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Northwood School could be: *Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York) *Northwood School (Durban North, South Africa) *Northwood School, London Northwood School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Northwood, London, Northwood area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. . History The school was originally opened in January 1934 as ''Potter Street Se ... * Northwood Public School, Windsor, Ontario {{schooldis ...
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Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York)
Northwood School is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for grades 9 through 12 located in Lake Placid, New York in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. History 1905–1927: Founding and early years In 1905 John M. Hopkins, a Yale graduate who had previously taught at The Hill School and the Florida-Adirondack School (later Ransom Everglades School), established a school in Lake Placid described as, “organized with quarters in the Adirondacks in the summer and in Florida in the winter. The school will furnish a home in which boys may have careful personal attention, the advantages of experienced teachers and wholesome natural outdoor life and amusements.” During this time the school was known variously as Hopkins School, Lake Placid School, and Lake Placid Boys School. Hopkins led the school until 1921 and oversaw its growth from six students to forty. By the time of Hopkins's departure the school was described as being, “...remarkably successful not on ...
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Northwood School (Durban North, South Africa)
Northwood School is a high school in the coastal city of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Northwood was founded after two schools, Beachwood High and Northlands High combined - forming Northwood School. Curriculum Each learner must study English home language and either Afrikaans or Zulu first additional language, and mathematics or mathematical literacy. Northwood offers a variety of subjects, including the physical, natural and social sciences; a variety of commerce subjects (ranging from Business Studies to Accounting); Technical Drawing, Graphi Design and Tourism. All learners write internally set school papers until grade 12 in which all registered pupils sit to write their National Senior Certificate. Facilities Northwood's sporting facilities include rugby union, soccer and cricket fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, two rock climbing walls and a number of other specialised sporting centres. History Northwood traces its origins back ...
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Northwood School, London
Northwood School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Northwood, London, Northwood area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. . History The school was originally opened in January 1934 as ''Potter Street Senior Council School'' with an age range from 11 to 14. The original headmaster was Mr. A. T. Smith, who had previously headed a school in Ruislip. The name Northwood School was adopted in the late 1970s. In September 2009, Northwood was federated with Queensmead School, located in South Ruislip. Graeme Atkins became the new principal and the school improved with 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 all culminating with the best GCSE results in the school's history. The school has now become among the best in the London Borough of Hillingdon, and among the 100 most improved schools in Britain. A-Level results also continued to rise for Post-16 students since the federation in 2009, with substantial emphasis on progression to higher education. Al ...
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