OUR SCHOOL

History of Yalova High School

The first secondary school in Yalova started education in 1948. After the students graduated from here, they had to go to Heybeli Island to continue their high school's education. This situation caused some problems on students and families. This problem caused to open a new school. A company was started with this aim.

The Yalova High School started education as secondary and high school with people's support.

At that year, nearly 400-500 students had education and fifteen teachers were on duty here.

A short time later, this building didn't remove the necessities. So, a big part of the secondary school's classes continued the education at Yusuf Ziya School Building in 1971 and at Hamdi Girgin Primary School between 1973 and 1977.

In 1977, the students was put to new building which one known A Block. Later, the secondary school was closed. Since that day, Yalova High School continued education works at A and B blocks. Yalova High School Building was built on 16,5 land measure area. 13 land measure of this area is garden and 3,5 land measure is school's building.

Today at forty three sections, there are more than 2300 studens and having two parts education and nearly there are 110 teachers and one employee, 4 servants have on duty.

There is a Foreign Language High School. Success of this school was ninety percent in 1997-1998. Nearly every year. The students have success in OSYM examination (university entrence exam) and announce Yalova High School's name to Turkey.

Departments of Our School

Education goes on under different subjects in various department of the school. There are science, social science, language, sports and arts classes in our school.

GROUND FLOOR

Laboratories :

We have three laboratories. They are chemistry, biologhy and physics. There are some lesson equipments here. Students use them when they are in physic, chemistry biologhy lessons. Also students use them when they need.

Music room :

We have music lessons here. It's on the ground floor. There are some music instruments.

FIRST FLOOR:

There are 8 classes, two toilets for girls and boys and teachers' room, a map rom, store, head master's room. Two head master's assistant's room, servant's room and record room.

SECOND FLOOR:

There are 8 classes, two toilets, computer laboratory, library, guidance room, photocopy room, head master's assistant's room.

Library:

It's name is Cici Anne Library. Ther are a lot of books.You can find a lot of information here. If you want to borrow a book from here.you must become member of this library. It is at the second floor and A block.

Guidance room:

It is at the second floor and you can go here if you have got problems and you can tell your problems to guidance teachers.

THIRD FLOOR:

There are 9 classes, two toilets, English Teachers' room and head master's assistant's room.

ALSO:

There are two canteens, a sports hall with boy's and girl's changing rooms and shovers, a conference room with a computer system, a video room, map room, art room, visitors vaiting room, five teachers room and a computer room with internet connection.

YALOVA CITY

Yalova used to be a district of Istanbul until some years ago and than became a province itself having 100.000 inhabitants approximately and is a beautiful city in the Marmara region of Anatolia with green plateaus, agricultural areas and spas. Yalova hot springs are located to the south of the Sea of Marmara , 11 km southwest of the town of Yalova in a wonderfully green setting. There is a good road between Istanbul - Yalova and Bursa - Yalova and car and passenger ferries have a regular schedule between Istanbul - Yalova (50 minutes journey).
 

Hot Springs

The Yalova hot springs have a natural water outlet, flowing at a rate of 15 liters per second with the potential capacity of 1,651 person/day/bath and 1651 beds on the basis of 600 liters per person l day l bath.

The hot springs have a composition of sodium chloride, calcium sulfate and fluoride. With a temperature of 57 to 60 C, 7.3 to 7.6 PH, and 1,435 mg/lt total mineral content, the waters are suitable for both bathing and drinking. Yalova hot springs are known for their therapeutic qualities, especially for rheumatic diseases, digestive maladies, neurological and urological disorders and metabolic problems.  

Yalova spa incorporates open and covered pools, baths, offers massage, underwater massage and drinking cures. The spa includes two hotels with a total of 202 beds, a first-class restaurant with typical Turkish meals , cafe , a very attractive park and forest.
 

Earthquake

On 17th August 1999 , at 03:02 AM , a devastating earthquake (7.4 Richter scale) struck the city when people were asleep and killed thousands of citizens leaving more than 50.000 homeless. Izmit , Adapazari , Bursa , Bolu and Istanbul are amongst other provinces damaged by this quake .

Surroundings

Yalova is the Sea of Marmara port for Bursa , the place to embark or debark an Istanbul ferry ( map ). It's also the place you catch a minibus to Iznik ( Nicaea ) or make your way to the early Ottoman town of Sögüt.

Yalova (YAH-loh-vah, pop. 60,000) suffered terribly in the violent earthquake of August 17, 1999 . Many buildings were destroyed and many lives lost. If you see a lot of new buildings, that's why.

The dock for passenger ferries to and from Istanbul 's Yenikapi Ferry Terminal is right in the center of town. The dock for car ferries (hizli feribot) to the same place is a 10-minute walk eastward. See Sea of Marmara ferries for details. Both boats take about an hour to make the voyage between Yalova and Istanbul .

(There are also older, traditional ferries which are much slower (2.5 hours), but very pleasant because you can sit outside on deck . If you're in no hurry, try it. It's even cheaper!)

Minibuses depart from near the passenger ferry dock about every half hour to take people to Iznik and Bursa .

The thermal spa of Termal , in use since Roman times (at least) is 12 km (8 miles) southwest of Yalova. Get there by minibus and taxi .

Distances & Travel Times

Bandirma: 170 km (106 miles) W, 2.75 hours.

Bursa: 55 km (34 miles) S, 45 minutes.

Çanakkale: 365 km (227 miles) W, 6 hours.

Istanbul: 1 hour N by catamaran or car ferry.

Iznik (Nicaea): 60 km (37 miles) SE, 1 hour.

Sögüt: 132 km (82 miles) SE, 2.5 hours.