Áprily Lajos National College

Áprily Lajos National College
Hungarian: Áprily Lajos Főgimnázium, Romanian: Colegiul Național "Áprily Lajos"
Address
str. După Ziduri, nr. 3
Brașov 500026
Romania
Coordinates 45°38′41″N 25°35′16″E / 45.6446°N 25.5879°E / 45.6446; 25.5879Coordinates: 45°38′41″N 25°35′16″E / 45.6446°N 25.5879°E / 45.6446; 25.5879
Information
Founded 1837
Founder Felfalusi Kovács Antal
Director Barabás Emike
Average class size 25
Hours in school day 5-8
Song Áprily Induló
Newspaper Visszhang
Tuition free
Website http://www.aprilyfogimnazium.ro/

Áprily Lajos National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național "Áprily Lajos"; Hungarian: Áprily Lajos Főgimnázium) is a Romanian state school located in Centrul Vechi, a neighborhood of Brașov. The school educates children aged between 5 (grade 0) and 19 years old (grade 12). It is the only Hungarian-language high school in the city, and is named after poet Lajos Áprily.

Since its founding as a Roman Catholic gymnasium in 1837, the school has had a number important Romanian and Hungarian personalities either study or teach there. Important names include Irk Albert, Kenyeres Balázs, Kupcsay Felicián, Kovács Dalma, Mikó András, Orbán János Dénes, Székelyhidy Ferenc, Szemlér Ferenc, Herrmann Antal and Andrei Mureșanu.

It hosts primary school (0-IV), gymnasium (V-VIII) and high school (IX-XII) classes and kindergarten.

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