Alavi School

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Alavi Institute (Template:Langx) is an Islamic high school in Tehran, Iran.

History

In 1955, against the backdrop of despair and pessimism of the Great Depression in Iran, Ali Asghar Karbaschian who known as Allameh[1] founded the Alavi Institute as an Islamic high school in Tehran, the capital of Iran. In 1957 new students entered classes on an old house which was bought for about $15000 and remodeled. The school was accredited by the Ministry of Education, and beside academic subjects, taught Islamic matters.Template:Fact

Allameh was a scholar in the city of Qom.Template:Fact He left preaching activities and came to Tehran and established the institute in the name of Imam Ali, the first Imam of the Shi'as.Template:Fact

Admissions

Alavi High school is difficult to gain admission to. About 70-80% of the 9th grade class are students that completed education in Alavi's primary and middle schools. The school's admissions process includes an examination and then an interview.Template:Fact

70-80 students are selected for the 9th grade to form that year's class; these students are then grouped into three classes. The 9th grade class continues to 12th grade and the students are mixed and re-grouped every year.Template:Fact

Reputation

Several students from Alavi high school have been awarded medals at international math and science olympiads.Template:Fact

Education

Alavi High School teaches its students three majors which are Math and Physics, Natural Sciences, and Humanities.Template:Fact

Alumni

Staff

Hossein Karbaschin, son of Allameh, is the principal of the school as of 2007.

See also

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