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Eton College (/ ˈ iː t ən / ⓘ EE-tən) [3] is a public fee-charging and boarding secondary school for boys aged 13–18, in Eton, Berkshire, England.It has educated prime ministers, world leaders, Nobel laureates, Academy Award and BAFTA award-winning actors, and generations of the aristocracy, and has been referred to as "the nurse of England's statesmen". [4]
Oppidan Scholarships are currently awarded based upon receiving Distinction in a certain number of Trials (the internal examinations held twice a year): a boy will be considered for the scholarship after receiving four Distinctions (or three consecutively).
At Eton College, a King's Scholar (known as a "Colleger" or colloquially as a "tug") is one who has passed the College Election examination and has been awarded a Foundation Scholarship and admitted into a house known as "College", the premises of which are situated within the original ancient purpose-built college buildings.
Fettes College, described as an "Eton of the North" Glenalmond College, described as an "Eton of the North" Groton School, known as the "American Eton" St Ambrose College, described as an "Eton of the North" The Doon School, described as the "Eton of India" Bishop Cotton Boys' School, described as an "Eton of the East" St. Paul's School ...
Here, see the best photos of Prince William during his time as a student at Eton College: Arriving at Eton. Prince William's family—his parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles, and brother ...
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The Newcastle Scholarship is an annual prize awarded at Eton College in England for the highest performance in a series of special written examinations taken over the course of a week. It was instituted and first awarded in 1829 and is the college's most prestigious prize.
Master in College is the title of the housemaster of College, which is the oldest boarding house at Eton College and reserved for Eton's seventy King's Scholars. King's Scholars (Collegers) attend Eton on scholarships provided under the original foundation by King Henry VI in 1440 and awarded by examination each year. The school originally ...