Raqi Qirinxhi High School (in Albanian Shkolla e mesme Raqi Qirinxhi) is a three-year

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

in the town of '' Korça'',

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. It is one of the few schools in Albania where in some of the classes students learn French as first language and in some others the students learn Italian. In 2015 a new soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis field was added to the school as part of the Community Schools Project. It was called

Albanian National Lyceum The Albanian National Lyceum ( sq, Liceu Kombëtar i Korçës or Liceu Francez) was a high school in the city of Korçë, Albania, fully financed by the Albanian government, but that emphasized the French culture and the European values. The schoo ...

from 1917 to 1939.

History

The Raqi Qirinxhi High School's history starts with the Lyceum of Korça. The Lyceum opened its doors on 25 October 1917 as the French Lyceum with the decision of the government of the Autonomous Region of Korçë. In 1921 it was renamed to National Lyceum. It was a secular school where all the subjects were in the French language with the exception of the Albanian language. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, many students of the school joined the youth ranks of the Communist Party of Albania. Following this activity, the

fascist regime Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

closed the school. As a result of this decision, which many students found unjust, 150 of them joined the ranks of the Albanian liberation movement after a meeting in Voskopoje. Overall, 384 students of the school joined the liberation movement, out of which 54 died while fighting the

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and

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enemies. Three of them have been declared People's Heroes of Albania by the Albanian government for extraordinary acts of bravery. After 1944, the re-opened school was named after former alumnus and teacher Raqi Qirinxhi, People's Teacher of Albania. Nowadays Raqi Qirinxhi High School is one of the highest ranking high schools of Albania. In 2015 it had a coefficient of 1.4. It is one of the few schools in Albania where in some of the classes students learn French as the first language.

Athletics

In 2015 a new soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis field was added to the school as part of the Community School Project. Terrenisportiv

The school also has an inside soccer field which is used in winter. It is also used for vote-counting in election years.

Architecture

It is a four floor building with a museum, library, soccer field etc.

References

External links

Raqi Qirinxhi website
Educational institutions established in 1917 Secondary schools in Albania Buildings and structures in Korçë 1917 establishments in Albania Schools in Korçë {{Albania-school-stub