Druga Gimnazija (Sarajevo)


Druga gimnazija Sarajevo is a Sarajevo gymnasium school in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Located in the center area of Sarajevo and has great connections with public transport. It enrolls approximately 200 boys and girls annually. Although most of the students are from Sarajevo, the school also attracts students from the region as well as children of international diplomats. The school's approximate number of students is 900. The school offers international and national study programmes.

History

The school was founded in 1905 as an all-male school, but was made coeducational in 1957. As it was common in Yugoslavia, the school was officially named Gimnazija Ognjen Prica, after the national hero and teacher, but today adopts its current name standing for the chronological order of being opened, Druga being the second Sarajevo gymnasium.

Education

Druga is a certified IB World School, offering MYP and Diploma programmes, making it the first and so far only high school in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering a four-year education based on the international standards.
Besides IB, the school follows the standard B&H gymnasium Matura programme, with the first two years of core curriculum, and multiples fields of focused study for the final two years. Druga offers courses in natural sciences, linguistics, social sciences and math. Additionally, the school offers a four-year course focusing on mathematics, physics and computer science.
The students are usually divided into six homerooms per year, each housing about 30 students, randomly at the start of their tuition, and then sorted later on, based on their chosen field of study; each homeroom has the same class timetable throughout the year. This method is commonly used by the B&H Matura programme, but deviates from EU and USA methods.

Notable former pupils