High school “Antun Matijašević Karamaneo”

In order to stop the erosion of the population on island Vis, on September 14th1975, the community high school started working. After changing few names, since 1992 it has been named after the local priest, a doctor of law, a historian and a writer Antun Matijašević Karamaneo who is responsible for the educational bloom on Vis at the beginning of the 18th century. During its existence, the school has changed occupations and professions to the needs of the island, the wishes of the students and their parents, but also respecting the possibilities that The Ministry of Science and Education provided. The last few years the school has been oriented towards the Gymnasium programme and the Catering and Tourism sectors. Since 2013, as a part of extracurricular activities of the school, the student group “Bravura” has been acting to develop the entrepreneurial spirit of the students through cherishing the island heritage.