Söderportgymnasiet

Söderportgymnasiet, an upper secondary school, was opened in 1875 in order to accommodate the increasing number of students in Kristianstad.

[1] The school was built on a site previously occupied by the southern gate of the city walls, hence the current name Söderportgymnasiet.

[2] In 1878 the school was named Högre allmänna läroverket, and in 1968 renamed Söderportskolan in connection with a nationwide reform.

In 1907 two girls graduated from the school, albeit as external candidates, and in 1923 it became fully co-educational.

[2] Today the school has 1100 students, of which about 50 are in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which started there in 2000.