The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the municipality of Solothurn, Switzerland. With approximately 1,800 students (stand: 2007) it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. Since August 1, 2024, Christina Tardo-Styner has served as principal, succeeding Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch, who held the position from 2005 to 2024.
Structure
The Kantonsschule of Solothurn is divided into:
- the Maturitätsschule, which offers a Scientific Profile, a Physical Education Profile, an Economic & Law Profile, an Art Profile and a Linguistic Profile. It is a four year school and students normally start at the age of 15.
- the Fachmittelschule (social, education and health), which takes three years to graduate. Normally, students start at the age of 16.
- the Sek P also called Untergymnasium (preparation for the Maturitätsschule), which is currently three years long and will drop to two years starting next school year 2011/12. Students start at the age of 11 or 12.
Other
- Media library with 30,000 books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, videos, DVDs, CDs, magazines, cassettes, paperbacks and novels
- Cafeteria, which is operated by the "nonprofit women's organization" on behalf of the Canton
- 60 free courses (very high amount for a Kantonsschule)
Notable Professors
Notable alumni