Gamča

Gamča
Address
Grösslingová 18, 811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public
Founded	1626 (1626)
Founder	Bratislavský samosprávny kraj
Headmistress	Viera Babišová
Faculty	appr. 40
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	appr. 600
Language	Slovak
Color(s)	Blue and Ochre
Website	www.gamca.sk

Gamča (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈɡamtʃa]), today officially Gymnázium, Grösslingová 18, Bratislava, is a public coeducational gymnasium located in Bratislava, Slovakia. It educates round 600 pupils in 8-year long and 4-year long programs leading to Maturita. It was founded in 1626 by the Cardinal Petrus Pazmanus as Collegium Posoniense.

Gamča's focus on mathematics, natural sciences and computer sciences brought 56 of its students to successfully represent Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) at the International Mathematical Olympiad, 26 students at the International Physics Olympiad and 14 at the International Olympiad in Informatics in the past 35 years.

Since 1988, the school's popular "olympic games" OH Gamča are held annually.

History

Cardinal Archbishop of Esztergom Petrus Pazmanus founded Collegium Posoniense on September 11, 1626, with the approval of the 6th Jesuit Superior General Mutio Vitelleschi and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Building

Current building was designed by Ödön Lechner and built in 1906-08. Few years later its "chapel", today known as Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava), was added. The school building was completely renovated in 2008-10.

OH Gamča

Olympijské hry Gamča (Gamča's Olympic Games) are held from September to December every year since 1988, when inspired by the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul the first games were organized to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Czechoslovakia. During the games, classes (i.e. ~30 students, ~4 classes in every year) are competing against each other in sport, art, academic and "unconventional" disciplines to win the overall title. Every games have their official name/mascot, which traditionally includes letters O and H. The latest OH Gamča held in school year 2015/16 were officially called OH Chaos 2015.

Notable alumni

Both current students and alumni are called Gamčáci (m) and Gamčáčky (f).

• Philipp Lenard (1862 - 1947) - Physicist and Nobel Prize Laureate
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) - Composer and pianist
• Gustáv Husák (1913 - 1991) - Former President of Czechoslovakia
• Ján Vilček (b. 1933) - Biomedical scientist, educator, inventor and philanthropist
• Milan Lasica (b. 1940) - Playwright, director, actor and singer
• Daniel Lipšic (b. 1973) - Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior of Slovakia

External links

• Gamča
• OH Chaos 2015