Östra Real (officially Östra Reals gymnasium) is an

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. The school can trace its ancestry to the 1600s, and has changed name several times throughout its existence. Its current building was completed in 1910, and it has remained there ever since.

History

The current Östra Real school has its origins in the very primitive school that was started within the St Jakobs church congregation in 1672. Unfortunately most records from this period are missing. The oldest record that remains dates to the 12 May 1731, and is a matriculation record of the students at the school. The school has existed under various names, including ''Ladugårdslands lägre elementarläroverk'' (from 1857), and ''Högre allmänna läroverket å Östermalm'' between 1903-1906 and 1926–1971. In the time period 1906-1926 the name was ''Högre realläroverket å Östermalm'', with the short form of ''Östra Real''. After 1971 the school was called ''Östermalms Gymnasium'' and since 1990 it has been known by its current name. Despite the many different names, in common usage the school has been referred to as Östra Real for most of these periods. Today the school has over 1170 students and about 100 employees, of which 70 are teachers. It offers the national study programmes in

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. The school has figured in popular culture, being referenced in books by Peter Mosskin,

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, Kar de Mumma and Gustav Öberg. The first scenes in the 2003 film Ondskan are filmed at Östra Real. Several members of the

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have been students at the school.

Building

The current building of Östra Real was completed in 1910, but it was not officially inaugurated until January 1911 by King Gustav V. The building was designed by Ragnar Östberg in the

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. The inside of the building has undergone many renovations, with many of the original characteristic features being changed. The most thorough renovation was started in 1976. In the music hall there are murals by

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and the decoration in the staff room is by the artist Filip Månsson. The school also has sculptures by Carl Eldh and

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and frescos by

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and Prince Eugen.

Alumni

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Extracurricular activities

Östra Real has an established tradition with many active student organisations, and is known for its athletic prowess.

Student government

The student union at Östra Real is one of Sweden's oldest, is very active and has many branch committees. It is part of one of Sweden's largest student union events ''Läroverksfejden'', an academic and sports competition between

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, Kungsholmens Gymnasium and Norra Real. The student union at Östra Real is characterised by a coat of arms, with the letters 'Ö' and 'R' as well as two lions as the charges in the escutcheon. The union's slogan is ''Antiquity - Pride - Initiative''.

Pictures

File:Östermalms Gymnasium 2011a.jpg, Façade facing Karlavägen. File:Östermalms Gymnasium 2011.jpg, Main entrance. File:Östermalms Gymnasium 2011b.jpg, Entrance hall and stairwell. File:Östermalms Gymnasium 2011d.jpg, "Solen strålar över staden", fresco by Prince Eugén.

References

External links

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Stockholm's inner-city upper secondary schools at the turn of the 20th century
Gymnasiums (school) in Sweden Schools in Stockholm {{Sweden-school-stub