page_title: Žilina
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Žilina / Education
caption_attribution_description: Former building of Faculty of Nature Science in Žilina This media shows the protected monument with the number 511-1438/0 (other) in the Slovak Republic.
context_page_description: Žilina is a city in north-western Slovakia, around 200 kilometres from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000, an important industrial center, the largest city on the Váh river, and the seat of a kraj and of an okres. It belongs to the Upper Váh region of tourism.
context_section_description: The city is home to the University of Žilina, which has seven faculties and 12,402 students, including 625 doctoral students.
  There are 18 public primary schools, one private primary school, and three church primary schools. Overall, they enroll 7,484 pupils. The city's system of secondary education (some middle schools and all high schools) consists of eight gymnasia with 3,514 students, ten specialized high schools with 3,696 students, and nine vocational schools with 4,870 students.
caption: former building of Žilina University - Faculty of Nature Science
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