Hamrahlid College

Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
Address
Hamrahlíð 10 Reykjavík Iceland
Information
School type	Gymnasium, Public
Motto	Lengi lifi Bene!
Established	1966
Rector	Lárus Hagalín Bjarnason
Staff	130
Gender	Mixed
Number of students	1200
Education system	Credit-based
Language	Icelandic, English
Campus	Urban
Campus size	ca. 30000 m²
Mascot	Miðgarðsormurinn
Nickname	MH
Publication	Beneventum
Newspaper	Fréttapési
Affiliation	IBO
Website	http://www.mh.is/

Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (English: Hamrahlíð College), usually referred to as MH, is a public gymnasium (Icelandic: menntaskóli), located in Hlíðahverfi, Reykjavík, Iceland. The school was founded in 1966 by the Icelandic Ministry of Education; with the first graduation occurring in 1970. The school's first rector was Guðmundur Arnlaugsson.

The school's objective is to prepare students for rigorous tertiary studies both locally and in an international environment. It offers four Icelandic-taught programmes leading to the Stúdentspróf qualification: languages, natural sciences, social sciences and performance dance; and one English-taught programme leading to the IB Diploma. The newest addition is an "independent programme" which allows slightly more room for mixing the other ones together. The school also offers evening classes for older students and coordinates annual language tests for foreign students who wish to apply to local schools.

Since foundation, the school was meant to be a pioneer project, and has therefore received relative freedom in advancing its education policy. It was the first in the country to adopt a university-style credit system, which was soon replicated by several other schools and eventually became the basis for all government-regulated upper secondary curricula.

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