Katedralskolan, Växjö | |
Established: | 17th century |
Type: | Public |
District: | Växjö |
Grades: | 10th, 11th and 12th |
Principal: | Henrik Ahlin (since 2017) |
Staff: | 145 (2006) |
Students: | 1325 (2006) |
Location: | Växjö, Kronoberg County |
Country: | Sweden |
Website: | www.katedralskolan.se |
Alumni: | Carl Linnaeus Viktor Rydberg Pär Lagerkvist Peter Jihde Charlotte Perrelli Ola Salo Carolina Klüft Shirley Clamp Martin Axén |
Nobel Laureates: | Pär Lagerkvist (literature) |
Nickname: | Katedral, Katte |
Language: | Main: Swedish, English (IB Diploma Programme) Other: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Latin |
Katedralskolan (Swedish: 'the cathedral school') is a high school in Växjö, Sweden.
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. Katedralskolan has 1394 students[2] and five educational programs.