Liceu Nacional

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The school building 2014.

The Liceu Nacional (formerly: Escola Técnica Silva e Cunha ) is a lyceum (secondary school) in São Tomé , the capital of the island state of São Tomé and Príncipe . It is one of the oldest secondary schools in the country. Currently (2015) around 6,000 students are enrolled. The Liceu building is on the seafront, east of the city center on Avenida Marginal 12 Julho .

history

Entrance with a quote from Paulo Freire .

The Lyceum was founded on October 6, 1969 as the Technical University, Escola Técnica Silva e Cunha . The building was designed by architect Mário de Oliveira , who also designed the overall plan for São Tomé's urbanization in 1962. After Sao Tomé became independent, the school became a liceu . For more than 36 years, until 2011, it was the only university in the country.

Graduates

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adilson Castro: Arranca novo Ano Lectivo 2016-2017 em São Tomé e Príncipe. In: Diário de São Tomé e Príncipe. - Jornal Transparência September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Ana Vaz Milheiro: Liceu Nacional (Formerly the Escola Técnica Silva e Cunha). In: Heritage of Portuguese Influence / Património de Influência Portuguesa - HPIP 2008.
  3. ↑ Arquitetura da Escola Técnica: O Caso da Cidade de São Tomé , Caiado, João Bento Lourenço Sêrro Franco, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Lisbon , November 2015: 18 and 44
  4. ^ New Lyceum Opened by Fradique de Menezes. In: Tela Non August 30, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Liceu Nacional (São Tomé)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 0 ° 20 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 44 ′ 23 ″  E