Kantonsschule Solothurn

The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the Swiss municipality of Solothurn. With approximately 1,800 students (stand: 2007) it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. The current principal is Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch.

Kantonsschule Solothurn
Address
Herrenweg 18

Solothurn
,
Solothurn
,
4502

Switzerland
Coordinates47.2148°N 7.5369°E / 47.2148; 7.5369
Information
TypeGymnasium
PrincipalStefan Zumbrunn-Würsch
Websiteksso.ch

Structure

The Kantonsschule of Solothurn is divided into

  • the Maturitätsschule, which offers a Scientific Profile, a Physical Education Profile, an Economic & Law Profile, an Art Profile and a Linguistic Profile. It is a four year school and students normally start at the age of 15.
  • the Fachmittelschule (social, education and health), which takes three years to graduate. Normally, students start at the age of 16.
  • the Sek P also called Untergymnasium (preparation for the Maturitätsschule), which is currently three years long and will drop to two years starting next school year 2011/12. Students start at the age of 11 or 12.

Other
  • Media library with 30,000 books, encyclopaedias, dictionaries, videos, DVDs, CDs, magazines, cassettes, paperbacks and novels
  • Cafeteria, which is operated by the "nonprofit women's organization" on behalf of the Canton
  • 60 free courses (very high amount for a Kantonsschule)

Notable Professors
Kantonsschule Solothurn, February 2009

Notable alumni
  • Karl Arnold-Obrist (1796–1862), Roman Catholic Bishop in Diocese of Basel.
  • Friedrich Fiala (1817–1888), historian and Roman Catholic bishop in the diocese of Basel
  • Robert Glutz von Blotzheim (1786–1818), writer and journalist
  • Urs Glutz von Blotzheim (1751–1816), officer and politician
  • Werner Ingold (1919-1995), pioneer in the field of chemical microanalysis and entrepreneur in the commercialization of pH electrodes
  • Benedikt Weibel (born 1946), former CEO of the Swiss Federal Railways
  • Samuel Schmid (born 1947), former member of the Swiss Federal Council (2001–2008) and former President of the Swiss Confederation (2005)
  • Carla Stampfli (born 1984), professional swimmer with several Swiss records and participation in the Olympic Games in Athens 2004
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