Farzanegan Schools () are girls-only schools located in the cities of Iran, administered under the

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET; also known by its native acronym SAMPAD) is an Iranian organization founded in 1976 that governs a series of selective schools. History The organization was founded in the Au ...

. The schools, which include middle school and high school.

NODET

"NODET" stands for National Organization for Development of Extraordinary Talents (SAMPAD in Persian). It used to be a separate organization funded by the government. In 2009, it was combined with the

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and therefore weakened substantially. It is a chain of schools which are located in the center of most provinces in two levels: high school and guidance school. Sampad has had some notable alumni including people like

Maryam Mirzakhani Maryam Mirzakhani (, ; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. Her research topics included Teichmüller space, Teichmüller theory, hyperbolic geometry, ergodic the ...

, Reza Amirkhani,

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, and Roozbeh Pournader.

Farzanegan Schools in Tehran

Tehran enjoys a number of Farzaneghan Schools for girls.
NODET Farzaneghan Schools for girls in Tehran

NODET

Farzanegan Schools in Tehran

See also