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42-622: Sevenoaks School is a selective coeducational English public school (a long-established fee-charging boarding school for pupils aged 11/13–18), with provision for day attendees in Sevenoaks , Kent , England. It is the second oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom , dating back to 1432, only behind Oswestry (1407). Around 1,200 day pupils and boarders attend, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. There are approximately equal numbers of boys and girls. In 2006 it became

84-670: A 99+ ATAR.) out of which 67 (9.14% of the Queensland total) were achieved at Brisbane State High School . In Western Australia , selective secondary education (officially named Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) ) is operated by the Western Australian Department of Education through the Gifted and Talented Selective Entrance Programs for Year 7, and subject to limited placement availability for year-levels upward to Year 11. All applicants are required to sit

126-525: A fee-fixing cartel by the Office of Fair Trading . The Independent Schools Council – a lobby group funded by the independent schools in question – said that the investigation had been "a scandalous waste of public money". In June 2020, The Guardian reported that, as formally codified as a school policy in the staff handbook, Sevenoaks School had for 'many years' exaggerated the predicted exam results of '1 in 12' of its students (20 per year). This policy

168-523: A friend of the headmaster of the time, Elijah Fenton . Building work was completed in 1732. During this period the Master and scholars were housed outside the town. The school remained small until the late 19th century. School records show that between 1716 and 1748, under the headmastership of the Revd Simpson, school numbers dropped from 'a great many scholars' to only four boys. Simpson resigned and

210-502: A new 13-million pound performing arts centre, The Space, was opened on the school campus. The Space was designed by Tim Ronalds Architects with Price & Myers acting as consulting engineers and has won several awards: the Commercial & Public Access category in the 2010 Wood Awards, Best Education Building in the 2010 Brick Awards, and an RIBA Award (South East Region) in 2011. It was also nominated for Best Public Building award of

252-418: A new school for younger boys; Sevenoaks Prep School started with six pupils in the school Cottage Block. An element of selection entered the admissions process in the early 1920s. James Higgs-Walker succeeded Garrod in 1924. Higgs-Walker introduced day houses, expanded school sports and extracurricular activities and expanded the school with the help of the school's benefactor, Charles Plumptre Johnson, who

294-424: A number of bequests during the sixteenth century and during this period was brought to wider attention by William Lambarde's A Perambulation of Kent (1576). The school is thought to have been initially housed in small buildings near the present site, before a school house was built. Rebuilding took place in 1631, under the supervision of Thomas Pett. It was again rebuilt in 1724, to the designs of Lord Burlington ,

336-937: A number of selective schools specialising in specific areas, such as the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (specialising in the arts), John Monash Science School (specialising in science) and Maribyrnong College (specialising in sport). The University High School also operates a selective science-specialist subschool called Elizabeth Blackburn Sciences. In addition to these, there are also over 40 schools in Victoria offering Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) programs, in which academically gifted students may either complete secondary education in five years (instead of six) or complete their Victorian Certificate of Education in three years (instead of two). All students who seek to enrol in

378-598: A smaller number of partially selective schools in England. Selective schools in the United States are typically high school level and are often also specialized schools . In New York City , students must take the competitive Specialized High Schools Admissions Test prior to possible admittance to one of the schools. Though many selective schools are at the high school level, there are also selective schools for younger students. The German public school system

420-552: A space, full of life and light” The school has a sports centre, the Sennocke Centre, which includes a swimming pool, tennis centre, climbing wall, squash courts, gym and dance studio. Between 2001 and 2004, Sevenoaks School orchestrated the ' private school fee fixing scandal ', a fee-fixing cartel involving fifty prominent independent schools in the United Kingdom. It was subsequently found guilty of operating

462-817: Is a former member of the G20 Schools group. IB results : In 2023 the average IB Diploma score at Sevenoaks School was 39 points (eight points above the world average). 57 per cent of students earned 40 points or more, with 73 students earning 42 points or more. Five students achieved the maximum Diploma score of 45 points, among just 25 students in the UK to do so in 2023. GCSE results: In 2023, 86.1 per cent of all GCSEs were graded 9/8/7 or A*/A, in line with 2019 pre-pandemic results. 43 per cent of all examinations were graded 9. 85 students gained 10 or more 9/8/7 or A*/A grades, and of those, 13 gained 10 or more top grades of 9 (or A*). Three buildings were constructed for

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504-500: Is for Years 7 to 12 and does not have an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program fee, although a fee is payable (less than $ 260 in 2019), with its membership in the Great Public Schools Association of Queensland and Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Sports Association . The Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics and Technology (QASMT) at Toowong was opened in 2007. It has a partnership with

546-532: Is fundamentally selective after four years of elementary school. The selective Gymnasium (grades 5 through 12 or 13, depending on the state) is supposed to prepare pupils for university. The German Realschule is also a selective school, though with lower requirements, ending at grade 10. The pros and cons of a selective school system are a constant issue in discussions about German schools, while many parents take strong efforts to make their children attend Gymnasium. Attendance of Gymnasium had strongly increased in

588-500: The Department for Education , replied that 'the school has been reminded about [UCAS] guidelines' and that 'Schools should not be inflating predicted grades.' Former pupils are known as "Old Sennockians". 51°15′54″N 0°11′42″E  /  51.26500°N 0.19500°E  / 51.26500; 0.19500 Selective school In New South Wales , selective high schools are government schools that select students on

630-591: The First World War . His first match, and only County Championship appearance, came against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in August 1913, though he had something of a nightmare debut: he made 0 and 0 * with the bat, conceded 20 runs from two wicketless overs, and did not hold a catch. After the war he appeared once more, against Warwickshire in one of the friendly games Worcestershire played in 1919 (the county did not return to Championship cricket until

672-643: The University of Queensland at St Lucia. The Queensland Academy for Creative Industries (QACI) at Kelvin Grove opened in 2007. It has a partnership with the Queensland University of Technology Creative Industries Precinct at Kelvin Grove. The Queensland Academy for Health Sciences opened on the Gold Coast (QAHS) in 2008. It has a partnership with Griffith University at the Gold Coast. In

714-749: The premier of Queensland , Peter Beattie announced as part of the Smart State Strategy the additional creation of the Queensland Academies "as an innovative alternative educational program for highly capable high school students." There are three Queensland Academies for students Years 10 to 12 and all study the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which in 2019 had a yearly fee of $ 2,291.45. In 2019 QASMT additionally opened entry to grade 7 students. Brisbane State High School

756-550: The 2012 Kent Design Awards . In 2018, the school opened a new Science and Technology Centre, also designed by Tim Ronalds Architects. The building was awarded a RIBA South East Award 2019, RIBA South East Client of the Year Award 2019 and RIBA National Award 2019. It houses laboratories, the Technology department, Sixth Form Common room and a large multi-purpose space. The RIBA Jury described it as “... great cathedral of

798-513: The Academic Selective Entrance Test and possibly complete combined interviews, auditions and/or workshops depending on the program(s) applied for. The programs are categorized into three strands: academic, language, and arts. Eighteen state schools participate in the Gifted and Talented Programs, each specializing in one of the strands. All participating schools are partially selective and partially local intake, with

840-668: The Education (Grammar School Ballots) Regulations 1998: Several other areas were identified as having a non-selective system, but with at least one selective school existing alongside their comprehensive counterparts, these were: Barnet , Birmingham , Bournemouth , Bristol , Bromley , Calderdale , Cumbria , Devon , Enfield , Essex , Gloucestershire , Lancashire , Liverpool , Kingston-upon-Thames , Kirklees , North Yorkshire , Plymouth , Poole , Reading , Redbridge , Stoke-on-Trent , Walsall , Warwickshire , Wiltshire , Wirral , Wolverhampton , The Wrekin . There are also

882-887: The UK board of the International Baccalaureate , was Chair of Trustees at the school from 2002 until 2008, and since 2012 has been Chair of the Trustees of the Sevenoaks School Foundation, a charity that acts as the fundraising arm of the school. On 25 June 2020, Shadow Education Secretary Mike Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie posed a written question to the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, asking 'what discussions they have had with Sevenoaks School'. Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge , Parliamentary Under-Secretary of

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924-576: The University of NSW ICAS competition for 2018, university medals (The highest result in the state) were awarded to: Brisbane State High School 13 Medal/s, QASMT 1 Medal/s, QACI 0 Medal/s and QAHS 1 Medal/s. In the same competition for 2017 university medals were awarded to Brisbane State High School 12 Medal/s, QASMT 1 Medal/s, QACI 0 Medal/s and QAHS 0 Medal/s. In 2018 in Queensland there were 733 OP 1's Overall Position (The highest possible result high school graduates can receive in Queensland and

966-1013: The basis of academic ability. Most students enter a selective high school in Year 7, after sitting the Selective High Schools Test the previous year. The process of entering selective schools is much like that of a university, with students electing their preferences and getting chosen for schools based on their performance on the Selective High Schools Test. Compared to the other states, New South Wales has many more selective and partially selective schools, (see List of selective high schools in New South Wales ). In Victoria , Australia , there are four general selective schools: Melbourne High School , Mac.Robertson Girls' High School , Nossal High School and Suzanne Cory High School . There are also

1008-506: The development of exceptionally talented students. The organization was first founded in 1976, as the National Iranian Organization for Gifted and Talented Education (NIOGATE), and re-established later as NODET in 1987. James Higgs-Walker James Arthur Higgs-Walker (31 July 1892 – 3 September 1979) was an English first-class cricketer who played in two matches for Worcestershire , one each side of

1050-649: The exception of Perth Modern School which is fully selective. Most government funded secondary schools in the UK are comprehensive schools , which are non-selective. However, there are still 163 grammar schools in several counties of England , which select pupils either on the basis of an eleven-plus examination, by an internally set and moderated examination, or by both. There are no selective state schools in Scotland or Wales, however private schools located there typically require an entrance test to gain admission. Grammar school areas and groups as identified by

1092-410: The first major UK school to switch entirely from A level exams to the International Baccalaureate . Sevenoaks School is among several leading UK schools that now charge annual boarding fees in excess of £42,000, making it one of the most expensive schools in the country. It is a registered charity. Founded in 1432 as a grammar school by William Sevenoke as a part of his last will and testament,

1134-471: The following season). This time he made a rather better fist of things, scoring 44 in his only innings and taking the only wicket of his career when he bowled Warwickshire's number ten Ernest Suckling . He taught history at Oundle School after the War, where he later became a housemaster. In 1925 Higgs-Walker was appointed headmaster of Sevenoaks School , a post in which he remained until 1954. Higgs-Walker

1176-526: The fully selective schools or in the partially selective SEAL schools must sit entrance examinations, with the exception of a few of the specialist schools. In Queensland , there are four selective entry high schools: Brisbane State High School , which is partially selective and formed in 1921, and the three Queensland Academies, which are fully selective and were formed in 2007/8. All require entry based on academic entry tests, Naplan results, primary school grades, interviews and other considerations. In 2005,

1218-711: The introduction of 'The New Maths', an approach to teaching the subject which made it less abstract, and more engaging for pupils. The school adopted the textbooks and examination regime of the School Mathematics Project (SMP) which had been pioneered at a number of other private schools. The final period of every Wednesday was set aside for the sixth form to attend lectures, usually with a current affairs theme. Speakers have included public figures such as trade union leaders Ray Buckton (ASLEF) and Hugh Scanlon (AEU), boxer Henry Cooper , philosopher A. J. Ayer and astronomer Patrick Moore . In 1968, Taylor

1260-530: The school became more prominent nationally through Taylor's introduction of a number of innovative teaching methodologies, "Mr. Taylor, the Headmaster, has built so successfully on the work of his predecessor that in the ten years he has been at Sevenoaks it has changed from an old-established minor public school ... into an experimental outpost of the Headmasters' Conference." The school was a pioneer in

1302-466: The school over 'a broad set of concerns including predictions' and 'governance concerns', with which investigation the school said it was 'cooperating fully'. UCAS confirmed that it had already sent the school a reminder of its guidelines, and the Department for Education warned that 'Schools should not be inflating predicted grades'. The school 'refuted any suggestion that we would unfairly exaggerate UCAS predictions' and then announced that it would edit

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1344-777: The school prior to the 20th century – Old School (formerly School House, which was built with the Almshouses in the early 18th century in the Palladian style and designed by Lord Burlington ), the old Assembly Hall (1890) now part of the Swanzy Block, and the Cottage Block (late 19th century). Additional early buildings, previously private houses, include Park Grange (mid-19th century), Girls International House ( c. 1700), Claridge House (18th century), Manor House (late 18th century) and Temple House (1884). In April 2010,

1386-562: The school was intended to give a classical education to boys from the town, free of church constrictions. Sevenoke’s will also provided for almshouses for poor men and women. Sevenoaks School is one of the oldest lay foundations in England. Sevenoke was Mayor of London and, as a friend of Henry V, may have been influenced by the MP for Shropshire and King's pleader, David Holbache , who founded Oswestry in 1407. According to William Lambarde and Richard Johnson ( Nine Worthies of London ), Sevenoke

1428-714: The second part of the 20th century to the majority of pupils in many areas. As a consequence, mainly pupils with rather low aptitudes remained for the non-selective Hauptschule , traditionally the third main tier (and originally the main tier) of the German school system. Some German federal states have abolished the three-tier system in favour of a combination of Realschule and Hauptschule, starting about 1997. National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (acronym: NODET or SAMPAD) governs national selective schools (middle and high school level) in Iran developed specifically for

1470-431: The staff handbook to 'ensure there is no confusion'. Furthermore, after initially stating that its accuracy in predicting grades 'significantly outperformed the national average', the school clarified that its predictions did not outperform the national average. The International Baccalaureate stated that the last five years of predictions were 'in line with' results. Robert Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville , who sits on

1512-472: The townfolk and expanding boarding. When he resigned in the 1890s the school had over 100 boys. Birkett's revolution was continued by George Heslop who increased the size to a peak of 134 boys, although numbers dropped towards the end of the First World War (during which 350 Old Sennockians enlisted). Geoffrey Garrod followed Heslop in 1919. In the same year, the headmaster's wife, Mrs Garrod, started

1554-617: Was Clerk of the Court of Wards and Liveries, a JP and owner of the Manor of Bradbourne near Sevenoaks, and under the conditions of the letters patent, he and his heirs were to serve on the governing body as long as they lived in Kent. He has been described as the school's 'second founder'. Supporting the letters patent, statues and ordinances were issued in 1574 and a private act of Parliament ( 39 Eliz. 1 . c. 13 ) passed in 1597. The school also received

1596-427: Was a foundling, whose decision to establish the school and almshouses may have been inspired by his early history. In 1560, in response to a petition by Ralph Bosville and Sevenoaks parishioners, Elizabeth I issued letters patent incorporating the school, giving it the right to use her name, and changing its governance. A seal was issued bearing Bosville's initials and the motto Servire Deo Regnari Est . Ralph Bosville

1638-424: Was a governor from 1913 to 1923 and chairman from 1923 to his death in 1938. Johnson donated many gifts to the school with his brother, Edward: *The Flagpole, 1924, *Thornhill, 1924 (Johnson's House), *Johnson's Hall, 1936 (Now Johnson's Library), *The Sanitorium, 1938, *Park Grange and the surrounding estate, 1946. Higgs-Walker led the school until 1956 when he was succeeded by Kim Taylor . During Taylor's headship

1680-474: Was outlined in full in July 2020 by The Daily Telegraph , which revealed that 'in around 20 cases a year' the school inflated predicted grades 'to facilitate the application' of the student to university. Mary Curnock Cook commented that it was 'embarrassing for Sevenoaks that deliberately overpredicting students’ grades is in writing in their guidelines'. The Charity Commission stated that it had engaged with

1722-487: Was replaced by Edward Holme, a distant relative of Sir Richard Burton . By 1778 there were around 60 pupils, and the same is indicated in the School Inquiry Commission of 1868. In 1884 the governors appointed Daniel Birkett as headmaster. It was Birkett's vision to elevate the school's status to that of a First Grade Classical School. He started this revolution, reducing the number of free places to

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1764-455: Was succeeded by Michael Hinton who was himself succeeded by Alan Tammadge in 1971. In 1976, the school first admitted girls and moved from being a single-sex school to a co-educational one. In 2012, the independent review of A level and IB results, based on government issued statistics, ranked Sevenoaks School first in the UK, ahead of Westminster (17th), St Paul's (22nd), Harrow (34th), Winchester (73rd) and Eton (80th). The school

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