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Läroverket för gossar och flickor, (eng. The educational institution for boys and girls) also known as Brobergska samskolan or Broban, was a Swedish school that operated in Helsinki 1883-1977. The school was the first co-educational school in Finland, ie the first where males and females were educated together. The author and artist Tove Jansson, creator of Moomin, went to Läroverket för gossar och flickor.

History
Läroverket för gossar och flickor was founded in 1883. The school was originally called Helsingfors lärovärk för gossar och flickor, but the name was officially changed to Läroverket för gossar och flickor in 1912. Karl Theodor Broberg was headmaster 1883-1900, and the school was inofficially called Brobergska skolan (eng. Broberg's school) or "Broban" after him.

Läroverket för gossar och flickor offered nine educational levels and from 1889 the students could complete the matriculation examination and thus qualify for entry into university. The school broke new ground since this opened the doors for girls to graduate and continue their studies at a university. The school followed a curriculum with special emphasis until the Russification of Finland (1899-1905) when all curricula were aligned.

The school operated at various addresses in central Helsinki until 1895, when it moved in to its own building at Korkeavuorenkatu 23, where the Design Museum is now located.

In 1973, Läroverket för gossar och flickor merged with Laguska skolan and formed Minervaskolan. In 1975 the new school was merged with Tölö Svenska samskola (Zillen) and closed two years later when the Finnish school system was reformed in 1977, and the pupils were moved to Lönnbäckska skolan och Lönnbäckska gymnasiet.