Ion Luca Caragiale National College (Bucharest)

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Ion Luca Caragiale National College
Colegiul Național I. L. Caragiale București
The high school viewed from Piața Dorobanților
Location
Map
Calea Dorobanți, Nr. 163, Sector 1

Bucharest

Romania
Coordinates44°27′31″N 26°05′43″E / 44.45856°N 26.09516°E / 44.45856; 26.09516
Information
Former namesTitu Maiorescu Boys' High School
"I.L. Caragiale" Mixed Secondary School No. 7
TypePublic
Established1 October 1895; 129 years ago (1895-10-01)
FounderAlexandru Odobescu
DirectorAndreia Bodea
Grades5–12
GenderMixed
Age range11 to 19
LanguageRomanian
NicknameCaragiale
Websitewww.cnilcb.ro

Ion Luca Caragiale National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național I. L. Caragiale București) is a high school located at 163 Calea Dorobanți, in the Dorobanți neighborhood of Bucharest, Romania. It bears the name of Ion Luca Caragiale, one of the greatest playwrights and writers in Romanian literature. In 1996, it was granted the title of National College by the Ministry of Education and Research of Romania.[1]

In June 2024, the Caragiale National College was ranked as the most sought-after for admission by 8th grade students in Bucharest, ahead of the Gheorghe Lazăr, Iulia Hasdeu, and George Coșbuc colleges;[2] the most sought-after specialization is in mathematics–informatics.[3]

History

The high school was founded on October 1, 1895, as the Application School, at the initiative of Alexandru Odobescu, director of the Școala Normală Superioară. First located at 46 Calea Rahovei, the school was intended for the practical training of future teachers and professors;[1][4] its first director was Francudi Epaminonda. In 1898, the school was renamed the Application Gymnasium (affiliated with the University Pedagogical Seminary), and its director became Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași, who held this position until 1920, when he was replaced by Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu. In 1928, the school's name was changed to Titu Maiorescu Boys' High School.[1]

The plot on Calea Dorobanți was purchased in 1921, and the first floor of the present building was completed in January 1929. For a few years, the location was occupied by the Mihai Eminescu High School. Construction resumed in 1933; the second floor was completed in 1943, and the other two in 1947, when the courtyard was also expanded. In 1948, the new communist regime changed the institution's name to Boys' High School No. 7; after merging with the Girls' High School No. 12 in 1948, the school was renamed in 1954 as "I.L. Caragiale" Mixed Secondary School No. 7. In 1974–1977, an addition was built, facing Dorobanți Plaza. From 1978 to 1989, the school functioned as an industrial high school, but after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, it became again a theoretical high school.[1]

Students

The Ion Luca Caragiale National College is an institution of lower secondary (gymnasium) and upper secondary public education. There is a single section (A) for each of grades 5 to 8, and there are 10 sections (A to J) for each of grades 9 to 12:[5]

  1. Mathematics–Informatics, intensive informatics
  2. Mathematics
  3. Mathematics–Informatics, intensive English
  4. Mathematics–Informatics, bilingual English
  5. Philology
  6. Natural Sciences
  7. Mathematics–Informatics, bilingual German
  8. Social Sciences
  9. Philology, bilingual English
  10. Philology, bilingual German

In 2024, the admission score into grade 9 was 8.87/10 (9.40–9.60 for Mathematics–Informatics) and the graduation rate was 99.3%. Also that year, 297 students took the Baccalaureate, obtaining an average score of 8.99/10 (ranked 75th nationally).[6] At the 2024 evaluation of all Romanian secondary schools, the Ion Luca Caragiale National College came in 10th place, with a score of 9.46/10.[7]

Facilities

The school buildings cover an area of 3,905 m2 (42,030 sq ft). This space houses 30 classrooms, 18 IT labs, 12 laboratories, and 2 gyms. There is also a library with 44,000 volumes, a modern reading room, a chapel, a choir room with two pianos, a greenhouse, and a hall for festivities. The outdoor sports base includes 2 basketball courts, a handball court, a 50 m running track, a long jump pit, and endurance running track.[8]

Principals

Name Term[1][9]
Francudi Epaminonda 1895–1898
Constantin Dimitrescu-Iași 1898–1920
Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu 1920–1938
Nicolae Gheorghiu 1938–1945
Mihai Sotiriu 1945–1948
Virgil Atanasiu 1948–1949
George Lăzărescu 1949–1951
Octavia Iacob 1951–1955
Claudia Popeea 1955–1959
Viorica Lecca 1959–1965
Gheorghe Mierlea 1965–1974
Ioana Cosma 1974–1977
Elena Mihai 1977–1989
Doina Ștefănescu 1989–1990
Vasile Ștefănescu 1990–1997
Veronica Focșeneanu 1997–2005
Gabriela Băncilă 2005–2010
Andreia Bodea 2010–

Notable faculty and alumni

Faculty

Alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Istoric". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Topul liceelor bucureștene preferate de elevi. Cele mai dorite sunt colegiile "I. L. Caragiale", "Gheorghe Lazăr", "Iulia Hașdeu" și "George Coșbuc"". tvrinfo.ro (in Romanian). TVR Info. June 5, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ce licee vor să urmeze elevii claselor a VIII-a din București. Pe primul loc în topul preferințelor se află Colegiul Național "I. L. Caragiale" – studiu". sparknews.ro (in Romanian). April 25, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Inaugurarea Școlii de Aplicație a Școlii Normale Superioare (9 noiembrie 1895)". Leviathan (in Romanian). November 9, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Clase – an școlar 2021–2022". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Colegiul Național "I.L. Caragiale"". www.bacplus.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Ciobanu, Ramona (July 8, 2024). "Cele mai bune 20 de școli din România pe baza rezultatelor de la Evaluarea Națională 2024". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Dotări". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Profesori iluștri". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Alumni". www.cnilcb.ro (in Romanian). Ion Luca Caragiale National College Bucharest. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Virgil Nemoianu – biografie – (opera și scrierile)". www.autorii.com (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  12. ^ Binder, David (December 2001). "Ultimul condamnat la moarte". Plai cu Boi (in Romanian). Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Olteanu, Florian (November 19, 2023). "Vlad Rădescu, nepotul generalului Rădescu, actor de geniu, la ceas aniversar". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Nicolae N. Săulescu – Inginer agronom, genetist". acad.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Academy. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "Adriana Diana Tușa. Curriculum Vitae". www.cdep.ro (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies (Romania). Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Vitner, Ion (1914–1991)". tinread.upit.ro (in Romanian). Biblioteca Centrului Universitar Pitești. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  17. ^ Pena, Cătălin (December 21, 2019). "Ce a făcut înainte de Revoluție Gelu Voican Voiculescu bătut pe 21 decembrie 2019 în Piața Universității" (in Romanian). Evenimentul Istoric. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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  • Front entrance, on Calea Dorobanți
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