64-659: Royal High School may refer to: United Kingdom [ edit ] Royal High School, Edinburgh , Scotland Royal High School, Bath , England United States [ edit ] Royal High School (California) , Simi Valley, California Royal High School (Texas) , Brookshire, Texas Royal High School (Washington) , Royal City, Washington Royal Valley High School , Hoyt, Kansas Royal Palm Beach High School , Royal Palm Beach, Florida See also [ edit ] Royal School (disambiguation) Royal Grammar School (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
128-516: A Latin education for the sons of landed and burgess families, many of whom pursued careers in the church. In 1505 the school was described as a high school , the first recorded use of this term in either Scotland or England . In 1566, following the Reformation , Mary, Queen of Scots , transferred the school from the control of Holyrood Abbey to the Town Council of Edinburgh . James Lawson
192-494: A co-educational state comprehensive . The school's premises underwent extensive refurbishment between 2001 and 2003, funded by a £10 million public-private partnership project with Amey plc . The most recent report was February 2023. Education Scotland found "very high standard of attainment for all young people", "Young people have a very strong understanding of diversity and equality," and "exceptional contribution of young people to bringing about positive changes to
256-513: A castle triple towered and embattled argent, masoned of the first, windows and doors open gules set upon a rock proper. Above the shield is placed a helmet befitting its degree with a mantling sable doubled argent and in a scroll over the same this motto Musis Respublica Floret (The State Flourishes with the Muses).' The W.C.A. Ross memorial crest displaying the school arms was unveiled at the main entrance at Barnton in 1973. The Royal High School song
320-1818: A chantry school 1476, re-founded 1553) Magdalen College School, Oxford , England (1480) Galatasaray High School , Istanbul, Turkey (1481) Skegness Grammar School , England (1483) Stockport Grammar School , England (1487) Ermysted's Grammar School , England (1492) (first record of existence) King Edward VI School, Lichfield , England (1495) Loughborough Grammar School , England (1495) The Prebendal School , England (1497) Queen Elizabeth's School, Wimborne Minster , England (1497) Alcester Grammar School , England (1498) Sixteenth century [ edit ] King's School, Macclesfield , England, (1502) Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn , England (1509) Royal Grammar School, Guildford , England (1509) St Paul's School, London , England (1509) Giggleswick School , England (1512) Lewes Old Grammar School , England (1512) Wolverhampton Grammar School , England (1512) Nottingham High School , England (1513) Pocklington Grammar School , England (1514) Manchester Grammar School , England (1515) Gillingham School, Dorset , England (1516) Bolton School , England (1516) (exact year of foundation unknown, but first mentioned in 1516) Cranbrook School, Kent , England (1518) King's School, Bruton , England (1519) Lessing-Gymnasium, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1519) Sedbergh School , England (1525) Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne , England (1525) Boteler Grammar School , Warrington, England (1526) Bishop Vesey's Grammar School , England (1527) Hermann-Tast-Schule , Germany (1527) Bingley Grammar School , West Yorkshire, England (1529) Magnus Grammar School , England (1531) Bristol Grammar School , England (1532) Nicolas Gibson Free School now
384-735: A formal subject and swimming (1885), music (1908), and history (1909). In 1866 classical masters were confined to teaching Latin and Greek. A modern and commercial course was introduced in 1873. A school choir was instituted in 1895. Through the centuries, the school has been located at many sites throughout the city, including the Vennel of the Church of St. Mary in the Fields (c. 1503 – c. 1516); Kirk o' Field Wynd (c. 1516–1555); Cardinal Beaton's House in Blackfriars Wynd (1555–1569);
448-487: A history of almost 900 years. Historians associate its birth with the flowering of the 12th century renaissance . It first enters the historical record as the seminary of Holyrood Abbey , founded for Alwin and the Augustinian canons by David I in 1128. The Grammar School of the Church of Edinburgh , as it was known by the time Adam de Camis was rector in 1378, grew into a church -run burgh institution providing
512-399: A plain white shirt, school tie, black blazer with crest, black trousers and black polished shoes. The school blazer is a compulsory part of the uniform and children are allowed to wear other jackets as long as they are not worn inside the building. A black and white striped tie is standard for the lower years; a plain black tie denotes a Sixth Year. The school badge features the school motto and
576-425: A pupil from 1779 to 1783, reminisces wistfully about the bicker, or traditional mass brawl, humorously likened to a Homeric battle, fought in the streets of Edinburgh between pupils from different social classes. A school ballad, The Woeful Slaying of Bailie Macmoran , was founded on a school siege of 1595 known as the great barring-out . This turbulent history continues to inspire new work. Gentlemen’s Bairns
640-498: Is Vivas Schola Regia , written in 1895. That Act of Council in 1851, which freed our Saturdays, should be held in high esteem by all our athletes, for it is the Magna Carta of our Cricket and Football Clubs. It rendered possible the formation of a cricket club in 1861, to be followed seven years later by a football club. The Royal High School had many sporting clubs which have mainly been disbanded. The RHS Cricket Club
704-1048: Is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( December 2023 ) Sixth century [ edit ] The King's School, Canterbury , England (597) Seventh century [ edit ] King's School, Rochester , England (604) St Peter's School, York , England (627) Thetford Grammar School , England (631), first conclusive evidence (1114) Royal Grammar School Worcester , England (685), first conclusive evidence (1291) Beverley Grammar School , (contested) oldest Grammar School in England (700) Eighth century [ edit ] Sherborne School , England (705) Willibald-Gymnasium [ de ] , Eichstätt , Germany (c. 740), founded by Willibald Fulda monastery school , Fulda, Germany (748), founded by Sturmi Gymnasium Paulinum , Germany (797) Gymnasium Theodorianum , Germany (799) Ninth century [ edit ] Gymnasium Carolinum , Osnabrück , Germany (804), founded by Charles
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#1732851910369768-530: Is a play by C. S. Lincoln which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006. It dramatises the fatal shooting during the siege of a chief magistrate , John Macmoran , by a pupil, William Sinclair, a grandson of the Earl of Caithness . This incident is also taught as part of first year History curriculum. List of the oldest schools in the world (Redirected from List of
832-506: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Royal High School, Edinburgh The Royal High School ( RHS ) of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council . The school was founded in 1128 and is one of the oldest schools in Scotland. It serves around 1,400 pupils drawn from four feeder primaries in
896-895: Is earliest record but the foundation may be much earlier (7thC) but continuity is uncertain. Doncaster Grammar School / Hall Cross School , England (1350) Beauchamp College , England (1359) Sint Maartensschool (name later changed into Praedinius Gymnasium ), The Netherlands (1375) Prince Henry's High School , England (c1376) Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarnevelt [ nl ] , Amersfoort , The Netherlands (1376) New College School , England (1379) Wisbech Grammar School , Wisbech, England (1379) Knox Academy , Scotland (1379) Samuel von Brukenthal National College , Sibiu, Romania (1380) - originally part of Hungary Winchester College , Winchester, England (1382) Hereford Cathedral School , Hereford, England (1384) Katharine Lady Berkeley's School , Wotton-under-Edge, England (1384) Stedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem ,
960-968: Is estimated mid 13th Century) Fourteenth century [ edit ] Stamford School , England (c.1309 but re-endowed 1532) Northallerton School , England (1323) Hanley Castle High School , England (1326) Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School , Horncastle, England (1327) Gymnasium Erasmianum , The Netherlands (1328) Gymnasium Ernestinum [ de ] , Celle, Germany (1328) Gymnasium Laurentianum [ de ] , Warendorf, Germany (1329) The King's School , Grantham, Lincolnshire, England (1329) refounded (1528) Bourne Grammar School Lincolnshire, England (1330) Hull Grammar School , England (1330) King's School Ottery St. Mary , England (1335) Barlaeus Gymnasium , Amsterdam , Netherlands (1342) Bablake School , England (1344) Instituto San Isidro , Spain (1346) St George's School, Windsor Castle , England (1348) Ripon Grammar School , Ripon, North Yorkshire. (1348) Date
1024-537: Is responsible for the overall running and function of the school and plays a role in upholding the school’s values and vision. This is supported by a team of Deputies, and together, the Rector and Deputies form the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The current Rector is Pauline Walker, who assumed the role in 2014. Walker is the second woman to head the school, succeeding Jane Frith, who served from 2009 to 2014. Among
1088-625: The Collegiate Church of St. Giles or St. Mary in the Fields (1569–1578); Blackfriars monastery (1578–1777); High School Yards (1777–1829); the famous Regent Road building on Calton Hill (1829–1968); and Jock's Lodge (1931–1972). The Jock's Lodge site is now the Royal High Primary, and is no longer associated with the secondary school. For many years the school maintained a boarding facility for pupils from outside Edinburgh. The boarders ranged in age from six to eighteen. The House, as it
1152-2698: The Coopers' Company and Coborn School , England (1536) Elizabethan Grammar School now Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College , England (1536) Gazi Husrev-beg medresa [ bs ] , Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1537) Kilkenny College . Ireland (1538) The Crypt School , Gloucester, England (1539) Christ College, Brecon , Wales (1541) The King's School, Peterborough , England (1541) The King's School, Worcester , England (1541) The King's School, Gloucester , England (1541) The King's School, Chester , England (1541) Berkhamsted School , Hertfordshire, England (1541) Northampton School for Boys , Northampton, England (1541) King Henry VIII School , Abergavenny, Wales (1542) Dauntsey's School , Wiltshire, England (1542) Stadtgymnasium Dortmund [ de ] , Dortmund, Germany (1543) Stedelijk gymnasium Nijmegen [ nl ] , Nijmegen , Netherlands (1544) Görres-Gymnasium [ de ] , Düsseldorf, Germany (1545) Christ Church Cathedral School , Oxford, England (1546) St. Patrick's Cathedral Grammar School , Dublin, Ireland (1547) Colyton Grammar School , Colyford, Devon, England (1546) Bradford Grammar School , Bradford, Yorkshire, England (1548) Kirkham Grammar School , England (1549) Maidstone Grammar School , Maidstone, England (1549) King Edward VI School, Bury St Edmunds , England (1550) King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford , Essex, England (1551) Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe , England (1551) Leeds Grammar School , Leeds, England (1552) King Edward's School, Birmingham , England (1552) King Edward's School, Bath England (1552) Shrewsbury School , England (1552) Christ's Hospital , England (1552) Hutton Grammar School , England (1552; endowed 1522) Akademisches Gymnasium (Vienna) , Austria (1553) Tonbridge School , England (1553) King Edward VI School, Southampton , England (1553) Queen Mary's Grammar School , England (1554) Boston Grammar School , England (1555) Ripon Grammar School , England (1555) Laxton Grammar School , England (1556) Hampton School , England (1556) Academic Grammar School [ cs ] , Prague, Czech Republic (1556) Brentwood School , England (1557) Friars School, Bangor , Wales (1557) Tadcaster Grammar School , England (1557) Vasaskolan [ sv ] , Gävle , Sweden (1557) (In 1669 absorbing Stockholms gymnasium [ sv ] , founded in 1640. ) Enfield Grammar School , England (1558) (absorbing and replacing
1216-971: The Enfield chantry-school 1398–1558). Thomas Alleyne's High School , Uttoxeter , England (1558) Repton School , England (1559) Solihull School , England (1560) Leith Academy , Scotland (1560) Westminster Abbey Choir School , England (1560) Kingston Grammar School , England (1561) Colegio Nuestra Señora de Montesión , Spain (1561) St Olave's Grammar School , England (1561) Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood , England (1561) Queen Elizabeth's Academy , England (1561) Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck , Austria (1562) Elizabeth College , Guernsey (1563) Sir Roger Manwood's School , England (1563) Felsted School , England (1564) Herlufsholm Boarding School , Denmark (1565) Highgate School , England (1565) Ashby School , England (1567) Rugby School , England (1567) The Royal School of Dunkeld , Scotland (1567) (Royal Charter granted in
1280-482: The English High School of Boston , in 1821. Learning Greek ceased to be compulsory in 1836, and the time allotted to its study was reduced in 1839 as mathematics became recognised. The curriculum was gradually broadened to include French (1834), after-hours fencing and gymnastics (1843), German (1845), science (1848), drawing (1853), military drill (1865), English (1866), gymnastics as
1344-649: The Scottish National Gallery . The school instituted legal proceedings against the club, but in the end had to make do with a Cruickshank copy of the original, presented in 1864. Today the Royal High School has three flourishing former pupils' clubs in the United Kingdom. The present Royal High School Club was founded in 1849 under the presidency of Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown . The first annual report, dated July 1850, contains
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#17328519103691408-506: The classical tradition exerted a profound influence on the school culture and the Scottish Enlightenment . The Romantic era at the turn of the 19th century was for Scotland a golden age of literature , winning the Royal High School an international reputation and an influx of foreign students, among them French princes. The historian William Ross notes: " Walter Scott stood head and shoulders above his literary contemporaries;
1472-569: The shield of the city arms , and antedate the Act of Parliament on the subject in 1672. Their simple early form can be seen on a carved stone formerly set above the principal entrance to the school at Blackfriars in 1578. The pediment from the 1578 building was incorporated into the Regent Road building in 1897. The present design was matriculated by the Lord Lyon in 1920. The description reads: 'Sable,
1536-613: The 1860s, was revived and reopened in 1871 in an impressive new building in Erleigh Road, of which Alfred Waterhouse was the architect. The Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone in 1870 ^ "Un peu d'histoire" . www.ism-lapro.fr . Retrieved 29 April 2018 . ^ Hitorien Archived 29 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine The schools official homepage (in Danish) ^ Cathcart, Rex (1994). "In
1600-507: The First XI and XV by training pupils of every level of ability. The competitive scheme proved popular with pupils and teachers and has since been expanded to encompass a wide variety of games , sports and other extracurricular activities, held throughout the year. Nation badges were introduced in 1928. Today the nations compete for the Crichton Cup. This was first presented as a trophy for
1664-1024: The Great ( Charlemagne ) Domgymnasium Hildesheim [ de ] , Hildesheim , Germany (c. 815), founded by Louis the Pious Stiftsgymnasium Xanten [ de ] , Xanten , Germany (exact founding date not clear) Tenth century [ edit ] Wells Cathedral School , England (c.909) Warwick School , England (914) St Albans School, Hertfordshire , England (948) The Minster School, Southwell , England (c. 956) King's Ely , England (970) Benedictine High School of Pannonhalma , Hungary (996) , founded by Grand Prince Géza of Hungary Eleventh century [ edit ] Roskilde Cathedral School , Denmark (c. 1020) Suzhou High School , China (1035) Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík , Iceland (1056) Viborg Katedralskole , Denmark (c.1060) Katedralskolan, Lund , Sweden (1085) , originally part of Denmark, despite
1728-565: The King's School, Canterbury" . www.kings-school.co.uk . Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. ^ "The History of King's Rochester" . kings-rochester.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011 . Retrieved 13 November 2010 . ^ Mortimore, M.J.A. (1999), Bridlington School: A History , Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire: Alan Twiddle Publishing, p. 13, ISBN 1-902508-03-3 ^ "The School" . thetgram.norfolk.sch.uk. Archived from
1792-1489: The Netherlands (1389) Halepaghen Grammar School , Germany (1390) Penistone Grammar School , Penistone, England (1392) Gymnasium Haganum , The Netherlands (1394) Cathedral School of Vilnius , Lithuania (founded before 1397) Ipswich School , Suffolk, England (1399) (first record of existence) Chorister School , Durham, England (c.1400) Fifteenth century [ edit ] Latin School, Malmö [ sv ] , Sweden (1406) Oswestry School , England (1407) Durham School , England (1414) (possibly 635) Aberdeen Grammar School , Scotland (1418) (possibly 1257) Royal Latin School , England (1423) Brechin High School , Scotland (1429) Sponne School , England (1430) St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir School , Dublin, Ireland (1432) Sevenoaks School , England (1432) Eton College , England (1440) Chipping Campden School , England (c1440) King's College School, Cambridge , England (1441) City of London School , England (1442) Adams' Grammar School , England (1442) Bridlington School , England (1447) Dreikönigsgymnasium , Cologne, Germany (1450) Phanar Greek Orthodox College , Istanbul, Turkey (1454) St. Bartholomew's School , England (1466) Dunfermline High School , Scotland (1468) Bromsgrove School (record of
1856-627: The Royal High School's appearances in literature are the stories related in the Gentleman's Magazine , Walter Scott 's Autobiography , Lord Cockburn's Memorials , Captain Basil Hall's Log Book of a Midshipman , George Borrow 's Lavengro , George M'Crie 's 1866 poem The Old High School , and William Boyd 's The New Confessions . The most celebrated of all is the 'Green-Breeks' episode in Scott's novel, Waverley , Appendix III (1814). The author,
1920-665: The Shadow of St. Patrick's" . Dublin Historical Record . 47 (1): 71–76. ISSN 0012-6861 . JSTOR 30101058 . ^ Mortimore 1999 , pp. 15–17. ^ British Towns and Cities: Lewes , History Today (Volume 1 Issue 11 November 1951). Retrieved: 26 November 2016. ^ "History & Archive | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School" . www.cooperscoborn.org.uk . Retrieved 18 June 2017 . ^ "O Medresi - JU Gazi Husrev-begova medresa u Sarajevu" . ^ McGuire, Peter. " 'It
1984-649: The UK is the Royal High School Achievers Society. The Royal High School (Canada) Club was formed in Winnipeg in 1914, and after lapsing into inactivity because of the war it was revived in British Columbia in 1939. The Royal High School ( India ) Club was formed in 1925 to help former pupils in the east; it disbanded in 1959. The Royal High School ( Malaya ) Club flourished between the two world wars and
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2048-447: The annual session. This system has evolved over time to include other extracurricular interests, such as drama and music . Conceived as a character-building exercise, the annual games and nations system were intended to foster a team spirit and encourage physical activity among all pupils. Within each nation, masters were appointed to committees to develop Under 15 and Under 13 cricket and rugby teams, and to broaden participation beyond
2112-400: The club classes did little to foster a common school spirit. Thus, even after 1808, when fourteen former pupils of Dr. Alexander Adam banded together as the first High School Club and commissioned Henry Raeburn to paint a portrait of their master as a gift to the school, the old independence resurfaced again, in 1859, when the five surviving members handed over the priceless masterpiece to
2176-522: The curricular integration of European Studies and the International Baccalaureate . The Royal High School was last inspected by Education Scotland in February 2023. Pauline Walker is the current Rector, having taken on the role in 2014. She is the second woman to lead the school, following Jane Frith. The Royal High School is, by one reckoning, the 18th- oldest school in the world , with
2240-450: The embattled triple-towered castle of the school arms. When full colours are awarded to a pupil a new pocket is attached to the blazer with the school emblem embroidered in silver wire with the dates of the present academic year either side of the badge. Pupils wear uniform within school and at official functions where they represent the school. The prefect system was established in 1915. The Royal High School armorial bearings derive from
2304-404: The encouragement of Thomson Whyte, reportedly the first master to take a serious interest in sport at the school. The sporting clubs were formally integrated into the school body when, in 1900, at the request of the club captains, two masters undertook the management of cricket and rugby. The school's annual games date from the early 1860s, following Queen Victoria 's grant of Holyrood Field to
2368-509: The end of the school session in June/July. As the school's main publication of record, it contains future session dates, a staff list, the rector's report, a programme for the commemoration day ceremony, a list of awards, and a report from each subject detailing staffing, academic achievement and general events that went on in that subject in the past academic year. The rector's report was first published in 1846. The school Rector, or Head Teacher,
2432-416: The inter-nation squadron swimming race in 1914 by J. D. Crichton, whose sons were at the school. In 1920 it was transferred to the nation championship in scholarship and athletics combined. Earlier generations of Royal High Scholars had played their own schoolyard game, known as clacken from the wooden bat used by players, and as late as the 1880s 'no High School boy considered his equipment complete unless
2496-685: The last class clubs are immortalised in the school prizes they endowed, such as the Boyd Prize (1857) now awarded to the Dux of Form I, the Macmillan Club Prize (1865), a gold watch now awarded to the Dux in English, and the Carmichael Club Medal (1878), now given to the Dux of Form III. However, because the traditional cohort system was governed by independent masters with separate student followings,
2560-402: The many Danish-Swedish wars continuously operating since it was founded. Salisbury Cathedral School , England (1091) Norwich School , England (1096) Abingdon School , England (1100, endowed 1256, refounded 1563) Twelfth century [ edit ] St Paul's Cathedral School , England (1123) High School of Glasgow , Scotland (pre-1124) Reading School , England (1125 as
2624-452: The memorial porch and brass tablets in the school hall. The upper architrave of the marble Doric portico is inscribed with a phrase from Simonides : ΟΥΔΕ ΤΕΘΝΑΣΙ ΘΑΝΟΝΤΕΣ. They died but are not dead. The Royal High School clubs of the 18th and early 19th centuries were class clubs, formed by cohorts of old boys who had studied for four years under one master before being taken under the rector's wing in their fifth. The names of some of
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2688-1525: The name of King James VI of Scotland) Richmond School , England (1568) Bury Grammar School , England (1570) St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School , England (1571) Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet , England (1573) Pate's Grammar School , England (1574) Dartford Grammar School , England (1576) Sutton Valence School , England (1576) Paisley Grammar School , Scotland (1577) The Thomas Hardye School England (1579) Vilnius University , Lithuania (1579) Kirkcudbright Academy (earliest record of existence 1582) St. Bees School , England (1583) Pontificio Collegio Gallio [ it ] , Como, Italy (1583) Oakham School , England (1584) Uppingham School , England (1584) Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne , England (1585) Queen Elizabeth's Hospital , England (1586) Spalding Grammar School , England (1588) Joyce Frankland Academy , England (1588) (formerly Newport Free Grammar School) Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield , England (1591) Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale , England (1591) Stonyhurst College , England (1593) Emanuel School , England (1594) Ratsgymnasium Osnabrück [ de ] , Germany (1595) Whitgift School , England (1596) Aldenham School , England (1597) Aylesbury Grammar School , England (1598) Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham , England (1599) See also [ edit ] List of oldest institutions in continuous operation List of
2752-549: The north-west of the city: Blackhall primary school , Clermiston primary school , Cramond and Davidson's Mains . 55°57′49″N 3°17′7″W / 55.96361°N 3.28528°W / 55.96361; -3.28528 The school's profile has given it a flagship role in education , piloting such experiments as the introduction of the Certificate of Secondary Education , the provision of setting in English and mathematics , and
2816-618: The oldest private schools in the United States List of the oldest public high schools in the United States List of the oldest schools in Sri Lanka List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom List of oldest universities in continuous operation References [ edit ] ^ Swinnerton (2005) , p. 107 ^ "597 AND ALL THAT: A Brief History of
2880-505: The oldest schools in the world ) This is a list of extant schools, excluding universities and higher education establishments, that have been in continuous operation since founded. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporaneous reference to the school. Claimed dates must be supported either by linking to a properly referenced article (any language WP) or else by reference here. Unlinked, unreferenced schools may be deleted. [REDACTED] This list
2944-1162: The original on 5 December 2010 . Retrieved 13 November 2010 . ^ "Lessons From History" . rgsw.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010 . Retrieved 25 July 2011 . ^ "WIR : SEIT 797 > Eine Schule in Entwicklung" (in German) . Retrieved 13 November 2010 . ^ Der Zukunft zugewandt (in German) , retrieved 23 July 2019 ^ Colchester, L.S.; Quilter, David Tudway; Quilter, Alan (1985). A History of Wells Cathedral School (First ed.). Wells Cathedral School. ^ "The Warwick School Story" . Old Warwickians . Retrieved 27 July 2019 . ^ Toqto'a ; et al. (1977). History of Song (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 9787101071122 . ^ Phillips, Daphne (1980). The Story of Reading . Countryside Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-905392-07-8 . Reading Grammar School, which had fallen on bad times and had been closed in
3008-514: The original constitution, clause IV of which states: 'The objects of the Club shall be generally to promote the interests of the High School, maintain a good understanding, and form a bond of union among the former Pupils of that institution.' Known in the beginning, like its predecessor, simply as the High School Club, it adopted its full name in 1907. Since 1863 the club has given an annual prize at
3072-629: The rector, Alexander Adam , held a similar position in his own profession." By the end of the Napoleonic Wars , an old scholar remembered, 'there were boys from Russia , Germany , Switzerland , the United States , Barbadoes , St. Vincent , Demerara , the East Indies , besides England and Ireland.' The Royal High School was used as a model for the first public high school in the United States,
3136-486: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_High_School&oldid=1225911645 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
3200-437: The school community, including regular club reports and interviews with famous former pupils. The journal is produced by an editorial committee of student volunteers, usually with the assistance of a teacher from the English department. It is partly financed by commercial advertising and is published in the autumn. The Malcolm Knox Prize is awarded annually for the best contribution. The first, short-lived, school magazine
3264-456: The school every pupil is allotted membership in one of four school houses , known as nations, named after the gentes or primordial peoples from the infancy of the Scottish state: Angles , Britons , Picts and Scots . Siblings are members of the same nation. The nations originally competed against each other in athletics, cricket and rugby, the champion nation being awarded the school shield for
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#17328519103693328-468: The school for use as a cricket field in 1860. At first the organisation of the games was undertaken by the masters, but at the request of the rector, James Donaldson , the burden was assumed by the cricket club, which carried it until the outbreak of the First World War . The nations system was introduced in 1912 by a later rector, William J. Watson . This has continued to the present day. On joining
3392-632: The school games. It also pays for the framings of engravings of former pupils and other art works which decorate the walls of the school. The Royal High School Club in London was founded in 1889. On the occasion of its 70th anniversary dinner (1959) the Scotsman reported: 'We believe the London Club is indeed the oldest Scottish School Club in existence in London – among the members are No. 111 The Prince of Wales , Sandringham .' The third former pupils club in
3456-2457: The school of Reading Abbey , refounded 1486, Royal charter 1541, closed in the 1860s, re-opened 1871) Royal High School , Edinburgh , Scotland (1128) Stirling High School , Scotland (1129) Stiftsgymnasium Melk , Austria (pre-1140) Bristol Cathedral School , England (1140) The Prebendal School , England (1116) Ribe Katedralskole , Denmark (1145) Trondheim katedralskole , Norway (c. 1152) Bergen katedralskole , Norway (1153) Oslo katedralskole , Norway (1153) Derby School , England (1160) Lycée Institution Saint-Malo La Providence [ fr ] , France (1161) Westminster School , England (1179) Exeter Cathedral School , England (1179) Małachowianka , Poland (1180) Lanark Grammar School , Scotland (1183) Aarhus Katedralskole , Denmark (1195) Kirkwall Grammar School , Scotland (c. 1200) Paulo Pontine, later Bedford School , Bedford, England (Date Uncertain, refounded by Edward VI 1552, see below ) Thirteenth century [ edit ] Colchester Royal Grammar School , England (pre-1206) Metropolitanskolen , Denmark (1209) Riga State Gymnasium No.1 , Latvia (1211) Thomasschule zu Leipzig , Germany (1212) Ayr Academy , Scotland (1233) Lancaster Royal Grammar School , England (1235) High School of Dundee , Scotland (1239) Bailuzhou Middle School [ zh ] , Ji'an , China (1241) Harrow School , England (1243, Royal Charter in 1572) Katedralskolan, Uppsala , Sweden (exact year of foundation not known, by tradition 1246 ) Berthold-Gymnasium Freiburg [ de ] , Germany (1250) Johan de Witt Gymnasium [ nl ] , Dordrecht , The Netherlands (1253) (oldest school in The Netherlands) Abingdon School , England (1256) Aberdeen Grammar School , Scotland (1257) Stedelijk Gymnasium van 's-Hertogenbosch [ nl ] , The Netherlands (exact year of foundation unknown, but first mentioned in 1274) Cathedral School in Turku , Finland (1276) King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth , England (1276) Ruthin School , Denbighshire, Wales (1284) King Edward VI Grammar School , Stratford-upon-Avon (1295 refounded 1553) Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden , The Netherlands (first mentioned 1323, but year of foundation
3520-546: The school was awarded a European Curriculum Award by the British Government in recognition of its contribution to the development of European awareness in education, in part due to the Baccalaureate . The official school magazine is Schola Regia . This is a vox discipuli that enables pupils to air their views and showcase their literary and artistic talents. It features news and creative input from all sections of
3584-484: The school." Pupils scored highly in national examinations, consistently outperforming those in comparator schools as well as the Edinburgh and national averages. 130 university entrants from the Royal High School or 30.1% went to one of the ‘ Sutton 13' top UK universities in the five years between 2002 and 2006, second among Scottish state schools and colleges. In 2006 the Royal High School's ranking for Higher grades
3648-498: The wooden clacken hung to his wrist as he went and came', but the rise of national games, especially rugby, the grant of Holyrood Field for cricket in 1860, and the construction of a gymnasium and swimming bath in 1885, meant the ancient Royal High Schoolyard game was extinct by 1911. Former pupils have made countless contributions to national life; amongst these names are: Many former pupils won naval, military or air force awards. Schoolfellows who died in battle are commemorated by
3712-684: Was a big influence in building work for the school in 1578 and from about 1590 James VI accorded it royal patronage as the Schola Regia Edimburgensis , or King's School of Edinburgh. In 1584 the Town Council informed the rector, Hercules Rollock , that his aim should be "to instruct the youth in pietie, guid maneris, doctrine and letteris". As far as possible, instruction was carried out in Latin. The study of Greek began in 1614, and geography in 1742. The egalitarian spirit of Scotland and
3776-431: Was formed in 1861. The RHS Rugby Football Club was formed in 1868. The RHS Golf Club was formed in 1876. The RHS Athletic Club was formed in 1920. The RHS Bike Club was formed in 2011. These clubs were pioneered by former and attending pupils, who originally played their games together. Among the student founders of cricket and football at the school were Taverner Knott and Nat Watt, who undertook their labours with
3840-568: Was joint third in the Edinburgh state school league tables (joint seventeenth nationally in the state school rankings). The school has dropped down 11 places, out of the top 20, in the Scottish schools rankings since 2009 since the new rector took over. The school uniform is black and white, derived from the municipal colours of Edinburgh. Girls wear a plain white blouse, school tie, black blazer with crest, black skirt or trousers, black tights and black polished shoes. The boys' uniform consists of
3904-487: Was known, was located at 24 Royal Terrace and in later years moved to 13 Royal Terrace. When the boarding house was closed the records of all boarders, the artefacts such as the board with the names of head boys, and the memorial to boarders killed in the 1939–1945 war , were lost. The Royal High School moved to its current site at Barnton in 1968, vacating the Old Royal High School buildings. In 1973 it became
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#17328519103693968-460: Was published in 1886. Like its successor, it was subsidised by the school club. The maiden issue of Schola Regia appeared in 1895 and the present series began in 1904. The magazine's archive is both a repository of irreverent anecdotes about school life and a valuable source for history in a larger sense. The wartime volumes contain many letters from former pupils serving at the front . The Royal High School also publishes an Annual Report at
4032-659: Was revived in the 1950s. The Royal High School has international relationships through regular musical exchanges with sister cities on the Continent such as Florence (from 1975) and Munich (from 1979), and with other schools such as the Theodolinden-Gymnasium, Munich (from 1979), the Lycée Antoine-de-Saint Exupéry, Lyon (from 1991) and the Scuola di Musica ‘ Giuseppe Verdi ’, Prato (from 1993). In 1992
4096-1028: Was the right thing to do': The Dublin private school that dropped its fees" . The Irish Times . ^ The schools official homepage shows founded 1553, opened 1554. ^ "Studera hos oss." Vasaskolan. Retrieved 14 June 2020. ^ Rietz, Johan Emil (1848) Skånska Skolväsendets historia. Lund, p. 149. Bibliography Swinnerton, Jo (2005). "Britain's first public schools". The History of Britain Companion . London: Robson. p. 107. ISBN 1861059140 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_schools&oldid=1258628758 " Categories : Lists of oldest schools Lists of oldest buildings and structures Hidden categories: CS1 German-language sources (de) CS1 Chinese-language sources (zh) Webarchive template wayback links Articles with Danish-language sources (da) Articles with short description Short description
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