Saint Sava National College

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Saint Sava National College Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava
Address
Strada General H. M. Berthelot no. 23 Bucharest, Sector 1 , 010168 Romania
Coordinates	44°26′27.6″N 26°05′28″E / 44.441000°N 26.09111°E / 44.441000; 26.09111
Information
Type	Public High School
Established	1864
Status	Open
Grades	9 to 12
Gender	Coeducational
Age range	14–19
Enrolment	c. 1000
Average class size	30
Language	Romanian
Hours in school day	5–7
Campus type	Urban
Nickname	CNSS
Website	licsfsava.ro

The Saint Sava National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național Sfântul Sava), Bucharest, named after Sabbas the Sanctified, is the oldest and one of the most prestigious high schools in Romania.^[1] It was founded in 1694, under the name of the Royal Academy of Bucharest.

The College is the direct descendant of the Princely Academy of Saint Sava, which was divided in 1864 by Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza into the University of Bucharest and the present high school. During the Communist era, its name was changed to Nicolae Bălcescu High School.

The name of the College comes from the Monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified in Bucharest, in which it has been founded. To this day, it celebrates its birthday on 5 December.