Menntaskóli

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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.

• 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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