Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði is an Icelandic gymnasium. It is located in

Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...

in the

Westfjords The Westfjords or West Fjords (, ) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative region, the least populous in the country. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast of Greenland. It is connected to the rest of I ...

. The school year consists of two semesters, fall and spring. Each semester students take a full-time load of courses worth two or three credits each. Over three years, they take a total of 140+ credits and matriculate with an Icelandic

Stúdentspróf In Iceland, the ''Stúdentspróf'' () is an educational diploma that counts as a qualification for university matriculation. Students aiming to earn the Stúdentspróf generally take three years, and most students earn their Stúdentspróf at age ...

which is the standard prerequisite for university admission in Iceland. This qualification is also accepted for admission to universities around the world.

History

The school was founded in 1970 and its first principal was

Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1995. He is known in the Baltics as, at his initiative, Icela ...

Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir (born 8 September 1958) is an Icelandic writer, scholar and former journalist and politician. She was a member of the Althing from 2009 to 2016, representing the Social Democratic Alliance for the Northwest ...

was the principal from 2001 until her resignation in 2006.

Principals

(1970–1979) *Björn Teitsson (1979–2001) *

(2001–2006) *Ingibjörg S. Guðmundsdóttir (2006–2007) *Jón Reynir Sigurvinsson (2007–present)

Notable alumni

Artists

Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl (born 1 July 1978) is an Icelandic writer. For a long time most noted as an experimental poet, in the 2010s he came to prominence as one of Iceland's foremost prose writers. Biography Born in Reykjavík, Eiríkur Örn gr ...

, writer * Erpur Eyvindarson, musician *

Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir (born 1983) is an Icelandic actress and singer. A prominent stage actress, she appeared as Sophie in Reykjavík City Theatre performance of the '' Mamma Mia!'' musical. In 2014, she appeared in the TV show ''� ...

, actress and singer

Athletes

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stjarnan. In 2017, he tied the Besta deild karla single season goal record with 19 goals. The following year, he debuted for the I ...

, footballer

Journalists

* Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson, investigative reporter

Politicians

* Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson, former member of

Alþingi The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at (' thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), about east of what la ...

, former member of

References

External links

* {{Upper secondary schools in Iceland Gymnasiums in Iceland Educational institutions established in 1970 1970 establishments in Iceland