Kantonsschule Solothurn

Kantonsschule Solothurn
Location
Herrenweg 18 Solothurn , Solothurn , 4502 Switzerland 47.2148°N 7.5369°E / 47.2148; 7.5369
Information
Type	Gymnasium
Principal	Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch
Enrolment	1,800 (2007)
Website	ksso.ch

The Kantonsschule Solothurn is a gymnasium in the municipality of Solothurn, Switzerland. With approximately 1,800 students (stand: 2007) 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.

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

• Hermann Breitenbach
• Hans Rudolf Breitenbach
• Urs Joseph Flury
• Franz Joseph Hugi
• Franz Misteli
• Gaudenz Taverna

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

External links

• Official School Page