The IX Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" () is a gymnasium located in New Belgrade, Serbia, established in 1961, and named after the Serbian mathematician Mihailo Petrović-Alas. Public reputation The school has a reputation of being very academically demanding, with high entry standards: for example, in 2005, an applicant needed a score of at least 96 out of 100 points on the Serbian High school examination to enroll in the school, the highest score of any high school in Belgrade that year. The school has earned an excellent reputation over many decades and has been called a philosophical school since Đinđić's schooldays because of its liberal-humanistic atmosphere. Complete reconstruction of the gymnasium was announced in 2021. Notable alumni Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia 2001-2003 Dragan Đilas, Mayor of Belgrade Čedomir Jovanović, Serbian politician; started his high-school career in the IXth gymnasium, but then transferred to Treća ekonomska school Verica Rakocević, fashion designer Igor Rakočević, basketball player Vanja Bulić, journalist Marica Josimčević, writer Neda Arnerić, actress Ivana Maksimović, sport shooter Stefan Arsenijević, Film director Saša M.Savić, Artist Mihajlo Veruović Voyage, rapper and actor Gallery See also Gymnasium (school) New Belgrade The Zemun Gymnasium References Education in Belgrade Educational institutions established in 1961 Gymnasiums in Belgrade New Belgrade 1961 establishments in Yugoslavia