The Dušan Vasiljev Gymnasium (Serbian: Гимназија Душан Васиљев, Gimnazija Dušan Vasiljev), colloquially known as the Kikinda Gymnasium, is a public coeducational high school (gymnasium, similar to preparatory school) located in Kikinda, city in Vojvodina, Serbia.
| Dušan Vasiljev Gymnasium | |
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Trg srpskih dobrovoljaca 35[2] | |
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| Type | public school |
| Established | 1858[1] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.gimnazijaki.rs |
History
editKikinda Gymnasium, initially known as Nagykikinda/Velika Kikinda Gymnasium, was founded in 1858 as the first secondary school in Kikinda.[3] By 1900, a new eight-year gymnasium started operating in a purpose-built building with classes conducted in Hungarian language.[3] Between its founding and World War I, the school graduated 421 students of whom only 49 were from the local Serb community.[3] After the end of World War I and the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes the Gymnasium adopted the curriculum of the pre-war Kingdom of Serbia.[3] Post-World War II, the school reopened on September 10, 1945, with classes offered in both Serbian and Hungarian.[3] In 1959, the school was named after Dušan Vasiljev, a poet from Kikinda.[3] From 1977 to 1993 the school lost its name and building but returned to its historic premises in 1994.[3]
The Gymnasium marked its 164th anniversary in 2022.[4] The event included a wreath-laying ceremony at the bust of Dušan Vasiljev, workshops on Expressionism, and an award ceremony held at the National Museum Hall.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gimnazija "Dušan Vasiljev" – Kikinda" (in Serbian). Edukacija.rs. n.d. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Srednje i više škole" (in Serbian). The City of Kikinda. n.d. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "GIMNAZIJA „DUŠAN VASILjEV" - Kikinda" (in Serbian). Galis - Portal škola Srbije. n.d. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Kikinda: Gimnazija „Dušan Vasiljev" obeležila 164 godine postojanja" (in Serbian). Danas (newspaper). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.