Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium

59.345576°N 18.050044°E / 59.345576; 18.050044

Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium
Address
Frejgatan 30

Stockholm
113 49

Sweden
Information
TypeUpper Secondary School, Free School
MottoKonst och vetenskap går hand i hand
(Art and science go hand in hand)
Founded1994
DirectorAmanda Hurst
PrincipalAnna Jaeger (VRGD),

Kara Barker-Åström (VRGO), Anna-Karin Sundmark (VRGJ),

Kajsa Parmell (VRGS),
Staff360
Enrollment3230
LanguageSwedish, English
NicknameVRG
NewspaperThe Rydberg Tribune, VRG Djursholm Tidning
Communities servedVRG Odenplans Elevkår, VRG Djursholms Elevkår, VRG Jarlaplans Elevkår
Websitewww.vrskolor.se

Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium (VRG) is a group of four gymnasium (upper secondary schools) in Stockholm, Sweden named after the famous Swedish author Viktor Rydberg. The four upper secondary schools are VRG Djursholm, VRG Odenplan, VRG Jarlaplan and VRG Sundbyberg, run by the Viktor Rydberg Schools Foundation. The foundation also runs three secondary schools, Viktor Rydbergs samskola Djursholm, Viktor Rydbergs skola Vasastan, and Viktor Rydbergs skola Sundbyberg. Members of its board of directors are currently Louise Ankarcrona, Louise Westerberg, Fredrik Palmstierna, Stefan Persson, Fanny Falkenberg, Nils Andersson, Thomas Hvid and Sofia Bendz.[1]

All four upper secondary schools are bilingual and about one fourth of the tuition is given in English by native speakers. This also means that course materials are both in Swedish and English.[2] The schools have students attending from all over the greater Stockholm region, making admission highly competitive. VRG Odenplan has some of the highest minimum admission requirements in the country. Admission to its natural sciences program with natural sciences orientation is especially competitive; in 2009 all students had perfect grades,[3] and since 2016 all students has had a score of at least 330.0 (with a national average of 228.7; out of maximum possible 340.0) translated from their grades from Swedish primary school, due to high application rates.[4][5][6][7]

History

The first Viktor Rydberg gymnasium was established in 1994, soon after the 1992 "Free School Reform".[2] The reform enabled private actors to run publicly funded schools, in a way similar to charter schools.[8][9] Such a free school was started by the two parents Louise Westerberg and Louise Andersson in the halls of Djursholm samskola's eastern wing. After three years the number of applicants had risen so drastically that a new school was started at Odenplan in central Stockholm. In its first year, a large number of students and 580 teachers applied to the school. In 2003, a new school was started at Jarlaplan in order to provide an option for students who wanted to pursue artistic activities more fully.[10][11]

VRG Djursholm

The school was established in 1994 and is located in Djursholm, Danderyd north of Stockholm. It has 534 students from 18 different municipalities, and the student body VRG Djursholms elevkår.[1]

Study programs
  • Natural Science program with orientation in natural science, social science and special variants in arts and music
  • Economic program with orientation in business and special variants in arts and music
  • Social Science program with orientation in behavioral science. This is also an advanced placement program in English (Swedish: spetsutbildning i engelska) in cooperation with Stockholm University, with all tuition in English.

VRG Odenplan

The school was established in 1998 and is since 2015 located in the newly renovated southern pavilion of Norrtulls sjukhus, Vasastan in central Stockholm. It has 594 students from 30 different municipalities, and an active and award-winning student body Viktor Rydberg Odenplans elevkår.[1]

Study programs
  • Natural Science program (Swedish: naturvetenskapliga programmet) with orientation in natural science, social science and special variants in arts and music
  • Social Science program (Swedish: samhällsvetenskapliga programmet) with orientation in behavioral science
  • Economics program (Swedish: ekonomiprogrammet) with orientation in business

VRG Jarlaplan

The school was established in 2003 and is located at Jarlaplan, Östermalm in central Stockholm. It has 522 students from 32 different municipalities, and the student body VRG Jarlaplans elevkår.[1]

Study programs
  • Social Science program with orientation in social science
  • Economic program with orientation in business
  • Arts program (Swedish: estetiska programmet) with orientation in arts, dance, music and drama

VRG Sundbyberg

The school was established in 2019 and is located at Landsvägen, Sundbyberg a close suburb to Stockholm. It has 160 students in year one and will by the school year of 2021/2022 have around 600 students.

Study programs
  • Natural Science program (Swedish: naturvetenskapliga programmet) with orientation in natural science or social science.
  • Economic program with orientation in business or law
  • Arts program (Swedish: estetiska programmet) with orientation in estetics and media, music - singer/songwriter or music production.

Projects

The schools have several projects, such as European Youth Parliament, Model European Parliament, Model United Nations and the yearly VRG-musical.[12]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Stiftelsen Viktor Rydbergs skolor verksamhetsberättelse 2017/2018" (PDF). Viktor Rydberg Schools Foundation (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. "The Viktor Rydberg Schools Foundation". Viktor Rydberg Schools Foundation. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  3. "Intagningsstatistik för gymnasieprogram, Viktor Rydberg Gymn Odenplan 2009" (PDF). Gymnasieantagningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  4. "Antagningsstatistik för gymnasieprogram, Viktor Rydberg Gymn Odenplan Slutgiltig antagning 2016" (PDF). Gymnasieantagningen (in Swedish). 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. "Antagningsstatistik för gymnasieprogram, Viktor Rydberg Gymn Odenplan Slutgiltig antagning 2017" (PDF). Gymnasieantagningen (in Swedish). 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  6. "Antagningsstatistik för gymnasieprogram, Viktor Rydberg Gymn Odenplan Slutgiltig antagning 2018" (PDF). Gymnasieantagningen (in Swedish). 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  7. "Antagningsstatistik för gymnasieprogram, Viktor Rydberg Gymn Odenplan Slutgiltig antagning 2019" (PDF). Gymnasieantagningen (in Swedish). 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  8. Buonadonna, Paola. "Free Schools". BBC. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  9. "Vad är en friskola?" (in Swedish). Friskolornas Riksförbund. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  10. "Historia" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-02-25.
  11. "Om vår skola" [About our school]. Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  12. "Projekt". Viktor Rydberg Schools Foundation (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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