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The school is located next to the river Danube. It was opened in 1986 on Csepel island. The students have opportunity for exchange contacts. Every student passes ECDL exam. Almost 600 students attend our school.

Vásárhelyi Pál: Our school is named after Pál Vásárhelyi. He was born on 25 March 1795 at Szepesolaszi. His father, Mátyás Vásárhelyi was a cantor school- master. His mother's name was Mária Téglási Bekk. The greatest achievement of his lifework was planning the regulation of the river Tisza, for which he got the commission in He put his whole enthusiasm and knowledge into this job. But during his activity, when he attended Tiszavölgy- Association conference, suddenly he died on 18 April A statue was erected in the honour of him in Szeged in 1905.

Our School The building of the school is beautiful in architectural respect too, and it is one of the most modern schools of the country considering its installation and equipment. Its great advantage is that it is situated in a large area and its huge sportfield offers place for sport events and its court serves scene for school-ceremony of a high standard. The aesthetic and friendly milieu and the most modern educational tools of classrooms help the efficiency of education.

Entrance-system All students have a personal card, what they have to pull down before they enter and leave the school. So the truancy is less and the strangers can’t enter without control.

Uniforms Every student has to put on a school uniform. Every time at celebrations the girls wear standard white blouse. The girls and boys wear T-shirt at P.E. lessons in the gym.

Teaching The school provides a General Certificate of Education after a successful final exam and we have chance to continue learning. We may learn 5 different languages,(English, German, Italian, French, Russian) and we learn vocational subjects, too.

Organisational structure 9th grade: 4 classes – a, b, c, d 10th grade: 4 classes – a, b, c, d 11th grade: 4 classes – a, b, c, d 12th grade: 4 classes – a, b, c, d 13th grade: 2 classes – a, b 2 classes on the 9th grade attend a language preparatory year, they finish the secondary school studies only after 5 years

The staff and the students of the school 48 teachers 23 employees to help teaching 552 students

Vocational training After the final exam at the end of the secondary school studies with GCE different trades are taught (on medium and high level) based on the local teaching plans economics and services - commerce and marketing - business management - e.g. administrators of logistics, foreign trade administrators Our school belongs to the Vocational Training Centre of Regional Integration of Csepel.

Freshmen = stork ( in Hungary)

Freshmen’s programmes: camp Salgóbánya 2006

Freshmen’s programmes: camp Szilvásvárad 2008

Freshmen’s week when the 10th class blow the 9th class with funny task Ball with music and dance

Vásárhelyi days when the students and teachers play together The teacher of the year (2009 and 2010)

20th anniversary of the school Celebration and exhibiton

Ball of the graduating students

School-leaving

Abroad (excursion) In Venice In London

Abroad (exchange programme) Student and teachers from Remscheid in Budapest

Abroad (work placement) In The Netherlands

School Christmas

Sports Indoors and outdoors Volleyball Basketball Football Handball Gymnastcs Aerobic

Other events: Cinema night when the children and the teachers can watch films all night in the school Drawing lesson Tutoring lesson Self-knowledge and evaluation lesson Advent trip Certain events we commemorate on (e.g.: Hungarian revolutions, holocaust etc.)

Summary The school’s community is good. There are a lot of interesting programmes. It is modern and well-equipped. That is a great school!