The King's School is a public school in Canterbury, Kent, England, for pupils aged 13 to 18. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group, and is considered Britain's oldest public school and the oldest continuously operating school in the world, with education on the abbey and cathedral grounds unbroken since AD 597.
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1. The King's School, Canterbury - Wikipedia
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597
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England
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Canterbury
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Private
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The King's School is a public school in Canterbury, Kent, England for pupils aged 13-18.
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Wikidata: The King's School, Canterbury
- Wikidata Q3360332, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q3360332, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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Why is The King's School, Canterbury considered the oldest continuously operating school in the world?
The King's School is considered Britain's oldest public school and the oldest continuously operating school in the world because education on its abbey and cathedral grounds in Canterbury has continued unbroken since AD 597.
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