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King's College of Our Lady of Eton
Motto	Floreat Etona (May Eton Flourish)
Established	1440
Type	Public School
Religious affiliation	Anglican
Head Master	Anthony Little MA
Provost	Sir Eric Anderson KT
Founder	Henry VI
Location	Eton Windsor Berkshire England
Staff	135 (approx.)
Students	1308
Gender	Boys
Ages	13 to 18
Houses	25
School colours	Eton blue
Publication	The Chronicle, The Spectrum, The Arts Review
Former pupils	Old Etonians
Website	www.etoncollege.com

The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Image File history File links Eton_shield. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Anthony Little MA (Cantab), also known as Tony Little, (born 1954) is a leading English educationalist who was headmaster of Chigwell School and Oakham School before becoming Head Master of Eton College in 2002. ... In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts (MA) is awarded to denote senior status within the university, not for further study or research. ... Sir William Eric Kinloch Anderson, KT (born 27 May 1936) is provost of Eton College. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... , Eton is a town in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. ... This article is about the English town. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This is a category of alumni of Eton College, known as Old Etonians. Subcategories There is 1 subcategory to this category. ... A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ... For alternative meanings, see number 1440. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ...

It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. , Eton is a town in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Bridge. ... This article is about the English town. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the castle in Windsor. ... A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ... The Public Schools Act 1868 was passed by the UK Parliament to regulate nine major English boys schools. ...

The school's Headmaster, Anthony Little MA, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school is a member of the Eton Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom. It has a very long list of distinguished former pupils, including eighteen former British Prime Ministers. Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen"^[1], and is often described as the most famous public school in the world.^[2] In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... Anthony R. M. Little MA (Cantab) (born 1954), also known as Tony Little, is a leading English educationalist who was headmaster of Chigwell School and Oakham School before becoming headmaster of Eton College in 2002. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the head teachers of 242 leading British independent boys and mixed schools. ... The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College. ... An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...

Overview

Eton College currently boards 1,308 boys (15 per cent from overseas) between the ages of 13 and 18 (roughly 260 in each year) at a charge of £26,490 (approximately US$54,000 or €39,000) per year.^[3] A boarding school is usually a fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ...

The school is headed by a Provost and Board of Governors, who appoint the Head Master. It contains 25 boys' houses, each headed by a housemaster, selected from the more senior members among the teaching staff, who number approximately 160. The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. ...

Almost all of the school's graduates go on to universities, about a third to Oxford or Cambridge^[4]. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...

History

School Yard, Eton College

Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to seventy poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, which he also founded in 1441. This was a copy of William de Wykeham Winchester, Oxford link. Henry VI took half the scholars and the headmaster from William of Wykeham's Winchester College (founded 1382). Eton is modelled on Winchester College, and became popular in the 17th century. Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... For other uses, see Kings College. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... William of Wykeham (1320 – September 27, 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire. ... For the university in Winchester of a similar name, see University of Winchester. ... For the university in Winchester of a similar name, see University of Winchester. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

When Henry VI founded the school, he granted it a huge number of endowments, including much valuable land, a plan for formidable buildings (Henry intended the nave of the College Chapel to be the longest in Europe) and several religious relics, supposedly including a part of the True Cross and the Crown of Thorns. He even persuaded the then Pope, Eugene IV, to grant a privilege unparalleled anywhere in England: the right to grant Indulgences to penitents on the Feast of the Assumption. Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... For other uses, see Relic (disambiguation). ... According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross upon which Jesus was crucified. ... For other uses, see Crown of Thorns (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pope (disambiguation). ... Eugenius IV, né Gabriel Condulmer (1383 - February 23, 1447) was pope from March 3, 1431 to his death. ... Look up Indulgence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Penance is the actual name of the Catholic Sacrament of Reconciliation/ Confession. ... According to Catholic theology and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, the body of Mary, the mother of Jesus, venerated by these denominations as the Blessed Virgin Mary or Theotokos, respectively, was taken into Heaven along with her soul after her death. ...

Eton College Chapel

However, when Henry was deposed by Edward IV in 1461, the new king annulled all grants to the school and removed most of its assets and treasures to St George's Chapel, Windsor, on the other side of the River Thames. Legend has it that Edward's mistress, Jane Shore, intervened on the school's behalf and was able to save much of the school, although the royal bequest and the number of staff were much reduced. Construction of the Chapel, originally intended to be slightly over twice as long, with eighteen - or possibly seventeen - bays (there are eight today) was stopped when Henry VI was deposed, with only the Quire of the intended building ever completed. Provost William Waynflete, previously Head Master of Winchester College, built the ante-chapel that finishes the Chapel today. chapel of the Eton College, 2004-02-14. ... chapel of the Eton College, 2004-02-14. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... St. ... This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Jane Shore (c. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ... Provost is from the Latin praepositus (set over, from praeponere, to place in front). It may mean: Provost (religion), a church official. ... William Waynflete (1395 - 1486), English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester, was the son of Richard Pattene or Patyn, alias Barbour, of Wainfleet, Lincolnshire ( Reg, f. ... For the university in Winchester of a similar name, see University of Winchester. ...

As the school suffered reduced income at a stage when much of it was still under construction, the completion and further development of the school has ever since depended on wealthy benefactors. Many of these benefactors are honoured with school buildings in their name, such as the Bishop William Waynflete or Roger Lupton, whose name is borne by the central tower which is perhaps the most famous image of the school. William Waynflete (1395 - 1486), English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester, was the son of Richard Pattene or Patyn, alias Barbour, of Wainfleet, Lincolnshire ( Reg, f. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ...

In the 19th century, the architect John Shaw Jr (1803–70), became surveyor to Eton and designed new parts of the college which helped provide better pupil accommodation.^[5] This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Duke of Wellington is often quoted as saying that "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton",^{[cite this quote]} but this has been challenged. Wellington briefly attended Eton – for which he had no great love – in the late 18th century, when the school had no playing fields and no organised team sports, and the statement was first recorded three years after his death. The Duke was, however, wildly popular at Eton, visiting many times in his later life. Italic text His Grace Field Marshal the Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... Combatants French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Prussia United Netherlands Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington, Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Anglo-Allies 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 killed or wounded 7,000... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

A nuclear bunker was constructed under the college in 1959 to house the College's Provost and Fellows, and is now used for storage.^[6] A bunker is a defensive warfare fortification to protect oneself. ...

School terms

There are three academic halves in the year,

• The Michaelmas Half, from early September to mid December. New boys are now only admitted at the start of the Michaelmas Half, unless there are exceptional mitigating factors.
• The Lent Half, from mid January to late March.
• The Summer Half, from late April to late June or early July.

Boys' houses

King's Scholars

Main article: King's Scholarship

One boarding house, College is reserved for seventy King's Scholars, who attend Eton on scholarships provided for by the original foundation and awarded by examination each year; they pay up to 90 per cent of full fees, depending on their means. Of the other pupils, up to a third receive some kind of bursary or scholarship. The name "King's Scholars" derives from the fact that the school was founded by King Henry VI in 1440 and was, therefore, granted royal favour. The original school consisted of only seventy scholars, half of whom had previously been educated at Winchester College, and all of these boys were educated at the king's expense. A Kings Scholar is a scholar of Eton College, who has passed the Kings Scholarship Examinations and is therefore admitted into a house, College, which is the oldest Eton house and comprised solely of Kings Scholars. ... A Kings Scholar is a scholar of Eton College, who has passed the Kings Scholarship Examinations and is therefore admitted into a house, College, which is the oldest Eton house and comprised solely of Kings Scholars. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ...

King's Scholars are entitled to use the letters "KS" after their name and they can be identified by a black gown worn over the top of their tailcoats, for which they used to be referred to as tugs (Latin: togati, wearers of gowns), and occasionally a surplice in Chapel. An Anglican priest wearing a surplice as part of his choir dress. ...

Oppidans

As the school grew, more students were allowed to attend provided that they paid their own fees and lived in the town, outside the college's original buildings. These students became known as Oppidans, from the Latin word oppidum, meaning town. The Houses developed over time as a means of organising the Oppidans in a more congenial manner, and typically contain about fifty boys. Although classes are organised on a school basis, most boys spend a large proportion of their time in their House. Each House has a formal name, mainly used for post and people outside the Eton community, but is generally known by the boys as the initials or surname of the House Master, the teacher who lives in the house and manages the pupils in it. For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... Oppidum (plural oppida) is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. ...

Not all boys who pass the King's Scholars' examination choose to become King's Scholars. If they choose to belong to one of the 24 Oppidan Houses, they are known as Oppidan Scholars. Oppidan Scholarships may also be awarded for consistently performing with distinction in school and external examinations. An Oppidan Scholar is entitled to use the letters OS after his name.

The Oppidan Houses are named South Lawn, Waynflete, Evans', Keates', Hopgarden, Warre, Villiers, Godolphin, Common Lane, Penn, Walpole, Hawtrey, Cotton Hall, Wootton, Holland, Mustians, Jourdelay's, Angelo's, Manor, Durnford, Farrer, Baldwin's Bec, the Timbralls and Westbury. But they are much more commonly referred to by the initials of their occupying housemaster.

House structure

In addition to the housemaster, each house has a House Captain and a Games Captain. Some Houses choose to elect more than one. House prefects were once elected from the oldest year, but this no longer happens. The old term, Library, survives in the name of the room set aside for the house prefects use, and they often have a kitchen. The situation is similar with the junior prefects of the year below, once known as Debate.

There are entire house gatherings every evening, usually around 8.05-8.15 p.m. These are known as Prayers, due to their original nature. The housemaster and boys have an opportunity to make announcements, and sometimes light entertainment is provided by boys. There are many inter-house competitions, mostly in the field of sport.

For much of Eton's history, junior boys had to act as fags, or servants, to older boys. Their duties included cleaning, cooking and running errands. A Library member was entitled to yell at any time and without notice "Boy, Up!" or "Boy, Queue!", and all first year boys had to come running. The last boy to arrive was given the task. These practices, known as fagging, were phased out of most houses in the 1970s and completely abolished in the 1980s, although first year boys are still given some tasks by the Captains of House and Games. Fagging is the system in schools, and particularly British public schools, whereby younger pupils act as servants to the older boys. ... Fagging is the system in schools, and particularly British public schools, whereby younger pupils act as servants to the older boys. ...

Uniform

The school is famous for the traditions it maintains, including a uniform of black tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pinstriped trousers. All students wear a white tie that is effectively a strip of cloth folded over into the collar. There are some variations in the school dress worn by boys in authority, see School Prefects and King's scholars sections. Two men wearing formal morning dress at a wedding in 1929. ... A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers A waistcoat (sometimes called a vest in Canada and the US) is a sleeveless upper-body garment worn over a dress shirt and necktie (if applicable) and below a coat as a part of... The false collar is a detachable collar fastened by two metal studs, one attached at the front and one at the back to hold the collar to the shirt. ... For the grappling position, see double collar tie. ...

The long-standing tradition that the present uniform was first worn as mourning for the death of George III is unfounded, as "Eton dress" has undergone significant changes since its standardisation in the 19th century. Originally (along with a top-hat and walking-cane) merely Etonian dress for formal occasions, it is still worn today for classes, which are referred to as "schools". Members of the teaching staff (known as Beaks) are also required to wear a form of school dress when teaching. George III redirects here. ...

From the 19th century until 1967, boys under the height of 5'4" were required to wear the Eton suit, which replaced the tailcoat with the cropped Eton jacket (known colloquially as a "bum-freezer") and included an Eton collar, a large, stiff-starched, white collar. The Eton suit was copied by other schools and has remained in use in some, particularly choir schools.^[7]

Tutors and teaching

The boy to teacher ratio is 10:1, which is low by general school standards. Class sizes start at around twenty to twenty-five in the first year and are often below ten by the final year.

The traditional emphasis was on Classical studies, which tended to be dominated by Latin and Ancient History, and, for boys with sufficient ability, Classical Greek. But in recent times this has radically changed; for example, there are over 100 students of Chinese. In the 1970s, there was just one school computer, in a small room attached to the science buildings, which used rolls of paper with punch-holes to store programs. Today, all boys must have laptop computers, and a fiber-optic network connects all classrooms and all boys' bedrooms to the Internet.^[8] For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... Ancient redirects here. ... The History of Greece extends back to the arrival of the Greeks in Europe some time before 1500 BC, even though there has only been an independent state called Greece since Turkey, Italy and Libya. ... The tower of a personal computer. ...

The primary responsibility for a boy's studies lies with his housemaster, but he is often assisted by an additional director of studies, known as a tutor. Classes, which are colloquially known as "divs" (divisions), are organised on a school basis; the classrooms are separate from the houses. New school buildings have been erected in recent times, but despite the introduction of modern technology, the external appearance and locations of many of the classrooms have remained unchanged for a long time.

Every evening, about an hour and a quarter, known as Quiet Hour, is set aside, during which boys are expected to study or prepare work for their teachers if not otherwise engaged. Some houses, upon the discretion of the House Master, may observe a second Quiet Hour after Prayers in the Evening. This is however less formal, with boys being allowed to visit each others' rooms to socialise if neither boy has outstanding work.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate's latest report says "Eton College provides an exceptionally good quality of education for all its pupils. They achieve high academic standards as a result of stimulating teaching, challenging expectations and first-class resources."^[4] The Independent Schools Inspectorate is an organisation responsible for the inspection of indepdendent schools in England which are affiliated to the Independent Schools Council (ISC). ...

Incentives and sanctions

Eton has a well established system for encouraging boys to produce a high standard of work. An excellent piece of work may be rewarded with a Show Up, to be shown to the boy's tutors as evidence of progress. If, in any particular term, a pupil makes a particularly good effort in any subject, he may be Commended for Good Effort to the Head Master.

If any boy produces an outstanding piece of work, it may be "Sent Up For Good". The boy receives a card which he must get signed by his housemaster, tutor and head master. The work is then stored in the College Archives for posterity. The award has been around since the 18th century. Most famous students at Eton have been Sent Up For Good including Robert Boyle, chemist and physicist, Patrick Shaw-Stewart, an Oxford scholar well-known for his War Poem Achilles in the Trench, Ronald Knox, theologian, priest and crime-writer, and John Maynard Keynes, the renowned economist. The latter is reputed to have been Sent Up For Good more times than anyone else, although nobody knows this for certain. As Sent Up For Goods are so rare, the process is rather mysterious to many of Eton's boys. Firstly, the master wishing to Send Up For Good must gain the permission to the relevant Head of Department. Upon receiving his or her approval, the piece of work will be marked with a Sent Up For Good and the student will receive a card to be signed by housemaster, tutor and division master. After having shown his work to the Head of Department, the boy must proceed to School Office to collect the material he will need (a plastic wallet with a piece of paper on the front to be signed by the division master and Head Master) to complete the process. For the American art director and production designer, see Robert F. Boyle Robert Boyle (25 January 1627 – 30 December 1691) was a natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, inventor, and early gentleman scientist, noted for his work in physics and chemistry. ... Patrick Shaw-Stewart was a brilliant Eton College and Oxford scholar of the Edwardian era who died on active service in the First World War. ... Ronald Arbuthnott Knox (1888-1957) was an English theologian and crime writer. ... Keynes redirects here. ...

The opposite of a Show Up is a Rip. This is for sub-standard work, which is sometimes torn at the top of the page/sheet and must be submitted to the boy's housemaster for signature. Boys who accumulate rips are liable to be given a White Ticket, which must be signed by all his teachers and may be accompanied by other punishments, usually involving chores or lines. In recent times, a milder form of the rip, known as the info, which must also be signed, has been introduced.

Internal examinations are held at the end of the Michaelmas (Autumn) term for all pupils, and in the Summer term for those in the first year, who have no public exams, and those in the second year, who take two or three GCSEs early and then take the exams in all other subjects they are studying. These internal examinations are called Trials.

A boy who is late for any division or other appointment may be required to sign Tardy Book, a register kept in the School Office, between 7.35am and 7.45am, every morning for the duration of his sentence (typically three days). For more serious misdeeds, a boy is summoned from his lessons to talk to the Head Master personally about his misdeeds. This is known as the Bill. The most serious misdeeds may result in expulsion, or rustication (suspension). The term derives from the Latin word 'rus', countryside, to indicate that a boy has been sent back to his family in the country, and is also traditionally used at Oxford and Cambridge. Rustication is a term used at British universities, particularly Oxford University and Cambridge University, for a disciplinary action consisting of a temporary expulsion from the university. ... The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ...

A traditional form of punishment took the form of being made to copy, by hand, Latin hexameters. Miscreants were frequently set 100 hexameters by library members, or, for more serious offences, Georgics (more than 500 hexameters) by their housemasters or the headmaster^[9]. These are no longer in use. For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... Hexameter is a literary and poetic form, consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad. ... Georgics Book III, Shepherd with Flocks, Vatican The Georgics, published in 29 BC, is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. ...

Prefects

In addition to the masters, the following three categories of senior boys are entitled to exercise school discipline. Boys who belong to any of these categories, in addition to a limited number of other boy office holders, are entitled to wear winged collars with bow ties.

• Eton Society:, also known as Pop. Over the years their power and privileges have grown. Pop is the oldest self-electing society at Eton, although the rules were altered in 1987 and modified again in 2005 so that the new intake are not now elected solely by the existing year and a committee of masters. Members of Pop are entitled to wear checked spongebag trousers, and a waistcoat of their own choosing or design. Historically, only members of Pop are entitled to furl their umbrellas or sit the wall on the long walk, in front of the main building. However, this tradition has died out. They also perform roles at many of the routine events of the school year including School Plays, Parents' evenings and other official events. Notable ex-members of Pop include Prince William of Wales, and Boris Johnson.
• Sixth Form Select: an academically selected prefectorial group consisting, by custom, of the 10 senior King's Scholars and the 10 senior Oppidan Scholars. Members of Sixth Form Select are entitled to wear silver buttons on their waistcoats. They are responsible for Praeposting. This takes the form of ceremonially entering classrooms and asking "Is (family name) in this division?" followed by "He's to see the Head Master at (time)" (the Bill, see above) Members of Sixth Form Select also maintain dress codes, and perform "Speeches", a formal event which is held twice a year.
• House Captains: The captains of each of the 25 boys' houses (see above) also have disciplinary powers at school level. House Captains are entitled to wear a mottled grey waistcoat.

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Sports

Sports are a major feature of life at Eton. There is an expansive network of playing fields. Names given to these include Agar's Plough, Dutchman's, Upper Club, Lower Club, Sixpenny/The Field, and Mesopotamia (situated between two streams and often shortened to "Mespots").

• During the Michaelmas Half, the sport curriculum is dominated by football (called Association) and rugby union.
• During the Lent Half it is dominated by the Field Game, but this is unique to Eton and cannot be played against other schools. Aided by AstroTurf facilities on Masters' field, Field Hockey has become a major Lent Half sport. Elite rowing also exists.
• During the Summer Half, there is a division between wet bobs, who row on the River Thames, and dry bobs, who play cricket.

Eton's Dorney Lake for rowing will host the rowing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the World Junior Rowing Championships.^[10] Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... The Field Game is one of Eton Colleges two brands of football, the other being the famous Eton Wall Game. ... This article is about artificial grass. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Dorney Lake is a purpose built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... London 2012 redirects here. ...

The annual cricket match against Harrow at Lord's is the oldest fixture of the cricketing calendar, having been played there since 1805. In 1914, its importance was such that over 38,000 people attended the two days' play, and in 1910 the match made national headlines^[11][12]. But interest has since declined considerably, and the match is now a one day limited overs contest. Tennis and Athletics are also popular. Harrow School is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys. ... The Pavilion The Grand Stand Match in progress The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground This memorial stone to Lord Harris is in the Harris Garden at Lords Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. ... The Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts an ODI match between Australia and India. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red urethane track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ...

There is a high quality running track at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre and an annual steeplechase. The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics (track and field), which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. ...

The Eton Wall Game is still played, and was given national publicity when it was taken up by Prince Harry. Notable among the many other sports played at Eton is Eton Fives. The wallgame has been played since 1766 The Eton Wall Game originated at Eton College. ... Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and his first wife, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. ... Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game, similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court. ...

Music & Drama

Eton College is known for its excellence in the fields of music and drama,^{[citation needed]} and has produced many actors, musicians and so on (most recently including Max Pirkis, Eddie Redmayne, Simon Woods, Damian Lewis, Dominic West and Hugh Laurie).^{[citation needed]} Pirkis in Rome, 2005 Max William R. Pirkis (born 6 January 1989) is an English film actor. ... Eddie Redmayne (born January 6, 1982[1]) is an English actor. ... Simon Woods is a British actor. ... Damian Lewis is an English actor of Welsh descent. ... Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English actor. ... James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English actor, comedian, writer and musician. ...

Music

The current 'Precentor' (Head of Music) is Ralph Allwood, and the school boasts eight organs and an entire building for music (performance spaces include the School Hall, the Farrer Theatre and a two halls dedicated to music, the Parry Hall and the Music Hall). Many instruments are taught, including obscure ones such as the didgeridoo. The school participates in many national competitions; many pupils are part of the National Youth Orchestra, and the school gives scholarships for dedicated and talented musicians. Ralph Allwood (b. ... A didgeridoo. ... The National Youth Orchestra (full name National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; abbreviation NYO) is an orchestra drawn from the best British teenage instrumentalists. ...

The school's musical protéges recently came into light with the documentary A Boy Called Alex, which documented an Etonian, Alex Stobbs, an incredibly talented musician with cystic fibrosis, who worked towards conducting the difficult Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach.^[13][14][15] The legendary Jazz trumpeter and Radio Broadcaster Humphrey Lyttleton attended Eton. The Visitation in the Book of Hours of the Duc of Berry For the David and the Giants album, see Magnificat (album) The Magnificat (also known as the Song of Mary) is a canticle frequently sung (or said) liturgically in Christian church services. ... “Bach” redirects here. ...

Drama

The exterior of Eton's main theatre, the Farrer.

Many plays are put on every year at Eton; there is one main theatre, called the Farrer, and several other venues (Caccia Studios and several halls). There are about 8 or 9 house productions each year, around 10 'Independent' plays (not confined solely to one house, produced, directed and funded by Etonians) and three School Plays, one specifically for boys in the first two years, and two open to all years. The School Play in the Summer Half is normally fully booked every night, due to its important reputation. Most recently, the school has put on Blood Wedding by Lorca, Godspell and King Lear; it is due to put on A Flea in Her Ear and Henry IV (a condensed version of both parts) in the next two terms. Girls from surrounding schools, such as St Mary's School Ascot, Windsor Girls' School and Heathfield St Mary's School often come in to play female roles. Blood Wedding (Bodas de Sangre) is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. ... Godspell is a 1970 play by John-Michael Tebelak. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is a play by William Shakespeare, considered one of his greatest tragedies, based on the legend of King Lear of Britain. ... A Flea in Her Ear is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque. ... Henry IV can refer to Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV of England Henry IV of France Henry IV of Castile Henry IV, Duke of Breslau or plays by William Shakespeare: Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... St Marys School Ascot is a Roman Catholic public boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England founded in 1885. ...

The Drama department used to be headed by Simon Dormandy, ex-RSC and TV/film actor, and now is directed by Hailz-Emily Osborne, whilst Dormandy has taken the role of Head of Theatre Studies; the school offers GCSE Drama, and a combined course of A Level English and Drama. GCSE is an acronym that can refer to: General Certificate of Secondary Education global common subexpression elimination - an optimisation technique used by some compilers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification, usually taken by students in the two years of further education (after GCSEs). ...

Celebrations

Arguably, Eton's best known holiday takes place on the so called 'Fourth of June', a celebration of the birthday of King George III, Eton's greatest patron.^[16] This day is celebrated with The Procession of Boats, in which the top rowing crews from the top four years row past in vintage wooden rowing boats. The 'Fourth of June' is no longer actually celebrated on the 4th June every year, but instead is held the Wednesday before the first weekend of June.

School magazines

The Junior Chronicle & The Chronicle are the official school magazines, the latter also being the longest-running school publication. Both are edited by boys at the school, with the latter, although liable to censorship, having a tradition of satirising and even attacking school policies, as well as documenting recent events. The Oppidan is published once a Half and covers all sport in Eton and some professional events as well.

Other school magazines including Spectrum & The Arts Review have been published, as well as publications produced by individual departments such as The Cave (Philosophy) and Etonomics (Economics) Releases of issues generally coincide with important events in the Eton calendar.

Fees and charitable status

The fee for the academic year 2007–8 is £26,490 (approximately US$54,000 or €39,000 in 2008).^[3] Like most public schools, Eton (as a non profit educational body) is a registered charity, and as such benefits from substantial tax breaks. It was calculated by David Jewell, master of Haileybury, that in 1992 such tax breaks save the school about £1,945 per pupil per year. This subsidy has declined after the 2001 abolition of State-funded scholarships (formerly known as "assisted places") to independent schools by the Labour government. However, no child attended Eton on this scheme, meaning that the actual level of state assistance to the school has always been lower. Eton's headmaster, Tony Little, has claimed that the benefits that Eton provides to the local community free of charge (use of its facilities etc.) have a higher value than the tax breaks it receives as a result of its charitable status. For other uses, see Euro (disambiguation). ... This article is about charitable organizations. ... A tax exemption is an exemption to the tax law of a state or nation in which part of the taxes that would normally be collected from an individual or an organization are instead forgone. ... This article is about the school in England. ...

In September 2005, Eton was one of the leading British schools which were considered by the Office of Fair Trading to be operating a fee-fixing cartel in breach of the Competition Act 1998. All of the schools were ordered to abandon this practice.^[17] The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a UK statutory body established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UKs economic regulator. ...

Eton runs a number of courses to students from the maintained sector, the majority of which occur during the longer summer holidays which run from July through to the end of August. The Universities Summer School was first established in 1982 and is an intensive residential course which is open to boys and girls who attend maintained schools throughout the UK and who are at the end of their first year in the Sixth Form and about to begin their final year of schooling. The Brent-Eton Summer School, which started in 1994, offers 40–50 young people from Brent a one-week programme, free of charge, designed to bridge the gap between GCSE and A-level.^[18] The school also runs a number of choral courses during the summer months.

Old Etonians

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Main article: King's Scholar

Past students of Eton College are Old Etonians. The school is popular with the British Royal Family; Princes William and Harry are Old Etonians. Eton has also produced eighteen British Prime Ministers, including William Ewart Gladstone, Robert Walpole and the first Duke of Wellington. A rising number of students come to Eton from overseas, including members of royal families from Africa and Asia, some of whom have been sending their sons to Eton for generations. One of them, King Prajadhipok or Rama VII (1893 - 1941) of Siam, donated a garden to Eton.^[19] A Kings Scholar is a scholar of Eton College, who has passed the Kings Scholarship Examinations and is therefore admitted into a house, College, which is the oldest Eton house and comprised solely of Kings Scholars. ... Members of the Royal Family, during the lifetime of the late Queen Mother, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony. ... Prince William redirects here. ... Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and his first wife, the late Diana, Princess of Wales. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British Liberal Party statesman and Prime Minister (1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886 and 1892–1894). ... For other persons named Robert Walpole, see Robert Walpole (disambiguation). ... Italic text His Grace Field Marshal the Most Noble Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... This article is about the monarchy-related concept. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, Thai: Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) (November 8, 1893 - May 30, 1941) was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. ... This article is about the incarnation of Vishnu. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Siam redirects here. ...

Many fictional characters have been described as Old Etonians. These include Bertie Wooster and Ronald Eustace Psmith from the books by P. G. Wodehouse, the pirate who used the pseudonym Captain Hook, the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, the secret agent James Bond, and Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited. A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... Bertie Wooster portrayed by Hugh Laurie in ITVs Jeeves and Wooster series Bertram Wilberforce Bertie Wooster is the wealthy, good-natured co-protagonist and narrator of P. G. Wodehouses Jeeves stories. ... Ronald Eustace Psmith (or Rupert Psmith, as his is called in the first two books in which he appears) is a character in several of the comic novels of P. G. Wodehouse. ... Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) (IPA: ) was a comic writer who has enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. ... Gerald du Maurier as Captain Hook Captain James Hook is the villain of J. M. Barries play and novel Peter Pan. ... Early paperback edition cover of Murder Must Advertise Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey is a fictional character in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which he solves mysteries — usually murder mysteries. ... This article is about the spy series. ... Brideshead Revisited, The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. ...

The mediaevalist and ghost story writer M. R. James was provost of Eton from 1918 until his death in 1936. Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, (August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936), who published under the byline M. R. James, was a noted British mediaeval scholar and provost of Kings College, Cambridge (1905–1918) and of Eton College (1918–1936). ...

Partially Filmed at Eton

Here follows a list of films partially filmed at Eton.^[20]

• Casino Royale (2006)
• Shakespeare in Love (1998)
• The Secret Garden (1993)
• Mansfield Park (1999)
• Chariots of Fire (1981)
• The Madness of King George (1994)
• Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
• Aces High (1976)
• The Fourth Protocol (1987)
• A Dance to the Music of Time (1997 TV mini-series)
• A History of Britain (2000 TV series documentary)
• Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (2000 video documentary short)
• Prince William: A Royal Portrait (1999 TV documentary)
• Change That (1997 TV series documentary)
• Inspector Morse: Absolute Conviction (1992 TV episode)
• Cutting Edge: A Boy Called Alex (2008 TV episode)
• Lovejoy: Friends in High Places (1992 TV episode)

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In popular culture

• Ronald Eustace Psmith, a fictional character in a series of novels by P. G. Wodehouse, was expelled from Eton and sent to a school called Sedleigh after being caught sneaking out of his bedroom window to go hunting cats with a saloon pistol.
• In the Harry Potter series, Justin Finch-Fletchley was going to go to Eton College. However, he was sent to Hogwarts after his family found out he was a wizard.
• In Anthony Horowitz's book Point Blanc, the teenage spy Alex Rider pretends to have been expelled from Eton in order to gain access to the Point Blanc Academy.
• In Edgar Allan Poe's short story "William Wilson," the main character attended Eton College in his youth.
• Early punk group The Jam have a song entitled "The Eton Rifles."
• In Aldous Huxley's dystopia Brave New World the main characters visit a school named Eton that is 'reserved exclusively for upper-caste boys and girls.'
• Scenes from The Madness of King George were filmed in School Yard, Lower School and College Chapel.
• The wedding scene in Shakespeare in Love was filmed at the school's College Chapel.
• In the U.S. sitcom The Nanny, playwright Maxwell Sheffield attended Eton.
• In the film Bridget Jones' Diary, the main character refers to Eton as "a fascist institution where they shove a poker up your arse that you're not allowed to remove for the rest of your life.".
• James Bond, the fictional British agent, was obliged to be withdrawn from the school after becoming involved with one of the maids.
• In the Young Bond book series, Charlie Higson put 12-year-old Bond at Eton as it was the school of the author of the Bond books.
• In US TV Show NCIS, David McCallum's character, Forensic Pathologist "Ducky" Mallard is supposed to be an Old Etonian.
• The race at the beginning of the film Chariots of Fire was filmed in the Eton School Yard.^[21]
• The buildings of Eton are popular subjects for photographers.^[22]
• The tag "where ignorance is bliss, ’Tis folly to be wise" is a quotation from Thomas Gray's Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College. It also includes the lines "Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play".^[23]
• In the U.S. TV show The West Wing the Interim Deputy Director of Communications Will Bailey notes that he was an Eton valedictorian. Although in actual fact the concept of valedictorian does not exist within Eton, being an almost excusively American title.
• The 1942 film A Yank at Eton portrays a fish-out-of-water American attending the school, but it was not filmed on location.
• In The Constant Gardener, the main character, Justin Quayle, is many times referred to as "the true Etonian"

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See also

• List of headmasters at Eton College
• List of Provosts of Eton College
• Carmen Etoniense/Carmen Etonense - the school song
• Dorney Lake
• Eton Blue
• The Eton Boating Song - the most famous Eton school song
• Eton Fives - a handball game
• Eton Field Game - a code of football devised and played at Eton
• The Eton Group of Public Schools
• Eton Wall Game - a code of football devised and played at Eton
• Henry VI of England - founder of Eton College
• Eton College Chapel, Eton - the college chapel
• Eton Racing Boats
• King's Scholar
• Eton College Collections
• Eton mess
• Ralph Allwood
• Montague Rhodes James - ghost story writer and Provost of Eton
• Eton Montem
• Maundy Money
• List of the oldest schools in the world
• List of Victoria Crosses by School

HEAD MASTERS OF ETON SINCE 1442 1442–1447 William Westbury 1447–1453 Richard Hopton 1453 Thomas Forster 1453–1458 Clement Smith 1458–1467 John Peyntor 1467–1470 Clement Smyth 1470–c. ... The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Dorney Lake is a purpose built rowing lake in the United Kingdom. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Eton Boating Song is the best known of the school songs associated with Eton College that are sung at the end of year concert and on other important occasions. ... Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game, similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court. ... The Field Game is one of Eton Colleges two brands of football, the other being the famous Eton Wall Game. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College. ... The wallgame has been played since 1766 The Eton Wall Game originated at Eton College. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... Eton College Chapel is the chapel of Eton College, an independent school in the United Kingdom. ... Eton Racing Boats logo. ... A Kings Scholar is a scholar of Eton College, who has passed the Kings Scholarship Examinations and is therefore admitted into a house, College, which is the oldest Eton house and comprised solely of Kings Scholars. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Ralph Allwood (b. ... Montague Rhodes James, (August 1, 1862, Goodnestone Parsonage, Kent, England –June 12, 1936). ... Eton Montem was a custom formerly observed, every three years by the boys of Eton school. ... Maundy Money is a special British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter. ... This is a list of extant schools excluding universities and higher education establishments. ... The schools of Britain, the British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, have contributed greatly to their armed forces, with some schools having lost hundreds of former pupils, especially in the First and Second World Wars. ...

References

• Independent Schools Inspectorate - Eton College

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External links

• Eton College online - Official school website
• Time article - Change at Eton, 18 June 2006