Jan Neruda Grammar School, Secondary education building in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic
Gymnázium Jana Nerudy is a public six-year grammar school on Hellichova Street in Malá Strana, Prague. Its building was designed by Josef Srdínek and erected on the site of the former palace of Count Mirbach; the school moved in in 1876. The building is barrier-free. Pupils follow either a general six-year course or a bilingual Czech-French course, and from the third year selected subjects such as history, geography, chemistry, physics and mathematics are taught in French.
The school was founded in 1865 as Malostranské gymnázium and relocated to its present building in 1876. It later took the name of Czech writer Jan Neruda.
The school has run a drama group since 1948 and a music and singing ensemble since 1967. Students organise the annual lecture event NeruDny, and the Malostranská akademie is a recent educational tradition. The school has been a UNESCO associated school since 1978.
Visitors can view the building from outside and explore its architecture while walking through the historic Malá Strana area. The location on a busy street makes it easy to find when exploring the neighborhood.
The institution ranks as the second-best secondary school and the first among public schools in the Czech Republic based on Maturita examination results.
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