa Gimnázium holds steadily its position among the best schools in the county, in 2004 its pupils received 11 awards on different high school contests.Kiváló pedagógusok és diákok
www.napszam.hu Based on school contest results Rózsa Gimnázium was always among the best 20 schools of Hungary between 1986 and 2006. The local government renamed the school in 2008 as Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium és Kollégium. Andrássy was a prime minister of

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between 1867–1871, and the foreign minister of

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between 1871-1879.

Notable students

Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Kálmán Bajcsy-Zsilinszky ( Szarvas, June 6, 1886 – Sopronkőhida, December 24, 1944), was an influential Hungarian national radical politician and an important voice in the struggle against German expansion and military policy. Exec ...

, politician and political columnist * Zoltán Berczik, European Champions table tennis player * Géza Gyóni, poet *

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, actress

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyula Andrassy High School Gymnasiums in Hungary Békés County Andrássy family Educational institutions established in 1855 1850s establishments in Hungary