Menntaskólinn Við Sund

Menntaskólinn við Sund (MS) is a

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

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founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland. It was originally named Menntaskólinn við Tjörnina (College by the Pond). Some of the school's former students include

Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (; born 31 December 1954) is an Icelandic politician from the Social Democratic Alliance who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2009) and leader of the Alliance (2005–2009). She served as repr ...

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and

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. Secondary schools in Iceland Educational institutions established in 1969 1969 establishments in Iceland {{Iceland-school-stub