Södra Latins gymnasium, commonly known as Södra Latin ("Southern Latin" in Swedish), is an upper secondary school in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The current school building was inaugurated in 1891.
History Södra Latin has a rich history, as its predecessor Södermalms Pedagogia employed its first headmaster as far back as in 1654. In 1820 it became a trivialskola and in 1879 it was merged with the southern part of Stockholms gymnasium, its new name being Stockholms högre allmänna å latinlinjen fullständiga läroverk å Södermalm. The school changed its name multiple times through the years until it decided upon its current one in 1971.
The current school building was designed by Per Emanuel Werming and opened in 1891 (its twin building Norra Real having opened a full year earlier). The structure was conceived in a way that would allow daylight to directly illuminate all rooms and corridors inside it, with 21 classrooms having been built in total. Typical of the design - in addition to the monumental orange-red brick facade - is a semicircular assembly hall placed centrally in the school's building plan. The last renovation took place in 1996.
Södra Latin was a boys-only institution until 1961.
Education In modern times, Södra Latin is known for its high-level schooling in the arts. Between 1976 and 1978 the establishment successively replaced the music department of Statens normalskola in Östermalm, becoming consummate in 1980. In 1985 it launched one of the country's first drama programmes. Besides aesthetically and artistically oriented programmes, the school also offers education in the social sciences and natural sciences, among others.
Notable alumni Several prominent Swedes have received their schooling at Södra Latin, many of them artists or other cultural personalities. Per Ahlmark, politician Alba August, actress Johnny Bode, singer Stig Dagerman, writer Dirty Loops, band Isaac Grünewald, painter Carola Häggkvist, singer Olle Hellbom, film director Mattias Schulstad, classical guitarist Jonas Hassen Khemiri, writer Joel Kinnaman, actor John Landquist, literary critic Lykke Li, recording artist Max Martin, songwriter and record producer Helena Mattson, actress Hjalmar Mehr, politician Klas Östergren, novelist and screenwriter Peter Pohl, author Svante Pääbo, Swedish geneticist, Nobel prize laureate Noomi Rapace, actress Bengt Robertson, physician Åsa Romson, politician Mona Sahlin, politician Helena af Sandeberg, actress Danny Saucedo, singer Alexander Skarsgård, actor Bill Skarsgård, actor Gustaf Skarsgård, actor Sven Stolpe, writer Anna-Lena Strindlund, actress Tomas Tranströmer, poet and Nobel Prize laureate Yung Lean, rapper and singer Yoko Alender, Estonian MP, architect, entrepreneur
Notable teachers Alf Ahlberg Immanuel Björkhagen Börge Ring Roger Thorstensson
See also
Education in Sweden Norra Real Östra Real Norra Latin Kungsholmens gymnasium Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium
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Wikimedia Commons Stockholm's inner-city upper secondary schools at the turn of the 20th century