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{{Infobox university
| name              = Ġ.F. Abela Junior College
| image             = Ġ.F. Abela Junior College logo.png
| image_upright     =
| type              = Public
| established       = {{start date and age|1995|10|1|df=yes}}
| founder           =
| parent            = [[University of Malta]]
| principal         = Paul Xuereb
| academic_staff    =
| administrative_staff =
| students          = {{circa}} 2000<ref name="um-facts-figures">{{cite web |title=Facts and figures |url=https://www.um.edu.mt/about/facts |website=University of Malta |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829135621/https://www.um.edu.mt/about/facts |archivedate=29 August 2020}}</ref>
| city              = [[Msida]]
| country           = [[Malta]]
| coordinates       = {{coordinates|35|53|33.6|N|14|29|20.4|E|display=inline, title}}
| campus            = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| language          =
| website           = {{URL|https://www.jc.um.edu.mt/}}
}}
'''Ġ.F. Abela Junior College''', commonly known as the '''Junior College''' (JC), is a [[further education]] [[Sixth form college|college]] in [[Msida]], [[Malta]], which prepares students for the [[Matriculation Certificate (Malta)|Matriculation Certificate]]. It was established in 1995 by the [[University of Malta]]. It is named after the 17th-century Maltese historian [[Giovanni Francesco Abela]].
Students may choose from a range of subjects and must take two subjects at Advanced Level, three at Intermediate Level, as well as Systems of Knowledge. Since the college forms part of the University of Malta, students are able to become familiar with the university campus. College and university students collaborate on cultural projects such as concerts, drama, sport, student exchanges, debates and seminars.
[[File:Pietà Malta Buildings 06.jpg|thumb|The Junior College building in 2017]]
The Junior College is housed in a [[Modernist architecture|Modernist]] building which was constructed between 1962 and 1966 as the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology to designs of [[Victor Anastasi]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Muscat|first1=Mark Geoffrey|title=Maltese Architecture 1900–1970: Progress and Innovations|date=2016|publisher=Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti|location=[[Valletta]]|isbn=9789990932065|pages=101–102|chapter=Post-War Manifestations}}</ref>
==College Board==
The college is governed by a board composed of:
* The rector of the University of Malta, or his delegate as chairman
* The principal
* The vice principal
* The five area co-ordinators
* Two members representing the academic staff
* Two members representing the students
* Two members appointed by the Minister of Education
* Three members appointed by the Senate of the university from the Humanities area, the Sciences area and a student representative on Senate
* The chairman of the MATSEC Board.
* The secretary
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[[Category:Schools in Malta]]
[[Category:Msida]]
[[Category:Modernist architecture in Malta]]
[[Category:School buildings completed in 1966]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Malta]]
[[Category:University of Malta]]