Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Social Sciences High School

Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Social Sciences High School is a secondary education institution located in the İlkadım district of Samsun, specializing in social sciences and literature. The school operates under the authority of the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye with a status equivalent to science high schools, aiming to prepare gifted students for higher education in social fields.^【1】

^{School Dormitory} (Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi)

Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Social Sciences High School was established on 09.05.2005 and began its operations in the 2005-2006 academic year.

From its founding until 2019, the institution operated in the historic building of the former Çinekliyon Greek High School in central Samsun, a structure with a 136-year history. On 09.09.2019, it relocated to its modern campus in Kıran Neighborhood, İlkadım district.^【2】

The school is a public high school under the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye. Its institutional governance processes are conducted within the framework of the Ministry’s strategic plans and regulations for secondary education institutions. The school has a strategic plan covering the 2024-2028 period and maintains a "sister school" partnership with Muğla Menteşe Social Sciences High School.^【3】

The duration of education at the institution is five years in total, including one preparatory year (Preparatory + 4). Instruction is conducted on a full-day basis, with class hours running from 08:30 to 15:30. The primary foreign language instruction is provided in English and German. The school’s educational infrastructure is supported by fiber-optic internet connectivity under the Fatih Project. The curriculum is designed to guide students toward advanced research in social sciences and literature, enabling them to engage with scientific, cultural, and technological developments.^【4】

^{School Cafeteria} (Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi)

Student admissions are conducted based on scores from the centralized examination system. The annual student quota is set at 90 students. According to 2023 data, the school’s minimum admission score was 427.46 (10.49th percentile), and the maximum score was 458.97 (4.94th percentile). In 2022, the minimum admission score was 440.53 (8.22nd percentile).^【5】

The school campus is located at 95. Sokak No:1, Kıran Neighborhood, İlkadım/Samsun. The physical facilities include 16 classrooms, one information technology classroom, one music classroom, one art classroom, and one workshop/laboratory. Social facilities comprise one multipurpose hall, a cafeteria, a medical center, and a library with a capacity of 5,026 books. Additionally, a two-wing dormitory building within the campus provides accommodation for students from distant regions.^【6】

The academic staff consists of 38 teachers. The administrative structure is managed by a leadership team comprising the principal and vice principals. The personnel structure is organized in accordance with the Ministry of National Education’s standard staffing regulations.^【7】

A total of 321 students are currently enrolled. The student profile consists of individuals with high academic achievement and a strong interest in social sciences. As of 2023, the school’s examination success rate was 100 percent, and the percentage of students placed into higher education programs through centralized exams was 80.00 percent.^【8】

^{Outdoor Sports Area} (Samsun İbrahim Tanrıverdi Sosyal Bilimler Lisesi)

The school maintains active sports teams in men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, men’s table tennis, futsal, wrestling, fencing, mountaineering, and chess. Culturally, active groups include theater, debate, and music clubs.

Among the school’s achievements are first place in the Oxford Big Read Turkey competition, the Black Sea regional championship in the Ministry of Youth and Sports Debate League, and first place in the Black Sea region for the music event "Our Folk Songs with Their Stories." The school also secured third place in the Black Sea region in theater competitions.^【9】

The school actively participates in TÜBİTAK projects (4006, 2204, 4007) and TEKNOFEST initiatives. At the international level, student and teacher mobility programs are conducted under the Erasmus+ program in Strasbourg, France.

e-Twinning and KA2 projects such as "International Culture and Tradition," "Entrepreneurship (EN4SE) KA2," "Innovation Without Boundaries," "If I Were a Book," and "Water Agents" have been implemented. At the local level, academic projects including "Anadolu Mektebi," "I Read-I Write," and "Values of My Homeland" are carried out.^【10】