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The King's School is a public school in Canterbury, Kent, England.It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group.It is Britain's oldest public school and is considered to be the oldest continuously operating school in the world, as education on the Abbey and Cathedral grounds has been uninterrupted since AD 597.
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Lent term, named for Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities: University of Cambridge [ 1 ] Canterbury Christ Church University [ 2 ]
The English school year runs from early September to mid- or late July. Most schools divide the year into three terms, each term divided into half terms: Autumn term runs from early September to mid December (half term ends in late October). Spring Term runs from early January to Easter (half term ends in mid-February).
The King's School, Grantham (1329, refounded 1528) Bourne Grammar School (earliest record of existence 1330, endowed 1636) The King's School, Ottery St Mary (1335, refounded 1545) Bablake School (1344) St George's School, Windsor Castle (1348) Doncaster Grammar School now Hall Cross School, (first record of existence 1350)
This is a list of some notable former pupils of The King's School, Canterbury, known as Old King's Scholars (abbreviated as OKS). The term King's Scholar referred to the few boys who, by their academic ability at a very young age, won scholarships to King's.
When Shirley took over the Headmastership of the King's School, Canterbury, in 1935, bankruptcy was close: the school had debts of £40,000 - £60,000 and was making an annual loss of £6,000. He was at the same time appointed a Residentiary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in whose precincts the School is situated.
Former pupils of The King's School, Canterbury are known in some circles as Old King's Scholars. The abbreviation OKS is sometimes used. For former students of King's School, Chester, also known as "Old King's Scholars", see Category:People educated at The King's School, Chester.