Kantonsschule Solothurn


The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the municipality of Solothurn, Switzerland. With approximately 1,800 students it is among the biggest schools in Switzerland. Since August 1, 2024, Christina Tardo-Styner has served as principal, succeeding Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch, who held the position from 2005 to 2024.
WWW ksso.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, which takes three years to graduate. Normally, students start at the age of 16.
  • the Sek P also called Untergymnasium, 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

Notable Professors

Notable alumni