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The Schools Index is an annual publication that lists internationally notable private schools and international schools. [1] [2] [3] Published by Carfax Education, [4] [5] it is often considered a global list of the most prestigious schools of the world. [6] [7] [better source needed]
There were 227 participants from 24 nations at the 2024 Quiz Olympiad. Some notable participants include Issa Schultz of Australia; Nico Pattyn, Ronny Swiggers, and Tom Trogh of Belgium; Dean Kotiga of Croatia; Pat Gibson and Paul Sinha of England; Tero Kalliolevo of Finland; Sebastian Jacoby and Sebastian Klussmann of Germany; Anne Hegerty and Barry Simmons of Scotland; and Victoria Groce of ...
Many are represented by the Independent Schools Council (ISC), while around 300 independent senior schools are represented by the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), although both bodies also represent schools outside England and the United Kingdom. This is a list of notable independent schools in England that are currently ...
This is a notable achievement considering the dominance of well-funded private schools like Westminster: at the latest Senior Finals in 2024 just one school- inaugural Shield winners KEGS Chelmsford- was a state school. The achievement of schools is often changeable, however, due to the natural turnover of students, and it is not uncommon to ...
Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic assessments, and live quizzes. In 2017, 1 in 2 high school students used Quizlet. [ 4 ] As of December 2021, Quizlet has over 500 million user-generated flashcard sets and more than 60 million active users.
Prep (preparatory) schools (also known as private schools) educate younger children up to the age of 13 to prepare them for entry to the public schools and other secondary schools. In 2023, the Independent Schools Council reports that private schools contribute £16.5 billion to gross value added (GVA) in Britain. [2]
While a consensus over what is the most significant driver of this growth in private schooling has not yet emerged, some authors have attributed this to a higher demand for English-medium education, [33] a dissatisfaction with the quality of public schools, [34] [35] greater affordability of private schools, [32] and non-availability of ...
The school has an excellent academic reputation. In 2018, it was rated by The Sunday Times as the second-best independent school in the UK, based on GCSE and A-Level results. [3] It has previously topped The Times A-level league table of England's independent schools and its table of prep schools.