The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the municipality of

Solothurn Solothurn ( , ; french: Soleure ; it, Soletta ; rm, ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissens ...

, Switzerland. With approximately 1,800 students (stand: 2007) it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. The current principal is Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch.

Structure

The Kantonsschule of Solothurn is divided into *the Maturitätsschule, which offers a Scientific Profile, a Physical Education Profile, an Economic & Law Profile, an Art Profile and a Linguistic Profile. It is a four year school and students normally start at the age of 15. *the Fachmittelschule (social, education and health), which takes three years to graduate. Normally, students start at the age of 16. *the Sek P also called Untergymnasium (preparation for the Maturitätsschule), which is currently three years long and will drop to two years starting next school year 2011/12. Students start at the age of 11 or 12.

Other

* Media library with 30,000 books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, videos, DVDs, CDs, magazines, cassettes, paperbacks and novels * Cafeteria, which is operated by the "nonprofit women's organization" on behalf of the Canton * 60 free courses (very high amount for a Kantonsschule)

Notable Professors

* Hermann Breitenbach * Hans Rudolf Breitenbach * Urs Joseph Flury * Franz Joseph Hugi * Franz Misteli * Gaudenz Taverna Kanti solothurn feb2009

Notable alumni

* Karl Arnold-Obrist (1796–1862),

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in Diocese of Basel. * Friedrich Fiala (1817–1888), historian and Roman Catholic bishop in the diocese of Basel * Robert Glutz von Blotzheim (1786–1818), writer and journalist * Urs Glutz von Blotzheim (1751–1816), officer and politician *

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(1919-1995), pioneer in the field of chemical microanalysis and entrepreneur in the commercialization of pH electrodes * Benedikt Weibel (born 1946), former CEO of the Swiss Federal Railways *

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(born 1947), former member of the

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(2001–2008) and former

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(2005) * Carla Stampfli (born 1984), professional swimmer with several Swiss records and participation in the Olympic Games in Athens 2004

References

External links

Official School Page
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in the canton of Solothurn Gymnasiums in Switzerland