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Nova Gorica Grammar School or Gimnazija Nova Gorica, is a coeducational secondary school in western Slovenia. Located in Nova Gorica, the school is for students aged between 15 and 19. It has been certified as one of the top European Parliament Ambassador Schools in the country.

History

It was established after the annexation of the Slovenian Littoral to the Yugoslavia in September 1947. It was initially located in the nearby town of Šempeter pri Gorici. In 1952, it was transferred to a suburb of the town of Nova Gorica, and in 1960 to the current location in the very centre of the town.

Notable alumni

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Many prominent people have attended the Nova Gorica Grammar School since its founding. Among them were:

• Rajko Bratož, historian
• Kostja Gatnik, illustrator
• Robert Golob, politician and businessman
• Dean Komel, philosopher
• Jana Krivec, chess grandmaster
• Branko Marušič, historian
• Tomaž Marušič, lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice of Slovenia (1997-2000)
• Tomaž Mastnak, sociologist, political scientist and columnist
• Iztok Mlakar, actor, singer and songwriter
• Katja Perat, poet
• Borut Pahor, politician, current President of Slovenia
• Senko Pličanič, lawyer and politician, current Slovenian Minister of Justice and Administration
• Vojteh Ravnikar, architect
• Uroš Seljak, cosmologist, a professor of physics at University of California, Berkeley
• Dušan Šinigoj, politician, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia (1984-1990)
• Mitja Velikonja, sociologist and cultural anthropologist
• Igor Vidmar, rock musician
• Boštjan Vuga, architect
• Saša Vuga, writer
• Danilo Zavrtanik, physicist
• Samuel Žbogar, diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia (2008-2012)
• Pavel Zgaga, pedagogue and politician, Minister of Education of Slovenia (1999-2000)

References

1. ^ Kobal, Martina (2019). "THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AMBASSADOR SCHOOL PROGRAMME (EPAS) AT GIMNAZIJA NOVA GORICA, SLOVENIA". Informatologia. 52 (3–4): 205–209. doi:10.32914/i.52.3-4.8.

v t e Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
Settlements:	Administrative seat: Nova Gorica Current Ajševica Banjšice Bate Branik Brdo Budihni Čepovan Dornberk Draga Dragovica Gradišče nad Prvačino Grgar Grgarske Ravne Kromberk Lazna Loke Lokovec Lokve Nemci Osek Ozeljan Pedrovo Podgozd Potok pri Dornberku Preserje Pristava Prvačina Ravnica Rožna Dolina Saksid Šempas Šmaver Šmihel Solkan Spodnja Branica Stara Gora Steske Sveta Gora Tabor Trnovo Vitovlje Voglarji Zalošče Former Dol pri Čepovanu Gorica Gornji Lokovec Puštale Sveto Visoko Vrata
Landmarks	Branik Castle Europe Square Kostanjevica Monastery Kromberk Castle Nova Gorica railway station Nova Gorica Sports Park Soča River Solkan Bridge Vipava Valley
Culture and education	Nova Gorica Grammar School University of Nova Gorica
Notable people	Nevin Birsa Valter Birsa Matej Bor Jure Franko Ivo Hvalica Klement Jug Boris Kalin Zdenko Kalin Vasja Klavora Danilo Kovačič Janko Kralj Branko Marušič Tomaž Marušič Iztok Mlakar Dušan Pirjevec Ahac Marko Anton Plenčič Vojteh Ravnikar Gianni Rijavec Leon Rupnik Igor Simčič Mojca Širok Stanislav Škrabec Josip Srebrnič Jože Srebrnič Boštjan Vuga Danilo Zavrtanik Vasilij Žbogar

• Nova Gorica
• Schools in the Slovene Littoral
• Gymnasiums in Slovenia
• Educational institutions established in 1947
• 1947 establishments in Yugoslavia