Áprily Lajos National College
Áprily Lajos National College Hungarian: Áprily Lajos Főgimnázium, Romanian: Colegiul Național "Áprily Lajos" | |
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Address | |
str. După Ziduri, nr. 3 Brașov 500026 Romania | |
Coordinates | 45°38′41″N 25°35′16″E / 45.6446°N 25.5879°ECoordinates: 45°38′41″N 25°35′16″E / 45.6446°N 25.5879°E |
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.