The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys' and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. There are also International Members (mostly from the British Commonwealth) and a number of Additional Members who are elected as the head teachers of a limited number of outstanding state schools. The size of the Conference has grown - as late as the 1970s, membership was confined to a maximum of 200. It is one of the seven affiliated organisations of the Independent Schools Council (ISC). A head teacher, headmaster or headmistress (all often referred to simply as the head) is the most senior teacher in a school in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1999)  -  Ransford Smith Establishment  -  as British Commonwealth 1926   -  as the Commonwealth 1949  Membership 53 sovereign states Website thecommonwealth. ... A head teacher, headmaster or headmistress (all often referred to simply as the head) is the most senior teacher in a school in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ... State school is an expression used in the United Kingdom and other countries apart from the United States to distinguish schools provided by the government from public schools which are in fact private institutions. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Conference dates from 1869 when Edward Thring, Headmaster of Uppingham, asked thirty-seven of his fellow headmasters to meet at his house to consider the formation of a "School Society and Annual Conference". Twelve accepted the invitation ^[1] and from that date there have been annual meetings. It changed its name from the "Headmasters' Conference" to the "Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference" in 1996.^[1] The current Chairman in Nigel Richardson of the Perse School, and the current general secretary is Geoff Lucas. Edward Thring (1821-1887) was a celebrated British educationist. ... Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ... The Perse School is a fee-paying secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in Cambridge, England. ...

Membership of the HMC is often considered as what defines a school as a public school in England or Wales, placing it amongst the more prestigious private schools. ^[2] 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. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article is about the country. ... Private schools, in the United States, Australia, Scotland, and other English-speaking countries, are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public funds. ...

HMC members

Below is a list of HMC member schools, and their headmaster or headmistress as of 1 November 2006. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. ... Ackworth School is an independent school located at High Ackworth, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. ... Aldenham School is a public school and preparatory school located in Hertfordshire, near the village of Aldenham. ... Alleyns School Alleyns School is an independent, fee-paying co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, South-East London. ... Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire is the largest private Catholic mixed boarding school in the UK, and it is occasionally referred to as the Catholic Eton, a soubriqet also attached at different times to Beaumont (no longer open) and Stonyhurst College (both Jesuit schools) and which was Cardinal Newmans... Ardingly College is a public (privately funded and independent) co-educational boarding and day school, founded in 1858 by Canon Nathaniel Woodard. ... Arnold School is a public school located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England on the Fylde coast, and a member of HMC. // 1896 - 1932 F T Pennington 1932 - 1933 H C Cooksey MA 1933 - 1938 F T Pennington 1938 - 1966 F W Holdgate MA 1966 - 1973 O C Wigmore MA 1973 - 1979... Ashville College was founded in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, as a Methodist boarding school in 1877 Categories: University stubs ... The entrance to the old buildings (no longer occupied by the school) in Hill Street Bablake School is an independent school located in Coundon, Coventry, England. ... Aerial view of the main quad at Bancrofts School Bancrofts School is a co-educational independent school in Woodford Green, London, with about 1,000 pupils aged between 7 and 18. ... Batley Grammar School is a co-educational public school located at Carlinghow Hill in Upper Batley, West Yorkshire, UK. The school was founded in 1612 by the Rev. ... Bedales School is a public school with a progressive ethos located in the village of Steep, near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. ... Bedford School is a public school for boys in Bedford, fifty miles north of London, England. ... Bedford Modern School is a co-educational public school in Bedford, England. ... Berkhamsted Collegiate School is a public school in Hertfordshire, England, formed in 1997 by the amalgamation of the original Berkhamsted School, founded in 1541 by John Incent, Dean of St Pauls Cathedral, Berkhamsted School for Girls, established in 1888, and Berkhamsted Preparatory School. ... Birkdale School is a public school for boys in the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire in England. ... Birkenhead School - Preparatory. ... The College Memorial Hall Bishops Stortford College is a public school located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. ... Bloxham School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school located in the village of Bloxham, three miles from the town of Banbury in England. ... Blundells School is a British public school, located in Tiverton in the county of Devon. ... Bolton School is a public school (independent school) situated in the town of Bolton, Greater Manchester in the North-West of England. ... Bootham School is an independent Quaker boarding school in the city of York in North Yorkshire, England. ... Bradfield College is a public school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire. ... Bradford Grammar School was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter as the Free Grammar School of King Charles II in 1662. ... Brentwood School Brentwood School is a public school in Brentwood in the English county of Essex. ... Brighton College is an independent co-educational in Brighton, United Kingdom. ... Bristol Cathedral School is a public school in Bristol, England. ... Bristol Grammar School is a co-educational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Bromsgrove School was founded in 1553 and is located in the small Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, UK. First known as a chantry school in the Middle Ages, it was re-established as a Tudor Grammar School between 1548 and 1553. ... Bryanston School is an independent public school in Blandford, north Dorset, near the village of Bryanston. ... Sarah Thomas is Head of Bryanston School (in Dorset, England) since September 2005. ... Bury Grammar School is an independent grammar school in the town of Bury in the English county of Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), that has existed since c. ... Canford School is a full boarding coeducational public school with a significant minority of day pupils, in Merley, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. ... Entrance Caterham School is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Caterham, Surrey and a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... Charterhouse School (Originally, Suttons Hospital in Charterhouse) is a famous boys English public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. ... Cheadle Hulme School (CHS) is an Independent day school in Cheadle Hulme in the North-West of England. ... Cheltenham College is a famous English coeducational independent school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. ... Chethams School of Music, familiarly known as Chets, is a specialist music school in Manchester, United Kingdom. ... Chigwell School is an English co-educational public school in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... Christ College is a residential college at the University of Tasmania, and is currently located near the Universitys grounds in Sandy Bay. ... Bluecoat School directs here. ... Churchers College is an English public school - that is, an independent, fee-paying school which is a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC). ... City of London Freemens School, commonly known as CLFS and locally known as Freemens, is an independent co-educational school located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. ... The present red-brick City of London School beside the River Thames. ... Clayesmore School is an independent school in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset. ... An 1898 etching of the College Close Clifton College is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Logo of Colfes School Colfe’s is a co-educational independent day school in Lee, London. ... Colstons Collegiate School is an independent co-educational school in Bristol, England. ... Cranleigh School is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. ... Culford School Culford School is a public school, in Culford, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. ... Dame Allans Schools were founded in Newcastle upon Tyne in England in 1705, and are two of the oldest schools in the city. ... Dauntseys School Dauntseys School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, South West England. ... Dean Close School is a co-educational independent school in Cheltenham, England. ... Denstone College is an private coeducational boarding school in Denstone, Staffordshire, England and a member school of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... Downside School is a Roman Catholic Public School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse near Bath, situated next to Downside Abbey. ... Dulwich New College buildings. ... Durham School is an independent British boarding and day school in Durham. ... Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent day/boarding school for children aged 13-18, situated on the south coast of England. ... Logo of Ellesmere College Ellesmere College is an independent co-educational English public school located in Ellesmere and based in rural North Shropshire, England. ... This article is about the school in London, England. ... Emanuel School is a co-educational public school in Battersea, South-West London, England. ... Epsom College is a co-educational Public School in College Road, Epsom, Surrey, England with around 720 pupils, and a member of the Headmasters Conference. ... The Kings 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 Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor Castle... Exeter School is a selective independent co-educational day school for children between the ages of 7 and 18 located in Exeter, Devon, England. ... Felsted School is a public school in the village of Felsted in Essex, England. ... Forest School is a private school on the edge of Epping Forest, in Walthamstow in North East London, in the UK. // From its initial twenty-two pupils in 1834, Forest has expanded and now has about twelve hundred boys and girls in equal numbers across the full age range of... Framlingham College Framlingham College is an independent boarding school in England. ... Frensham Heights School is an independent school located in Surrey, England, run by a registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. ... Giggleswick School Giggleswick School is an independent co-educational boarding school in Giggleswick, near Settle, North Yorkshire, England. ... Grange School may refer to: Grange Church of England Primary School, Grange-over-Sands Grange Community Junior School, Farnborough Grange Community Primary School, Felixstowe Grange Community Primary School, Winsford Grange Community School, Kettering Grange Comprehensive School, Halton Grange First School, Harrow Grange First School, Newcastle Upon Tyne Grange Infant and... Gresham’s School is a coeducational, independent boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School (1903) Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen Mary I. For its... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Coat of arms of Haileybury College This article refers to the school in England. ... Hampton School is a prestigious public school for boys, located in Hampton, London, England. ... It has been suggested that Houses of Harrow School be merged into this article or section. ... Hereford Cathedral School is a co-educational independent school and member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... Highgate School is an old and prestigious English public school in Highgate, North London. ... Hulme Grammar School (SD 919036) is a school situated on and around Chamber Road, about three-quarters of a mile south of the centre of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, between Frederick Street and Windsor Road. ... Image:Hustpierpoint College. ... Hymers College is a co-educational independent school located on the site of the old Botanic Gardens of Hull, Yorkshire, England. ... Ipswich School is a private day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, serving pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of age. ... John Lyon School (previously The Lower School of John Lyon in Harrow) is a public day school in Harrow-on-the-Hill, England. ... Kelly College is a coeducational independent school on the outskirts of Tavistock, Devon, with around 350 students ranging from ages 11 to 18; there is an associated preparatory school for younger children, Kelly College Preparatory School, nearby. ... Kent College, Canterbury is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, founded in 1885. ... Kimbolton School is a public school in the village of Kimbolton, in rural Cambridgeshire. ... King Edward VII and Queen Mary School is an HMC public school in Lytham St. ... King Edwards School (KES), Bath in South-West England is a Private School providing education for pupils aged 3 - 18. ... King Edwards School King Edwards School (KES) (grid reference SP052836) is an independent secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI in 1552. ... King Edward VI School (often referred to as KES) is a selective Independent Co-educational secondary school in Southampton, United Kingdom. ... Originally known as Bridewell Palace. ... King Henry VIII School is an independent school comprising a senior school (ages 11–18) and associated junior school (ages 7–11) located in Coventry, England. ... Kings College is a British secondary boarding school in Taunton, Somerset county, England. ... Kings College School Wimbledon, or KCS, is an independent boys school in Wimbledon, south-west London. ... Kings Bruton is an independent co-educational secondary school based in Bruton, Somerset, England. ... The Kings School is a British independent school situated in Canterbury, Kent. ... The Kings School, Chester is a coeducational independent school in Chester, England. ... The Kings School, a coeducational independent school in Ely was founded sometime before the Norman Conquest. ... The Kings School, Gloucester is an independent school in the United Kingdom, taking students from the ages of 3-18, with around 500 students. ... The Kings School, Macclesfield is a Public day school in Macclesfield, England, and a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... The Kings School, Rochester is a public school in Rochester, Kent. ... Kings school is a school in Tynemouth with over 800 pupils. ... The Kings School, Worcester (KSW) is an independent British Public School founded by Henry VIII in 1541. ... // Kingston Grammar School is an independent selective co-educational school in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. ... Kingswood School is a day and boarding school in Bath, Somerset. ... Kirkham Grammar School is an independent school in Kirkham, Lancashire. ... Lancing College is a co-educational English Independent school, founded in 1848 by Rev. ... Latymer Upper School, founded in 1624 by Edward Latymer, is a selective independent school in Hammersmith, west London, lying between King Street and the Thames. ... Leeds Grammar School (LGS) was founded in 1552 by Sir William Sheafield to provide free, subsidised or fee-paying education, according to need. ... Leicester Grammar School (LGS), founded in 1981 is an independent secondary school situated in the centre of Leicester, United Kingdom, close to Leicester Cathedral, with which it has close links. ... Leighton Park School is an independent coeducational Quaker secondary school for both boarding and day pupils in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... The Leys School Stamp Building (formerly East House) (right) and Headmasters house(left) with the school chapel behind The Leys School is a co-educational British public school (privately funded and independent) - it is a boarding and day school for over 520 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. ... Liverpool College is a Public School located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. ... Lord Wandsworth College, often abbreviated to LWC, is a medium-sized independent school in Hampshire. ... Loughborough Grammar School (commonly LGS) is a fee-paying independent boys secondary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough High School and Fairfield Preparatory School. ... Magdalen College School or MCS is a boys independent day school currently located on the edge of central Oxford, England. ... Malvern College is a coeducational English public school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded in 1865. ... The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is an independent boys school (ages 11-18) in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. ... Marlborough College is a British boarding school in the county of Wiltshire, founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, although it now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. ... See also Merchant Taylors School, Northwood. ... See also Merchant Taylors School, Crosby and Merchant Taylors Girls School. ... Millfield is an independent school in Street, Somerset, England. ... Mill Hill School is an independent school for boarding and day pupils aged 13–18, located in Mill Hill, London. ... Monkton Combe School is an independent Christian school near Bath, England. ... Monmouth School is a public school for boys in Monmouth, South Wales. ... Mount St. ... Newcastle-under-Lyme School is an independent school in the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. ... Norwich School is situated in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is one of the oldest schools in the country, with a traceable history as far back as 1096. ... Nottingham High School is a leading UK independent fee-paying boys school situated about a mile north of Nottingham city centre. ... Oakham School is an English public school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 students, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10-15% from overseas). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Oundle School is a public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. ... Pangbourne College is a coeducational public school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just south-west of the village, at Bowden, in the English county of Berkshire. ... The Perse School is a fee-paying secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in Cambridge, England. ... Plymouth College (PMC) is an independent school (or public school) situated in Plymouth, Devon, England. ... Pocklington School , is a public (private and thus fee-paying) school in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, England. ... The Portsmouth Grammar School is an independent school located in Portsmouth, England. ... Prior Park College is a Catholic co-educational boarding school with a fascinating heritage. ... There are a number of schools called Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, including: Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Ashbourne Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Alford Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Barnet Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Blackburn Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Horncastle Queen Elizabeths Grammar School, Wakefield This... Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS) is a public (private and thus fee-paying) school in Wakefield, England. ... Queen Elizabeths Hospital School Queen Elizabeths Hospital (more commonly known as QEH) is an independent school for boys in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... Queens College is located in Taunton, England. ... Mansion, Originally Radley Hall Radley College (St Peters College, Radley) is an English public school situated on the edge of the village of Radley near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. ... Ratcliffe College is an independent Catholic boarding and day school in Leicestershire, England. ... Reading Blue Coat School is a boys secondary school located in Holme Park at Sonning-on-Thames, England, which includes a co-educational sixth form. ... Reeds Chool is top quality. ... Reigate Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school located in the Surrey town of Reigate. ... Rendcomb College is an HMC co-educational boarding and day school for 3- 18 year olds, 5 miles north of Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England. ... Repton School, founded in 1557, is one of the most famous co-educational public schools in the UK, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. ... Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent, day and boarding school inbetween Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. ... // The Royal Grammar School is an independent public school in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom. ... The gates of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, known locally as The RGS, is a long-established co-educational, independent school. ... The Royal Grammar School Worcester (RGS Worcester) is a British independent Public School founded before 1291. ... The Royal Hospital School is a co-educational independent boarding school which takes pupils from age 11 to 18 (years 7 to 13). ... Royal Russell School Royal Russell School is an independent co-educational boarding school in Coombe near Croydon, South London. ... A view of Rugby School from The Close, the playing field where according to legend Rugby was invented Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is one of the oldest public schools in England and is one of the major co-educational boarding schools in the country. ... The Abbey Gateway, now home to the schools History, Economics and Classics departments. ... St Bedes College, Manchester is a Roman Catholic Independent Grammar School situated on Alexandra Park Road South in the area of Whalley Range. ... St Bees School, private boarding school in Cumbria,England St Bees School, Cumbria, situated in a rural location on the edge of the Lake District in the village of St Bees on the Cumbrian coast, is an independent school. ... St. ... St Dunstans College is a co-educational independent school in South East London, England. ... // The School St Edmunds College is the oldest Catholic School in England. ... Arms of St Edmunds School St Edmund’s School is an independent secondary school (ages 13-18) in Canterbury, Kent, England. ... St Edwards School is a co-educational, independent school in north Oxford, England. ... St Georges College, Weybridge is an independent mixed Roman Catholic co-educational day school in Surrey, England - actually based in Addlestone. ... St. ... St. ... St Marys College is a catholic girls school in Adeladie South Australia. ... St Olaves Grammar School St. ... St Pauls School is/was the name of many schools, starting with St Pauls School in London, England, which was re-founded in 1509 to replace an earlier foundation of 1103. ... Founded in the English City of York by St Paulinus of York in 627, St. ... Sedbergh School is a co-educational boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria for boys and girls, between the ages of 13 and 18 inclusive. ... Sevenoaks School is a consistently top-ranking English coeducational independent school, located in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent. ... Sherborne School is an English public school for boys in the affluent town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. ... Shiplake College is a small school by the River Thames south of Henley-on-Thames, England. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Silcoates School is an independent school in Wakefield, England. ... Solihull School is an independent, fee-paying day school in Solihull, West Midlands, England. ... Stamford School is an English public school in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. ... Stockport Grammar School (SGS) is a co-educational independent school in Stockport, England, founded in 1487 by the 1482 Lord Mayor of London Sir Edmond Shaa. ... Stonyhurst College is a Roman Catholic English Jesuit independent boarding school near Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. ... Stowe School is a well known British public school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. ... Sutton Valence School Independant school near Maidstone, Kent, UK. Contains around 540 pupils. ... Taunton School Taunton School is an independent school in Taunton, Somerset, England. ... Tettenhall College is a public school located in the Wolverhampton suburb of Tettenhall. ... Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde. ... Trent College is a Co-Educational, Public Boarding School in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. ... Trinity School of John Whitgift The Trinity School of John Whitgift, usually referred to as Trinity School, is a British independent boys school, located in Shirley Park, Croydon. ... Truro School is a mixed independent school in the city of Truro, Cornwall, UK. It was founded in 1880 and is a Methodist school. ... University College School, known generally as UCS, is a British Independent school situated in Hampstead, north west London. ... Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ... The Myton Road frontage of Warwick School, dating from 1879 Warwick School is an independent school for boys in Warwick, England, and is reputed to be the third-oldest surviving school in the country after Kings School, Canterbury and St. ... Map sources for Wellingborough at grid reference SP8967 Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England situated some eleven miles from the county town of Northampton. ... Wellington College, Berkshire, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English public school, which was granted its royal charter in 1853. ... Dr Anthony F. Seldon MA, PhD, FRSA, MBA, FRHisS is a political commentator best known as Tony Blairs biographer and the Master of Wellington College. ... Wellington School can refer to: two schools in England: Wellington School, Somerset. ... Wells Cathedral School is a British independent school located in Somerset. ... West Buckland School is an English independent school located on the outskirts of the village of West Buckland on the edge of Exmoor, 8 miles east of Barnstaple, Devon. ... The Royal College of large men at Westminster (almost always known as Westminster School) is one of Britains top boys independent schools and one of the nine British public schools, as set out in the Public Schools Act 1868. ... Dr Stephen Spurr is currently the Head Master of Westminster School, the leading British Public school in London, having taken over from Tristram Jones-Parry in September 2005. ... Whitgift School is an independent day school educating 1,200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site. ... William Hulmes Grammar School is an independent mixed private school in, Whalley Range, Manchester, England. ... Winchester College is a well-known boys independent school, and an example of a British public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England. ... Wisbech Grammar School is an independent school in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire for ages five to 18. ... Wolverhampton Grammar School is a highly academic public school located in the city of Wolverhampton. ... Woodbridge School is a public school (i. ... Woodhouse Grove School is an independent school in Apperley Bridge, Bradford. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ... Worth School, near the village of Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, England is a boarding and day school for boys aged between 11-18 years. ... Woldingham School is an independent catholic boarding and day school for girls in the English county of Surrey. ... York House, Wrekin College Wrekin College is a co-educational independent school located in Wellington, Shropshire, England. ... Wycliffe College is a co-educational public school located near Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. ... Yarm School is a fee-paying Public School situated within the market town of Yarm. ... The Playfair Building Dollar Academy is a co-educational private school based in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. ... The High School of Dundee, informally Dundee High School (HSD or DHS), is one of Scotlands leading public, or independent schools, and the only public school in Dundee. ... The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school. ... Fettes College is an independent boarding and day school in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... George Heriots School is an independent primary and secondary school on Lauriston Place in Edinburgh, Scotland, with around 1500 pupils. ... George Watsons College is a leading co-educational independent day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Scotlands capital city Edinburgh. ... The Glasgow Academy is the oldest fully-independent school in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The High School of Glasgow is a co-educational Independent School now located in the Anniesland area of Glasgow, Scotland, with a role of just over 1,000 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18. ... Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College, Glenalmond) is the name of a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. ... Hutchesons Grammar School was founded by the brothers George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson, in 1641. ... Kelvinside Academy is a private school in the City of Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 1878. ... Loretto School is an independent school in Scotland, founded in Musselburgh in 1827. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... , Morrisons Academy is an independent co-educational school in Crieff, Scotland, which provides nursery, primary and secondary school facilities. ... Robert Gordons College (known by the acronym RGC) is a private co-educational day school in Aberdeen, Scotland. ... St. ... The Senior School Building St. ... Kilmacolm is a village in Inverclyde, Scotland. ... // Front of David Rhinds building of 1848 With the exception of the sixth form (which is co-educational) Stewarts Melville College (Stew Mel or SMC) is an all-boys private school with a roll of over 700 pupils. ... Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 10-18. ... Llandovery College (Welsh: Coleg Llanymddyfri) is an independent school in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... Monmouth School is a public school for boys in Monmouth, South Wales. ... Rydal Penrhos is the only private co-ed boarding school in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. ... Bangor Grammar School is an all-boys voluntary grammar school situated in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. ... Belfast Royal Academy is the oldest school in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland[1]. It is a co-educational, non-denominational voluntary grammar school situated in north Belfast. ... Campbell College is a voluntary grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Coleraine Academical Institution or Coleraine Inst. ... Foyle and Londonderry College (or FALC) is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in the city of Londonderry, Northern Ireland. ... Methodist College Belfast is a voluntary grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Portora Royal School for boys, located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is one of a number of free schools founded by Royal Charter in 1608[], by James I. Originally called Enniskillen Royal School and located outside Enniskillen, the school moved to its present location on Portora Hill, Enniskillen in... WE WANT TODD NOT WILLIAMSON!!! MR RIDLEY TILL I DIE!! The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, commonly known as Inst. ... Elizabeth College is a public school situated in the town of St Peter Port, Guernsey. ... Victoria College is a fee-paying States of Jersey boys school in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. ... The crest of King Williams College. ... Clongowes Wood College is a private secondary boarding school for boys in County Kildare, Ireland run by the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits) since 1814, making it one of Irelands oldest Catholic schools. ... The Kings Hospital is a Church of Ireland co-educational fee-paying boarding and day school. ... St. ...

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A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... The Diocesan College, or Bishops as it is more commonly known, is a private, all-boys school situated in the leafy suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa. ... Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Hilton College is a private full boarding senior school for boys located near the small town of Hilton in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa. ... Hilton is a small town that lies on the brow of the escarpment above Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... Michaelhouse is a private full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. ... Balgowan is a small town and valley in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa. ... KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ... Logo The Peterhouse group of schools is based in Marondera, Zimbabwe. ... St. ... Grahamstown from Fort Selwyn Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. ... Capital Bhisho Largest city Port Elizabeth Premier Nosimo Balindlela Area - Total Ranked 2nd 169,580 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd 6,436,761 38/km² Languages Xhosa (83%) Afrikaans (9. ... St Georges College, based in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a secondary school. ... Harare (pronounced , formerly Salisbury) is the capital city of Zimbabwe. ... St Stithians College consists of several private schools within a co-ordinate model and includes a boys college, a girls college, a boys preparatory school and a girls preparatory school. ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... Hillfield Strathallan College is a Canadian private school which teaches grades from Junior Kindergarten to twelve in Hamilton, Ontario. ... Ridley College is a co-educational boarding and day University-preparatory school located in St. ... Shawnigan Lake School is a private boarding school, located in Shawnigan lake, British Columbia. ... St. ... Upper Canada College (abbreviated to UCC) is a private elementary and secondary school for boys, founded in 1829. ... 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The Indian School Al-Ghubra, established in September 1990, is located in the city of Muscat, Oman. ... All Saints College is a private school located in Bull Creek. ... Barker College is an Australian Anglican private school situated in Hornsby, New South Wales founded by The Reverend Henry Plume in 1890. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mentone Grammar School is a well known independent school for boys located in the affluent suburb of Canterbury in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Grounds and buildings of Canberra Grammar School viewed from Red Hill The schools Main Oval and Breezeway Canberra Grammar School (CGS) is an independent school for boys in the Red Hill suburb of Canberra, the capital of Australia. ... Caulfield Grammar School is a coeducational Anglican independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Christ Church Grammar School, informally known as Christ Church or CCGS is an independent school for boys situated in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. ... Cranbrook School is a private school located in Bellevue Hill in Sydney, Australia. ... The Geelong College is a co-educational day and boarding private school located in Geelong, Australia. ... Geelong Church of England Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day-boarding Public School. ... Guildford Grammar Schools Coat of arms Guildford Grammar (Senior) School is a private school in Australia, on the banks of the Swan River. ... Haileybury College is an independent school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Ivanhoe Grammar School is a multi-campus independent school of Anglican Church of Australia in Victoria, Australia. ... The Kings School is an independent Anglican boys school in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. ... 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Sydney Church of England Grammar School (also known as the Shore School and SCEGS) is an Anglican school for boys in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Sydney Grammar School (colloquially known as Grammar) is a non-denominational, independent school for boys in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Trinity Grammar School is an boys Anglican school located across several campuses in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. ... This article is about the school in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Introduction The Wanganui Collegiate School is an independent, coeducational, mixed day and boarding secondary school. ... Kings College is an independent secondary school in New Zealand. ... Christs College Christs College, Dining Hall, as seen from Rolleston Avenue Christs College, Canterbury is an independent same sex oriented boys-only Anglican secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... 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Bournemouth School (also known as Bournemouth Grammar School or Bournemouth School for Boys and commonly abbreviated to BS or BSB), is a boys grammar school and sixth form college occupying a site located in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England and teaching children from years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18). ... Chesham High School is a grammar school on White Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Kathleen Kate Griffin is the president of the International Confederation of Principals (the worldwide organisation of headteachers and school principals), the first British holder of the office. ... Gordons School was built by Queen Victoria as a memorial to Gordon of Khartoum. ... Haberdashers Askes Hatcham College was formerly a Grammar school, then a comprehensive City Technology College, now an Academy operating between two sites near New Cross Gate in South-East London. ... Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS) is a state grammar (day and boarding) school for boys in Lancaster, England. ... The Latymer School is a selective, mixed grammar school in Edmonton, north London. ... Pates Grammar School is a voluntary aided, selective grammar school in the Hesters Way area of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom catering for pupils aged 11 to 18. ... St. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... St. ... St Olaves Grammar School St. ... Welbeck College, now officially known as Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College, established on the grounds of the Welbeck Abbey Estate, of the family of Portland. ...

See also

• Public school
• Independent school (UK)
• List of independent schools in the United Kingdom
• Association of Representatives of Old Pupils Societies

The term public school has two distinct meanings: elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials, or, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, a private or independent, fee-paying school, generally not coeducational, which prepares pupils for university. ... An independent school or private school in the United Kingdom is a school relying for all of its funding upon private sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Association of Representatives of Old Pupils Societies (AROPS) is a United Kingdom organisation whose objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of views and experiences between representatives of old pupils’ societies. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Edward Thring (Uppingham School), (Bromsgrove School), (Bury St Edmunds), (The King's School, Canterbury), (Felsted School), (Lancing College), (Liverpool College), (Norwich School), (Oakham School), (Repton School), (Richmond), (Sherborne School) and (Tonbridge School). (Source: IndigoSky Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference August 22 2002 on the everything website
2. ^ Tony Halpin Public schools plead to be let off fines over fee-fixing in The Times October 01, 2005 "The Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference of leading public schools is due to hold its annual conference next week. "

Uppingham School is a co-educational public school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. ... Bromsgrove School was founded in 1553 and is located in the small Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove, UK. First known as a chantry school in the Middle Ages, it was re-established as a Tudor Grammar School between 1548 and 1553. ... The Kings School is a British independent school situated in Canterbury, Kent. ... Felsted School is a public school in the village of Felsted in Essex, England. ... Lancing College is a co-educational English Independent school, founded in 1848 by Rev. ... Liverpool College is a Public School located in the suburbs of Liverpool, England. ... Norwich School is situated in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is one of the oldest schools in the country, with a traceable history as far back as 1096. ... Oakham School is an English public school in the market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 students, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils (including about 10-15% from overseas). ... Repton School, founded in 1557, is one of the most famous co-educational public schools in the UK, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, England. ... Sherborne School is an English public school for boys in the affluent town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. ... Tonbridge School is a British independent all boys boarding school in Tonbridge, founded in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ...

External link

• HMC website