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Kingswood College (other)
Kingswood College may refer to: * Kingswood College (Box Hill), Victoria, Australia * Kingswood College (Doncaster), Victoria, Australia * Kingswood College (South Africa) * Kingswood College (Sri Lanka) * The former name of Scarisbrick Hall School, Lancashire, England * A Kingswood College existed in Kingswood, Kentucky from 1906 to 1934 See also *Kingswood School (other) *Kingswood Academy (other) Kingswood Academy may refer to: * Kingswood Academy, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Kingswood Secondary Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, England See also * Kingswood School (other) * Kingswood College (other) * Kingsw ... * Kingswood (other) {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood College (Box Hill)
Kingswood College a is coeducational K-12 college located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill South, Victoria, Australia. It began as New College in 1890, and was known as Box Hill Grammar from 1928 to 1965. Among other associations, it operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia but is not governed or managed by the Church. History In 1890, Arthur Stephenson established New College, in Rose Street Box Hill, as a boys' school for day students and boarders. The school was renamed Box Hill Grammar around 1928. The Methodist Church assumed responsibility for the school in 1929 and purchased a property in Station Street, Box Hill, known as Gwynton Park. A new building, the Cato Block, was built there in 1930. The move to the new site generated much optimism, and a master plan of imposing buildings was developed. However, the Great Depression and World War II had a damaging effect on the school and, instead of implementing the master plan, increased numbers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood College (Doncaster)
Kingswood College Doncaster was a co-educational secondary school and primary school located near the corner of Anderson's Creek Road and Warrandyte Road, Doncaster East, Victoria. A school of the Uniting Church, it operated for five years from 1985 until closure in 1989. History The school was established in 1985 in portable buildings on a north facing hillside. Initially, there were approximately 65 founding students covering years 5, 6 and 7 but over the course of five years, the school expanded to accommodate new students, staff, year levels and buildings. The founding principal was Brian Keyte and vice principal Peter Haines. They remained in their respective positions until the school's closure. Due to over expenditure and the strain of the late 1980s recession, the school was closed down at the end of 1989. At the time of the closure, at least 62 staff members and 444 students were engaged at the school. Subsequently, the grounds became the Doncaster campus of Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood College (South Africa)
Kingswood College is a private, Methodist co-educational school in Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape, South Africa attended by boarding and day scholars, and a member of the Independent Schools Association of South Africa. The school leavers write the matriculation examinations set by the Independent Examinations Board (IEB). History Kingswood College is one of the oldest Methodist boarding schools in the country. It derives its name and ideals from Kingswood School, the 18th century college established by John Wesley near Bristol, England, in 1748. The Reverend William Shaw was a Methodist minister who came to Eastern Cape as a member of Sephton's party of 1820 Settlers, he founded the Salem Academy in Salem in the Albany district in the 1830s. The Academy was subsequently moved to Grahamstown where it was renamed the Shaw College, and later the Wesleyan Collegiate School for Boys. In 1896 the Wesleyan Collegiate School for Boys was located on the site that is the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood College (Sri Lanka)
Kingswood College ( Sinhala: කිංස්වුඩ් විද්යාලය Tamil: கிங்ஸ்வுட் கல்லூரி) is a public school which offers primary and secondary education for boys in Sri Lanka. The school was founded by L. E. Blaze on 4 May 1891, with 11 students at a site on Pavilion Street in Kandy. Later, the school was moved to a site on Peradeniya Road. Since then, the school has grown considerably, having over 3,500 students and 200 faculty members. It is one of the oldest schools in Kandy and is commonly known as KCK. History Kingswood College was founded by Louis Edmund Blaze, with eleven students, as a boys' high school. At the time, most schools on the island had been classified as stateaided government schools or missionary schools. Government grants were available until a school showed itself established, with a solid core of teachers and an expanding role, but institutions run by individuals did not qualify for government as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarisbrick Hall School
Scarisbrick Hall School is a mixed private school, located in Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire, England, that educates children from nursery to age 18. History Scarisbrick Hall is a 150-room mansion built between 1830 and 1860 by the architect Augustus Pugin, who also worked on the Palace of Westminster. The Scarisbrick family lived on this site from 1238 to 1946. The Hall is an example of residential Gothic renaissance architecture and is a Grade I listed building of special architectural interest. The 75 ft tower (and blueprint for Big Ben), was recently restored, along with other areas of the hall in a £7m project. Within the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft are a set of Pugin chairs, originally designed for Charles Scarisbrick, and purchased for the Palace of Westminster in 1951. Scarisbrick Park is an extensive private estate listed at Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. Scarisbrick Hall has been the home of an independent school since 1964. Named 'Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood, Kentucky
Kingswood, Kentucky is a town in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. It was settled in 1906 and was named in honor of Kingswood School in Great Britain, which was founded by John Wesley in 1748. Kingswood College founded by John Wesley Hughes John Wesley Hughes (May 16, 1852 - February 22, 1932) was an American minister. He was born in Owen County, Kentucky and was converted at the age of sixteen in a Methodist revival meeting in an old schoolhouse. Hughes attended Kentucky Wesleyan ... operated in the community from 1906 to 1934. A post office was opened in 1907. References External linksKingswood Populated Place Profile Unincorporated communities in Breckinridge County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{BreckinridgeCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood School (other)
Kingswood School may refer to in Burma * Kingswood High School, Kalaw in England *Kingswood House School, Epsom, Surrey * Kingswood School, Bath, Somerset *The Kingswood School, former name of Kingswood Secondary Academy, Northamptonshire *King's Wood School, Essex in Canada * Kingswood Drive Public School, an elementary school in Brampton, Ontario * Kingswood Elementary School (British Columbia), an elementary school in Richmond * Kingswood Elementary School (Nova Scotia), an elementary school in Hammonds Plains in the United States * Cranbrook Kingswood School, a private K-12 college preparatory school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan *Kingswood-Oxford School, West Hartford, Connecticut See also * Kingswood Academy (other) * Kingswood College (other) *Kingswood (other) Kingswood may refer to: Places Australia *Kingswood, New South Wales *Kingswood (Tamworth), New South Wales * Kingswood Park, New South Wales *Kingswood, South Australia Canada *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingswood Academy (other)
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Kingswood Academy may refer to: * Kingswood Academy, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Kingswood Secondary Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, England See also *Kingswood School (other) * Kingswood College (other) *Kingswood (other) Kingswood may refer to: Places Australia *Kingswood, New South Wales *Kingswood (Tamworth), New South Wales * Kingswood Park, New South Wales *Kingswood, South Australia Canada *Kingswood Music Theatre *Kingswood Drive Public School, an elementar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
