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A menntaskóli (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmɛn̥taˌskouːlɪ]) is an Icelandic equivalent to a gymnasium (high school, or college), although it works differently from other countries.
In Iceland grade school (grunnskóli) starts in 1st grade at the age of 6 and ends in 10th grade at the age of 16, which are the only mandatory school years in Iceland. After graduation from grade school, students choose what High Schools/College they wish to go to (this is similar to choosing a college in the United States). It is all based on what students wish to learn. It is a 3-year term; roughly the equivalent of the last three years of high school and the first year of university in the United States. A completion of menntaskóli usually provides the student with stúdentspróf (upper secondary certificate) which is required for entry to most university programs in Iceland. Stúdentspróf is somewhat equivalent to a JR college diploma in the US.
List of Icelandic Secondary Schools
- Borgarholtsskóli (Borgó) (Reykjavík)
- Fjölbrautaskóli Vesturlands á Akranesi (FVA) (Akranes)
- Fjölbrautaskóli Norðurlands Vestra (FNV) (Sauðárkrókur)
- Fjölbrautaskóli Snæfellinga (FSN) (Grundarfjörður)
- Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands (FSu) (Selfoss)
- Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja (FS) (Reykjanesbær)
- Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti (FB) (Reykjavík)
- Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ (FG) (Garðabær)
- Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla (FÁ) (Reykjavík)
- Flensborgarskóli (Hafnarfjörður)
- Framhaldsskólinn á Húsavík (FSH) (Húsavík)
- Framhaldsskólinn á Laugum (Laugar)
- Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu (FAS) (Höfn)
- Framhaldsskólinn í Mosfellsbæ (FMOS) (Mosfellsbær)
- Framhaldsskólinn í Vestmannaeyjum (FÍV) (Vestmannaeyjar)
- Kvennaskóli Íslands (Kvennó) (Reykjavík)
- Menntaskólinn á Akureyri (MA) (Akureyri)
- Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (MH) (Reykjavík)
- Menntaskólinn við Sund (MS) (Reykjavík)
- Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar (MB) (Borgarnes)
- Menntaskólinn á Ásbrú (MÁ) (Reykjanesbær)
- Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði (MÍ) (Ísafjörður)
- Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum (ME) (Egilsstaðir)
- Menntaskólinn á Tröllaskaga (MTR) (Ólafsfjörður)
- Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (MR) (Reykjavík)
- Menntaskólinn að Laugarvatni (ML) (Laugarvatn)
- Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi (MK) (Kópavogur)
- Tækniskólinn (Reykjavík)
- Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands (VA) (Neskaupstaður)
- Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri (VMA) (Akureyri)
- Verzlunarskóli Íslands (Verzló), (Reykjavík)
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