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The IX Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" ( sr, Девета гимназија "Михајло Петровић-Алас", Deveta gimnazija "Mihailo Petrović-Alas") is a gymnasium located in
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File:Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" 2.jpg, Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas"
File:Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" O.jpg, Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" Courtyard II
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File:Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas".jpg, Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" Classroom
New Belgrade
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, Serbia
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, established in 1961, and named after the Serbian mathematician Mihailo Petrović-Alas.
Public reputation
The school has a reputation of being very academically demanding, with high entry standards: for example, in 2005, an applicant needed a score of at least 96 out of 100 points on the Serbian High school examination to enroll in the school, the highest score of any high school in Belgrade that year. The school has earned an excellent reputation over many decades and has been called a ''philosophical school'' since Đinđić's schooldays because of its liberal-humanistic
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry.
The meaning of the term "humani ...
atmosphere.
Complete reconstruction of the gymnasium was announced in 2021.
Notable alumni
*Zoran Đinđić
Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđić ...
, Prime Minister of Serbia 2001-2003
*Dragan Đilas
Dragan Đilas ( sr-cyr, Драган Ђилас, , born 22 February 1967) is a Serbian businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 2008 to 2013.
From 25 November 2012 until 31 May 2014, he served as the President of the ...
, Mayor of Belgrade
*Čedomir Jovanović
Čedomir "Čeda" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Чедомир "Чеда" Јовановић, ; born 13 April 1971) is a Serbian politician and businessman.
During the presidency of Slobodan Milošević in Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia, Jovanović beca ...
, Serbian politician; started his high-school career in the IXth gymnasium, but then transferred to ''Treća ekonomska'' school
* Verica Rakocević, fashion designer
*Igor Rakočević
Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.
At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but ...
, basketball player
*Vanja Bulić
Vanja Bulić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Булић; born 17 July 1947) is a Serbian journalist and author.
He has lived in Belgrade since 1952. He was the screenwriter of the acclaimed movie Pretty Village Pretty Flame. He rose to fame with h ...
, journalist
*Marica Josimčević
Marica Josimčević ( Serbian-Cyrillic: Марица Јосимчевић; born 12 May 1946 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian writer and translator.
Biography
Marica Josimčević grew up in his native place, attended the Ninth Belgrade ...
, writer
*Neda Arnerić
Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography.
Personal ...
, actress
*Ivana Maksimović
Ivana Maksimović Anđušić ( sr-cyr, Ивана Максимовић Анђушић ; born 2 May 1990) is a Serbian sport shooter.
She represented Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics, most notably winning a silver at the Women's 50 metre rif ...
, sport shooter
* Stefan Arsenijević, Film director
* Saša M.Savić, Artist
* Mihajlo Veruović Voyage, rapper and actor
Gallery
See also
*Gymnasium (school)
''Gymnasium'' (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university. It is comparable to the US English term '' preparatory high school''. Bef ...
*New Belgrade
New Belgrade ( sr, / , ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. It is a planned city, built since 1948 in a previously uninhabited area on the left bank of the Sava river, opposite old Belgrade. In recent years, it has become the central bu ...
* The Zemun Gymnasium
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