Kantonsschule Solothurn

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. The current principal is Stefan Zumbrunn-Würsch.

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



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