The Akureyri Junior College (Icelandic: Menntaskólinn á Akureyri [ˈmɛn̥taˌskouːlɪn au ˈaːkʏrˌeiːrɪ], regionally also [ˈmɛntʰa-, ˈaːkʰʏr-]; Latin: Schola Akureyrensis) is an Icelandic gymnasium (academic secondary school).
[2] The Menntaskólinn á Akureyri traces its roots to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130.
The building in Möðruvellir burnt down in 1902 and the school was moved to Akureyri, where it is currently located.
The Junior College's headmaster is Jón Már Héðinsson.
Tryggvi Gíslason (born 11 June 1938) was headmaster of Akureyri Junior College from 1973 to 2003.