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Katedralskolan, Växjö

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Katedralskolan, Växjö
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Sweden
Coordinates56°52′52″N 14°49′13″E / 56.88111°N 14.82028°E / 56.88111; 14.82028
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TypePublic
Established17th century
School districtVäxjö
PrincipalHenrik Ahlin (since 2017)
Staff145 (2006)
Grades10th, 11th and 12th
Number of students1325 (2006)
LanguageMain: Swedish, English (IB Diploma Programme)
Other: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Latin
NicknameKatedral, Katte
AlumniCarl Linnaeus
Viktor Rydberg
Pär Lagerkvist
Peter Jihde
Charlotte Perrelli
Ola Salo
Carolina Klüft
Shirley Clamp
Martin Axén
Nobel laureatesPär Lagerkvist (literature)
Websitewww.katedralskolan.se

Katedralskolan (Swedish: 'the cathedral school') is a high school in Växjö, Sweden.

History

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Katedralskolan in Växjö has a long history, receiving the right to become an upper secondary school (gymnasium in Swedish) in 1643.[1] It thus became the sixth Swedish gymnasium. As of 2021 Katedralskolan has 1394 students[2] and five educational programs.

Programs

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References

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  1. ^ "Katedralskolans historia". vaxjo.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Aktuell statistik för Katedralskolan i Växjö". Skolkollen (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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