The Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the tradition of the European gymnasium it provides a free, rigorous, multi-disciplinary education that includes classical languages such as Latin and Greek. The school is one of the most prestigious in Argentina. Many well known personalities, including two Nobel laureates, four Presidents of Argentina and a four-time Grammy awardee and six-time Oscar nominee have studied there. Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... Gender in common usage refers to the sexual distinction between male and female. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... The Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) is the largest university in Argentina, founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (1821-1906) was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... This article is about the colour. ... This article is about the color. ... Soccer redirects here. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... Handball is the name of several different sports: Team handball, or Olympic/European Handball is a game somewhat similar to association football, but the ball is played with the hand, not the foot. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... This article is about the sport. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, gracefulness, and kinesthetic awareness, and includes such skills as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Bernardo Houssay Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971) was an Argentine physiologist who received (with Carl and Gerty Cori) the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of blood sugar (glucose) in animals. ... Carlos Saavedra Lamas (November 1, 1878 – May 5, 1959) was an Argentinian academic and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1936. ... José Luis Murature (27 January 1876 - 1929) was an Argentinian lawyer, journalist, professor and foreign minister of Argentina from 1914-1916. ... Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentinian pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ... Mario Eduardo Firmenich (b. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... A gymnasium (pronounced with or, in Swedish, as opposed to ) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English Grammar Schools and U.S. High Schools. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... Laureates of the Nobel Prize listed by country. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents and Dictators etc. ...

History

Its origins date to 1661, under the name of “Colegio Grande de San Carlos”, when the Colonial Spanish government entrusted the Jesuit Order the education of the youth. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish-controlled South America in 1767, the institution stagnated until 1772, when governor Juan José Vértiz reopened the school as the “Real Colegio de San Carlos”. Juan José Vértiz, already appointed viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, renamed the school as “Real Convictorio Carolino” in 1783, name that survived until 1806. Thereafter, the school changed of name and program several times. 1661 (MDCLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... Created in 1776, the Viceroyalty of La Plata (in Spanish, Virreinato del Río de la Plata) was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain. ...

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Nowadays, students from the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires rank among the best in most science Olympiads, such as the IPhO, IChO and IBO. The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is an annual physics competition for high school students. ... The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is an annual academic competition for high school students. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Alumni

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• Bernardo Houssay - Nobel laureate
• Carlos Saavedra Lamas - Nobel laureate
• Jose Luis Murature - Foreign Minister of Argentina (1914-1916)
• Lalo Schiffrin - Composer and pianist, Grammy-award winner and Academy award nominee
• Mario Firmenich - Guerrilla leader in the 1970s

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Facilities

Electric panel for experiments in a physics classroom

The school offers a wide variety of activities and resources for the students, including a fully-equipped astronomy observatory, a swimming pool, a cinema, a sports campus with soccer, football, rugby, handball, volleyball and basketball courts. Many free classes are available such as astronomy, photography, languages, sailing, and martial arts. The sailing team is especially important, as it has won most of the local competitions. This article is about scientific observatories. ... For other uses, see Astronomy (disambiguation). ... Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or electronic sensor. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

Enrollment

Admission is a highly competitive process involving multiple exams after a year-long course. Every year 2,000 candidates intend to enter the school but only around 400 gain admission. Currently there are about 2,000 students, who pay no fees since the school is public and therefore free.

Building

Some of the most recognizable features of the French neo-classical building (pursuant to a project of the French architect Norbert Maillart), include the two symmetric white marble main staircases, the water fountain in one of the courtyards, the ornately-decorated assembly hall and its organ; and the Colonial-era tunnels that are accessible from the basement, notably from a hidden entrance behind the projection-screen area in the film auditorium. For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini
• Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza

The Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini (High School of Commerce Carlos Pellegrini, ESCCP) is a public high school in Buenos Aires, and one of the most prestigious in Argentina and Latin America. ... The Instituto Libre de Segunda Enseñanza nowadays. ...

External links

• School official webpage

References