Läroverket för gossar och flickor was founded in 1883 by Professor
Fridolf Gustafsson,
assessor Uno Kurtén and assisting professorin
Georg Asp. Läroverket för gossar och flickor offered nine educational levels, and from 1889 the students could complete the
matriculation examination and thereby qualify for entry into
university. The school therefore broke new ground, since this opened the door for girls to graduate and continue their studies at a university. The school followed a
curriculum with special emphasis until the
Russification of Finland (1899–1905) when all school curricula were aligned. The school operated at various addresses in central Helsinki until 1895, when it moved in to its own building at
Korkeavuorenkatu 23, where the
Design Museum is now located. In 1973, Läroverket för gossar och flickor merged with
Laguska skolan and formed
Minervaskolan. In 1975, the new school was merged with
Tölö Svenska samskola (Zillen) and closed two years later when the Finnish school system was reformed in 1977. The pupils were moved to
Lönnbäckska skolan and
Lönnbäckska gymnasiet. == Famous alumni ==