Tallinn English College () is a coeducational general education school in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

with in-depth education in English. It has elementary, middle, and senior levels with students 7 to 18 years old.

History

The history of the college starts in 1940, when Tallinn Secondary School No. 7 was created by merging

Tallinn French School Tallinn French School or Tallinn French Lyceum (), is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia. It offers Education in Estonia#Basic Comprehensive education, primary (years 1-9) and Education in Estonia#Secondary educat ...

and

Jakob Westholm Grammar School Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Awa ...

. The school was located in the building on Hariduse Street erected for the French Lyceum in 1937. Its name returned to Jakob Westholm Grammar School in 1941 under the German occupation authorities, but its original name was lost again in 1944 when the Soviet occupation was restored. The students had to survive more mergers with other schools. Finally the college became one of the few elite schools specializing in English in Soviet-occupied Estonia. In 1996, the school was renamed Tallinn English College and moved to its current location on Estonia Puiestee in the heart of Tallinn.

Notable alumni

Yoko Alender Yoko Alender (born 13 June 1979) is an Estonian architect and politician, member of the XIII, XIV and XV Riigikogu, publisher, educator. Yoko Alender is standing as a candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament elections on the Reform Party ...

, architect * Kristo Käärmann, co-founder of Wise *

Kaja Kallas Kaja Kallas (; born 18 June 1977) is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the ...

, Prime Minister of Estonia * Maret Kernumees, artist * Jüri Krjukov, actor * Anu Lamp, actress * Rein Lang, Minister of Culture *

Mihkel Raud Mihkel Raud (born 18 January 1969) is an Estonian writer, music artist, actor, and a former member of the Estonian parliament. He is best known for his book ''Musta pori näkku'' and as a former host of an Estonian talk show on TV3. Person ...

, singer, guitarist and journalist * Riina Sildos, film producer * Meeli Sööt, actress

References

External links

* Schools in Tallinn Educational institutions established in 1940 1940 establishments in Estonia {{Tallinn-stub