The Øregård Gymnasium is a gymnasium in the Hellerup district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The neoclassical main building from 1924 is listed.
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History
Øregård Gymnasium was founded in 1903 by V. Plockross under the name Plockross' Skole. The building was located at Duntzfelts Allé 8. It received its current name when Gentofte Municipality took over the school in 1919. The current main building on Gersonsvej was inaugurated in 1924. It was designed by G. B. Hagen and Edvard Thomsen. Gehrdt Bornebusch undertook a renovation of the building in 1977–80. The building was listed in 1995.
Principals
1903-1910: V. Plockross
1910-1912: Paul Branth
1912-1927: Jens M. Krarup
1927-1950: Herluf Møller
1950-1972: Paul Rubinstein
1972-1986: Tage Bülow-Hansen
1986-2000: Lis Holck
2001- : Pia Nyring
Notable students
1924: Aksel Schiøtz, tenor
1930: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, businessman
1958: Gregers Algreen-Ussing, architect
1985: Thomas Rathsack, former member of jægerkorpset and author
1986: Frederik X, King of Denmark
1986: Prince Joachim of Denmark
1987: Lykke Friis, politician
(2026): Isabella of Denmark, princess