Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires (National School of Buenos Aires) is a public high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the tradition of the European gymnasium it provides a free education that includes classical languages such as Latin and Greek. The school is one of the most prestigious in Latin America. Its alumni include many personalities, including two Nobel laureates and four Presidents of Argentina.

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
Address
Bolívar 263

Buenos Aires

Argentina
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1863
FounderBartolomé Mitre
RectorLic. Valeria Bergman
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment2017[1]
Colour(s)Blue and white    
AthleticsSoccer, field hockey, swimming, handball, track and field, basketball, gymnastics, judo, rugby, volleyball, Fencing
NicknameEl Colegio, El Nacional, Nacio
AffiliationUniversity of Buenos Aires
Former namesColegio Grande de San Carlos, Real Colegio de San Carlos, Real Convictorio Carolino, Colegio Nacional
Notable alumniManuel Belgrano, Bernardo Houssay, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, José Luis Murature, Lalo Schiffrin
Websitehttp://www.cnba.uba.ar

History

Its origins date to 1661, when it was known as Colegio Grande de San Carlos, when the colonial government entrusted the Jesuit Order with the education of the youth. After the Papal suppression of the Jesuits from Spanish Empire-controlled South America in 1767, the institution languished until 1772, when governor Juan José de Vértiz y Salcedo reopened the school as the Real Colegio de San Carlos. Vértiz, already appointed Viceroy of the Río de la Plata, renamed the school Real Convictorio Carolino in 1783, a name that endured until 1806. Thereafter, the school changed its name and program several times.[2]

President Bartolomé Mitre redesignated the institution as the Colegio Nacional in 1863, and since 1911 the school has been administered by the University of Buenos Aires. Originally only for men, the school has admitted female students since 1957.[2]

Nowadays, students from the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires rank among the best in most science Olympiads, such as the IPhO, IChO and IBO.[2]

Alumni

Alumni include many of Argentina's founding fathers, Presidents, members of political parties of all ideologies, internationally recognized scientists, artists, and two Nobel laureates. A partial list includes:

Facilities
Library of the Colegio Nacional

The school offers an astronomy observatory, a swimming pool, a cinema, a sports campus with football, rugby, handball, volleyball, hockey and basketball courts. Free classes are available such as astronomy, photography, languages, sailing, tango, theater, history of cinema, Yoga, piano, chess, band production and martial arts.[5] The sailing team has won many of the local competitions. It also has a choir, which sings in the most important school events.

Enrollment

In accordance with the meritocratic conception of the school, admission is highly competitive. It involves ten exams after a year-long course, testing in language, mathematics, geography, and history.[6] Every year 1,200 candidates apply but only around 400 gain admission. There are about 2,000 students enrolled, who pay no fees since the school is public and therefore free.

See also

References
  1. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Censo de Estudiantes Secundarios 2004
  2. "Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires" (in Spanish). University of Buenos Aires. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  3. http://www.bcra.gov.ar/institucional/in020301.asp
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Descripción del Curso" [Description of the Course]. Curso de Ingreso para los Establecimientos de Enseñanza Media de la UBA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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