Eton College, the nursery of the British elite

Location: Eton, Berkshire;
Age: 13-18 years old;
Programs: High School, GCSE, A-level, Pre-U;
Number of students: 1300;
Foundation year: 1440;
Type of education: separate, school for boys.

Eton College, the brainchild of the royal charter of Henry VI, was established in the 15th century in Eton as a private school for boys from ordinary families. Subsequently, her first 70 students had the opportunity to continue their studies at Cambridge King's College. And today, Eton College Private School is a school of separate education. Boys 13 - 18 years old study here. School enrollment is on a competitive basis.

Eaton College is one of the most renowned secondary education institutions in the world. It is called the forge of personnel for science, culture and politics of Britain. Eton College is the best of 9 preferred UK boarding schools in existence today. The famous alumni are 19 prime ministers of Great Britain, famous historical figures (the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo), media moguls (for example, Harold Macmillan, owner of the world's oldest publishing house). Also, the legendary school graduated from the current British Prime Minister David Cameron, Princes Harry and William, writers George Orwell, Henry Fielding and others, actors (Hugh Laurie, known for his role as Holmes Jeremy Brett). The school is also proud of its graduates who have achieved considerable success in science. Within the walls of the college, academic knowledge was gained by the father of macroeconomics, John Keynes, the geneticist John Gurdon, and the physicist Robert Boyle.

Today, the college, which has brought up more than one generation of British aristocrats, is accepted foreign students... Here they get modern education in a traditional English atmosphere.

Education at Eton has a number of features. The traditional school does not drill, does not train students. Here, conditions are only created for the disclosure of talents, the development of abilities and the achievement of outstanding academic results. Special attention paid additional activities. In the opinion of the leadership, they are of great importance in the upbringing of a change in the cultural and political elite.

According to statistics, the school has a lower academic load than other boarding schools in Britain. Here, the boys attend 35 40-minute lessons weekly. At the same time, the performance of students is higher than in many schools in the country. The study takes place in a six-day mode. The most academically busy days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Conditions of admission

The college accepts boys from the age of 13 to study. A student must be 10.5 years old to enroll in college. At 11 he will have to undergo preliminary testing. His program includes the determination of mental abilities (test), an interview, an assessment of the characteristics from the actual place of study. Only one third of applicants pass the test successfully. They receive conditional places in the institution.

At the age of 13, boys take an entrance qualification exam. Having received high results, they confirm the conditional places and become college students.

You can get a place in the school on a competitive basis. Students become winners of competitions for the award of a musical, royal scholarship.

A child can enroll at the age of 16. There is a special program for this. Its participants are fellows of British schools.

For foreign applicants, the admission conditions are very strict. The first requirement is perfect knowledge of English (at the level of a native speaker), British literature. The second is having a set of thinking skills and specific skills needed to be effective in college. They are developed in British schools. It is impossible to properly prepare for college entrance in Russia. And in Britain this can only be done in a specialized boarding school. The preparation process begins at the age of 7-9.

Academic programs

Eton College is a classic British school. Here, getting an education involves learning ancient history, Greek, Latin, modern languages, mathematics, science, etc. Ample opportunities in the school are provided for the development of aesthetic subjects.

The training system is highly effective. This is confirmed by the annual results of the exams of the students of the school. So, according to the A-level, at least 36% of graduates receive an A * grade, 82% - A. According to the Pre-U program, more than 18% of students receive the highest grade (A * +), with the result A * -A, 52% of young men pass the final exams ... 76% of children receive GCSE A *. 98% of graduates enter prestigious universities in the world. 30% of them choose Cambridge and Oxford.

Academic training includes 5 blocks (F - B). Each is designed for 1 year.

One of the most famous and prestigious schools in the world is called Eton College, but this is not a university, but a secondary educational institution, entrusted with the education of their children by members of the royal family.

Story

The school was founded by order of King Henry VI as an educational institution that will prepare future students at King's College, Cambridge University. In the Middle Ages, the school was famous for its Spartan upbringing and strict daily routine. By the 21st century, the rules have softened, but discipline is still considered essential to the education of a true gentleman.

Eaton is also known for his close ties with the British royal family. The school, located next to Windsor Castle, has always enjoyed the patronage of royalty, and among its graduates were the heirs to the throne, including Prince William and Prince Harry.

Notable alumni: Scions of many European royal houses and children of the British nobility, future military leaders and statesmen, including 20 British Prime Ministers, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, the writers Aldous Huxley, George Orwell and Ian Fleming, the entrepreneur and politician Sir James Goldsmith, studied at Eton. Antarctic explorer Lawrence Oates; politician Alan Clarke; composers Thomas Arn and Hubert Parry; and actor Hugh Laurie, best known for his role as Dr. House.

Peculiarities

Eaton is often referred to as "incubator lord" and "gentlemen's factory". Indeed, children of the mighty of this world predominate among the students, and there is not enough tight parental wallet for admission to Eton - they take offspring from noble families who will show excellent results in entrance exams. The “house lists” where the children of Eton graduates were recorded immediately after birth. Today there are no such lists, but it is not uncommon for students to find those whose fathers and children were also Etonians.

An Eton is not just wealth and title, excellent education and manners, a strict suit and even a special accent by which graduates of a prestigious school recognize each other. This is a special philosophy of life and some snobbery, to which, however, the Etonians have every right.

Eton has 25 colleges. In one of them, King’s Scholars study, who pay no more than 10% of the tuition fee or study completely free of charge. The students of the remaining 24 colleges are called Oppidans, and they, more precisely, their parents, pay their tuition out of their own pocket. There are usually no more than 70 Royal Fellows at Eton, and there are 50 more students at each Oppidan College. Classes are not as small as you would expect from an elite private school: 20-25 people. However, there are no more than ten people left in each class before graduation: studying at Eton is not easy.

Eton is also known for its theaters, in which students stage several plays a year. It is believed that the study of dramatic art is as much a compulsory part of a gentleman's education as history and cricket.

Language of instruction: English, about ten foreign languages are also studied

Training program: British educational program

Studied subjects

Literature, foreign languages, history, physics, chemistry, mathematics, natural sciences, music, painting, martial arts and sports. Eaton offers a large selection (about 50) of additional items.

Students age: 13-18 years old

Conditions of admission

Not all Britons can enroll in Eton, let alone foreigners. It's not enough to own well English language, to know English literature and history - in Eton they take those who meet the school's idea of a real gentleman. It is very difficult to get to Eton immediately from another country, therefore, if you want a brilliant future for your child, it is better to prepare for the storming of Eton in advance and, at the age of 7, assign the boy to a preparatory boarding school in the UK.

You can study at Eton from the age of 13, but already at the age of 11 (the application must be submitted no later than the date when the applicant turns 10 years and 6 months), those wishing to enter an elite school must pass the preliminary selection. It consists of an interview, a reasoning test, and a transcript of the school's grades. Boys who complete this stage and receive a conditional place at Eton must pass entrance exams at the age of 13.

Typically, one third of applicants who apply at the age of 11 receive an invitation to sit for the exam after two years. The rest are on the waiting list and can access the exam in case someone changes their mind about enrolling in Eton and withdraws their candidacy.

Parents of boys who are admitted to the entrance exam must pay a fee of £ 1,600, with £ 1,100 of this amount being a deposit that will be refunded when students turn 18.

Eaton will send registration forms upon request.

Cost of education: 30 thousand pounds per year

Scholarships

There is a chance to get to Eton thanks to the King's Scholarship or Music Scholarship. Competition in both cases is serious.

Applicants for the Royal Fellowship must pass four required exams (English, mathematics, science and general examination) and three exams in elective subjects (history, geography, theology, French, Greek, Latin, advanced mathematics). If a child was pre-selected at the age of 11 and was admitted to the entrance exam, has passed the exams for the Royal Scholarship, then he may be exempted from the general entrance examination, but not in all cases.

In addition to the traditional Royal and Music scholarships, there are others, but keep in mind that they may not be awarded continuously and based on additional requirements (for example, the applicant's country of origin) in addition to academic and musical achievements. For applicants with Russian roots, there is a scholarship from the Tsukanov Foundation, which is awarded annually to two or three students.

For boys aged 13-18. All students live in a boarding house on the college grounds. In total, about 1300 students study here. The college is located in the eponymous town of Eton (Eton), Berkshire (Berkshire), near the city of Windsor near London.

Eton is considered to be the most famous college in Great Britain. Eton is one of the "nine" best and oldest schools in Britain. The college was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI with the aim of training 70 boys from poor families to enter the University of Cambridge, created, by the way, by the same king. College tuition was then free. Ironically, from a free college for poor boys, Eaton has evolved into one of the most prestigious and expensive educational institutions in England.

The model for the creation of the college was the no less famous and the best in those days Winchester College, located in the City of Winchester, in the west of England. The structure and training programs were completely copied and even the first deans and rectors were ordered by the king to be transferred from Winchester.

Henry VI, who, as you know, paid a lot of attention to education, when creating Eton, transferred a huge plot of expensive land to the college, since college education was planned in the spirit of Christian traditions, several church relics and artifacts were donated to the college, including elements of the True Cross and the crown of thorns ... The English Apocalypse Manuscripts were also donated to the College. On the territory of the college, construction began on the longest, at the time, the College Chapel church.

During the reign of Henry VI, the college enjoyed unprecedented privileges, but the situation changed dramatically when King Edward IV ascended to the English throne in 1461. Most of the privileges were canceled, most of the relics were removed from the college and placed in the treasury of Windsor Castle. The construction of the church was stopped, and now it is more than 2 times shorter than what was planned under Henry VI.

The college has preserved the best traditions of educating its students to this day. At one time, many famous people of their time studied at the school. 19 college graduates including David Cameron became prime ministers of Great Britain. Both British princes William and Harry studied here.

The college accepts boys at the age of 13. There is also the option of entering college at the age of 16 for the program A-level... Parents planning to enroll in the future should pay attention to the list of schools graduates who get to Eton. The college officially provides this list, for more information, you should contact the specialists of our company.

Eton College is a full member of several organizations at once: the association of directors and directors of The Headmasters "and Headmistresses" Conference (HMC), the Eton Group, and the international association "G20 Schools", which once again emphasizes its level and prestige.

The school is regularly reviewed by the Independent Schools Inspectorate ( ISI), the last check was carried out in 2010. Based on the results of the inspection, the school received grades:

for the academic success of children - "Excellent"
for the quality and organization of the curriculum - "Excellent"
for the organization of extracurricular education - "Excellent"
for the quality of teaching - "Excellent"
for the level of education and development of children - "Excellent"
for the quality of childcare - "Excellent"
for learning conditions, childcare and safety - "Excellent"
for the quality of school leadership - "Excellent"
for the level of education and living in the boarding house - "Excellent"
for work with parents - "Excellent"

In an independent directory " The Good Schools Guide"it says about the school:" Until now, the number 1 school for boys. The equipment and staff are amazing. Eton prepares bright and successful young people with dignity, and in fact the school is much more modern than most people think of it. "

According to The Sunday Times, the college was ranked 14th in 2013 and 8th in 2012 among the UK's best independent schools, and was ranked 7th in 2013 and 5th in 2012 in its Pre-U exams. ...

The school accepts children of all religions and confessions. The official religion at school is Anglicanism.

Location. The address. Web site.

The college is located in the eponymous town of Eaton, near the city of Windsor, near London.

Full school address:

Eton College
Windsor
Berkshire
SL4 6DW

Extracurricular activities. Sport.

College extracurricular activities are tailored to the individual needs and inclinations of each student. From a huge list of all kinds of clubs, sections and circles, each student can choose classes to their liking. The college organized clubs:

astronomy
archeology
chess
singing
informatics
cooking
electronics
foreign languages
horse riding
business
oratory
bridge
applied arts

Great attention in the college is paid to the physical development of students. At Eton, sections have been created and are constantly operating:

athletics
basketball
badminton
martial arts
horse riding
volleyball
gymnastics
rowing
rock climbing
squash
shooting
swimming
fencing
football
tennis
and many others

School equipment.

Eton College is well equipped and equipped, it has modern laboratories of physics, chemistry and biology, a design and technology center, a theater with 400 seats, a professional recording studio, sports fields, playgrounds and a sports complex with a swimming pool. On the Thames, boys go boating and canoeing.

Residence.

Eton College is traditionally a boarding school, that is, all students live on the college grounds. Here, more than 20 residential premises have been specially built for this. Boys live in rooms one by one. Boys are settled according to the age principle. Their life is constantly monitored by the "housemaster".

Enrollment. Required documents.

Most Eton students enroll at age 13. It used to be the rule of registering children in college from birth. Recently this tradition has been canceled and all comers have the opportunity to enter the college. As you might expect, the competition for college is quite high, with an average of 3-4 boys per seat.

The admission procedure is different from other educational institutions. Although studies start at age 13, applications must be made at age 11. Together with the application, you must pass an interview at the college, pass entrance examination, as well as provide an extract and testimonial from the previous school.

About a third of candidates receive an invitation to study and begin their studies at the age of 13. The rest are included in the so-called Waiting List, and if space is vacated on the main list, they receive an invitation by mail.

Parents must apply no later than the child's age of 10 years and 6 months. The college adheres to this rule very strictly, so if you have any questions, please contact our specialists for advice.

Cost of education.

£ 10689 per term

Additional expenses.

registration fee
school place confirmation deposit
semester deposit
additional lessons
additional excursions and activities
airport transfer - depends on the airport
guardian - depends on the set of services
medical insurance
visa opening - from £ 100

* Prices from the date of publication may have changed. Please contact the school or us for the latest updates.

Eton College is one of the world's oldest and most famous private boarding schools for boys, a symbol of classical British education, the forge of the English elite.
The school "Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton beside Windesore" - that is its old official name - was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI and originally served as a preparatory educational institution for the King's College, Cambridge, founded a year later. Participants in the new royal "education project" were 70 boys from poor families, studying for free, and students from different parts of the kingdom, paying for college tuition and living. But Edward IV, who succeeded King Henry on the throne in 1461, abolished the school's financial privileges.
Life for boys in the mid-16th century was rather harsh: Latin lessons began at 6 am and ended at 8 pm. But the hardships of studying in college did not interfere with its growth: if from the very beginning there were not enough places on the territory of the school for all students to live and some were accommodated in the city, then by the beginning of the 18th century the number of “comers” had already grown so much that new buildings had to be built - by In 1766 there were thirteen of them.
Great attention was paid to the school by King George III (reigned - 1760-1820), who often visited Eton and arranged entertainment for boys right in the royal residence - Windsor Palace. The birthday of George III, albeit unofficially, is still celebrated at Eton every year. In the middle of the 19th century, when educational reforms swept across Britain, modernization reached Eton: living conditions were brought in line with the norms of that time, the academic program was updated and expanded, and more qualified teachers were invited. Eton College became more and more popular, and by 1891 there were already more than 1000 students. Education at Eton became prestigious, the most senior families, up to the royal ones, sent their sons here, many enrolled their children in school immediately after their birth.
Since the 1970s, the number of students at Eton has remained at 1,300, all in full board. The main goal of the school is to develop students' integrity, independent thinking, the desire for knowledge and self-knowledge, tolerance and mutual respect.

Location and campus
The school is located on the left bank of the Thames in Eton - a small town, practically a suburb of Windsor. The royal residence, Windsor Palace, is said to be so close that its shadow reaches the school. It is just 30 km from London, and Heathrow Airport is 20 minutes away by car.
Numerous school buildings - Tudor, Victorian, Edwardian and modern glass and concrete structures - are scattered among the picturesque gardens, fields and sports fields, in the area directly overlooking the Thames. Through the efforts of architects and landscape designers, they form a single ensemble.
The school has excellent teaching facilities and several libraries with extensive collections of rare books and manuscripts. The oldest of them is the College Library, founded immediately after the opening of the school, where over 150 thousand rare books and manuscripts are kept, dating back to the 9th century.
The school has its own theater - Farrer Theater, which constantly hosts student performances, 24 scientific laboratories located in the building of the department of natural sciences, a new center for innovative technologies and research in learning (The Tony Little Center for Innovation and Research In Learning) and many sports facilities.
There are 25 residences on campus. Each of them is home to about 50 boys aged 13 to 18 years (10 from each age group), each has a separate room. The large school cafeteria accommodates only a fraction of the students, but the living quarters have their own dining rooms and their own chefs. The health of the children is monitored by three school doctors and five qualified nurses.
Eaton also owns Casa Guidi in Florence, once owned by the Victorian English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Admission and training
For centuries, boys were enrolled in school from birth to enter Eton, with no access to outsiders. Since 2002, the situation has changed - now Eton College is ready to accept "talented students, regardless of their origin." The main criterion is ability, character and attitude to life. All candidates go through two stages of selection. The application is submitted three years before the desired start of studies, at the age of ten: for example, for the 2021 academic year, the end of the questionnaire acceptance is June 30, 2018. If the application is accepted, in October-November of the same year, the first qualifying online test is carried out - the child takes the exam Independent Schools Examination Board (ISEB) Common Pre-Test. In case of successful completion of the ISEB, a year later, face-to-face testing at the school is arranged. The Eton List Test, developed in collaboration with Cambridge, assesses a child's general knowledge and ability, as well as their potential. It consists of an interview, a group assignment with other candidates, and a computerized logical thinking test. But that's not all: for final admission to school in the year preceding the start of studies, you must pass the general entrance exam Eton Entrance Exam. Candidates who have passed all stages of selection can apply for King's Scholarships, but they are awarded only to the most worthy. Financial assistance is also provided for young musicians and talented boys from low-income families.
The structure of the school includes five age groups, the so-called blocks, from 13 to 18 years old. In the first three years of study (blocks F, E, D), classes consist of 20 people, in graduating classes (Sixth Form, blocks C and B), classes are held in groups of 10 to 12 people.
All aspects of student life, in and outside the classroom, are considered part of the learning process at Eton. In addition to lessons, so-called Extra Works are regularly arranged to broaden the boys' horizons and help them prepare their homework. Academic progress is assessed twice a year using internal exams in all subjects studied - Trials.
In the first two years, it is studied wide range compulsory subjects (English, mathematics, Latin, science, geography, history, music, visual arts, theater, physical education, Information Technology, design, basics of religion) plus two foreign languages to choose from (French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese) and an elective in Greek.
The two-year GCSE program involves the study of at least 10 subjects in the first year and 9 in the second, for which state exams are taken at the end of the academic cycle. The program includes English language and literature, mathematics, two or three subjects of the natural science cycle (biology, physics, chemistry), a foreign language, one subject of creative orientation and several optional disciplines: ancient civilizations, foundations of religions, geography, Greek, history, Latin, computer science, music.
At the age of 16, students move to the final class, where they study either in the traditional A-Level program, or in the relatively new Cambridge Pre-U, which is distinguished by a deeper study of each subject and pays more attention to independent studies. For exams, as a rule, four disciplines are selected from the list: English literature, theater, mathematics, mathematics plus higher mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, Latin, Greek, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, history, art history, geography, religion, economics, state and politics, art and design.
In 2017, on the A-Level exams, the percentage of marks A * and A (“five plus” and “five”) was 42.1 and 37.5%, respectively. Over the past 30 years, 60 to 100 students have been enrolled in Oxford and Cambridge every year. The most popular specialties chosen by graduates are English, history, economics and management, modern languages, theology and philosophy.

Art as part of the educational process
V curriculum- first compulsory, then optional - includes all kinds of art. For creative pursuits, Eton College has excellent facilities - a design and technology center, a theater with 400 seats, a professional recording studio, first-class equipment for drawing, sketching, printing, computer graphics and digital photography. In special workshops you can practice painting, ceramics and sculpture made of wood, metal and plastic. Exhibitions of student works are regularly held.
In the school theater, equipped with the latest stage technology, more than 20 performances are staged annually. The repertoire includes classics, musicals, contemporary plays. Small performances can also take place at additional theater venues - Caccia Studio for 100 seats and Empty Space for 60 seats.
The size of Eton's music department has doubled in size over the past few years, thanks to a major modernization program at the school. New building music school consists of a rehearsal room, a recording studio, a computer class with 12 workstations, an editing room, a rock studio, 12 classrooms and an electric guitar studio. The old building has been rebuilt and now includes study and rehearsal rooms, a 250-seat concert hall, a library and an organ hall. The school has a symphony and chamber orchestras, brass bands for older and younger students, an ensemble of trumpeters, a string ensemble for younger students, several rock bands and choral groups. Etonian musicians often go on tour in different cities of Britain and other countries.

Sport
Sports activities are the most important part of Eaton's program, it is believed that the ability to win and lose, lead and follow the rules, achieve set goals independently and as part of a team are the most important character traits that are brought up by sports games. All sports activities are conducted by professional athletes, in total there are more than 40 teams in the school. different types sports. Pupils regularly compete in regional, national and international competitions. Compulsory sports vary depending on the season: in the fall trimester, these are football and rugby. In the spring trimester, the main sports are hockey, rowing and the Field game, a form of soccer played only at Eton; in the summer - athletics, cricket, rowing, tennis and additional sports from an extensive list. Optional activities include badminton, basketball, rowing, clay pigeon shooting, fencing, polo, squash, swimming, golf, tennis, gymnastics, martial arts, etc.

Extracurricular activities
There are about 50 clubs, circles and communities constantly functioning in the school. Their existence depends on the interest and desire of the participants: some quickly arise and just as quickly disappear, others work for many years. Clubs of archaeologists, architects, astronomers, artists, circles of design, geography and law, musical groups, technical and scientific clubs enjoy constant success. The school regularly implements volunteer programs aimed at helping local organizations and individuals. Etonians help elementary schools with classes, entertainment and foreign language lessons, care for the sick and the elderly, and work in thrift stores. Since 1860, the United cadet corps- a paramilitary children's organization that exists in many educational institutions in Britain.
Various trips are part of the school curriculum and at the same time extracurricular life. Boys studying foreign languages participate in exchange programs with schools in France, Germany, Spain and Russia. The school choir and orchestra give concerts in England and in foreign countries- Germany, India, Poland, Czech Republic, Japan, China, USA, South Africa. Over the past few years, sports teams have traveled to competitions in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, African countries, USA. Clubs and communities organize hobby trips. Recent travels have included Greece, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, and Tibet.

Famous alumni
Probably the most popular Eton alumni today are the British princes William and Harry; but hardly any school in Great Britain has given the country so many outstanding personalities as Eaton. From the walls of the school there were 19 prime ministers, many other politicians, writers and scientists. Among them are writers and poets Henry Fielding, Thomas Gray, Horace Walpole, Aldous Huxley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Robert Bridges, George Orwell (George Orwell), Ian Fleming (Ian Fleming); scientists Robert Boyle, John Maynard Smith, John Gurdon and others, several crowned heads from different countries, numerous, actors, athletes and musicians. It is not surprising that many authors made their heroes precisely graduates of Eton: even James Bond studied in this Alma Mater of his author, although, according to Fleming, he was expelled from school, although not for academic failure.

Eaton is a college that has the status of the most prestigious secondary educational institution in Britain. Guys from 13 to 18 years old are accepted here. According to the rules of the educational institution, all students are required to live in a boarding house, which is located in a fenced area. Throughout the year, an average of about 1300 students constantly stay here.

Eton (college) and its history

A specialized school for boys was founded back in 1440 by a special decree of King Henry VI. Initially, the purpose of opening an educational institution was to prepare guys from noble families to study at Cambridge University.

During the medieval period, the college was known as a place where Spartan parenting methods were practiced. Students were required to comply with the strictest rules of conduct. At present, the attitude towards students here has softened significantly. However, maintaining self-discipline is still considered an essential trait that a true gentleman possesses.

Eaton College in England is renowned for its famous alumni. At one time, the educational institution successfully graduated from numerous offspring of royal families, nobility, public and statesmen... In particular, over the entire history of the institution, 20 future British prime ministers have emerged from it, including the most recent one, David Cameron. Among the others famous personalities who went to college, it is worth noting the writers Aldous Huxley and George Orwell, the famous actor composer Thomas Arn, naturalist and explorer Lawrence Oates.

Eton (college): where is it?

The educational institution is located in Berkshire, at a distance of 30 kilometers from the center of London. The main buildings are located on the very banks of the Thames River. Windsor Castle is located nearby the college.

Equipment

Today the British College of Eaton is equipped according to the latest standards. There are high-class laboratories of chemistry, physics and biology. The center for the development of innovative technologies works at the educational institution. The institution has a design center, a recording studio. On the territory of the institution there is a theater, the hall of which can accommodate about 400 people.

Eaton is a college where all conditions for sports are created. Students have access to numerous playgrounds, green fields, a large indoor pool, and a whole lot of specialized equipment. There are docks near the Thames, where students come to rowing and canoeing.

Residence

As noted above, Eaton is a college for exclusively male students. For them, accommodation is organized in a boarding house format. In other words, students are not allowed to be accommodated outside the college.

There are more than 20 residential buildings on the territory of the educational institution. Each student receives a separate room. In this case, the guys are settled according to age categories. The behavior of students and living conditions in residential buildings are constantly monitored by the so-called housemaster.

Conditions of admission

What are the conditions for admission to Eton (college)? Admission here is possible when the applicant reaches the age of 13. Until the middle of the last century, parents registered their children at an educational institution from birth. This option has been canceled today. This made it possible to give everyone a chance to go to college.

Eton is a college that is known for quite high competition. There are on average 3-4 applicants for one place here.

The procedure for entering a college is different from other educational institutions in the country. First of all, the application, in which the student expresses a desire to be here in the future, is submitted at the age of 11. After 2 years, if the request is approved by the management of the institution, the guys are interviewed, after which they pass the entrance exam. Moreover, boys who apply for a college place are required to present the rector with a positive testimonial from a previous institution.

Only a third of the total number of applicants manage to get into Eton College. Admission may take place with some delay. So, the best applicants who did not pass the competition end up on the waiting list. Subject to a vacant seat, such applicants will receive an appropriate postal notice of college invitation.

Extracurricular activities

The college pays special attention to the organization of exciting and useful leisure activities for students. An individual approach is applied to each student, aimed at developing aptitudes and talents. From the widest list of all kinds of circles, clubs and sections, guys have the opportunity to choose an occupation for themselves.

So, Eton College in England offers students visiting circles:

archeology;
astronomy;
singing;
cooking;
chess;
informatics and electronics;
business;
foreign languages;
applied arts;
oratorical skills.

Among the available sports sections It is worth noting the practice of athletics, basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, badminton, martial arts, horse riding, rowing, rock climbing, swimming, fencing.

Cost of education

Tuition per year here is $ 55,600, which equates to £ 35,700. Eaton also has enough students who don’t pay a cent to get an education. All of them are holders of a royal scholarship.

Upon admission to an educational institution, students may be charged an additional fee, which goes to registration, confirmation of a place in the building for living. Separate amounts can be paid by the parents of the students for additional lessons, the organization of excursions and entertainment, the appointment of a guardian, medical insurance.

Scholarship

You can get to Eton, the college, the photo of which is presented in the material, on a musical or royal scholarship. In both cases, there is serious competition between the applicants.

Students who wish for a royal scholarship are required to obtain the highest marks in the mathematics and English exams, and have good grades in science. In particular, to be credited to free education, applicants must pass history, theology, geography, Latin. If a young person has successfully passed all these tests, he is exempted from the general examination upon admission.

As for the music scholarship, applicants with extraordinary talent can get it. The student's academic achievements are also taken into account.

The structure of the educational institution

How is Eton (college) organized? The structure of the institution is based on a special coefficient at which there should be one teacher for every 8 students. In the first year, up to 25 students can be in one class. By the last course, their number is reduced to 10 or even less. The rest of the students are dropped out due to non-compliance with the requirements of the institution, poor discipline, and unsatisfactory learning outcomes.

The head of the college is in charge of managing the college. Assistants to senior management are tutors who contact directly with students and report on progress and any incidents.

A uniform

What clothes are you allowed to wear at Eton (college)? The institution's uniform consists of a strict vest over which a black jacket is worn. In addition, each student is required to wear pinstripe trousers. This suit is complemented by a white tie. An alternative to the latter is a white butterfly. However, only senior students get the right to use it in combination with a uniform.

Rewards and sanctions for students

Eton College is known for its well-functioning student reward system. Excellent work is noted by the tutor. High academic performance in a particular subject is awarded with a special diploma by the head of the college.

If a student has presented an outstanding work to the teacher, the latter, by decision of the High Council, may be sent to the archive of the institution. As such, new students at Eton may familiarize themselves with it in the future. This form of promotion of success has been operating here since the beginning of the 18th century. However, works that are leased to teachers are rarely recognized as outstanding. In order for the work to be awarded and sent to the archive, teachers must receive an appropriate decree from the college management.

Guys who come to lessons late must sign the register. With the systematic nature of such violations of discipline, students are subject to certain sanctions by the decision of the tutors. In the event of serious misconduct, students are excommunicated and summoned for a personal interview with the head of the college.

However, the requirement to attend classes on time applies not only to students, but also to teachers. For example, if the teacher is delayed 15 minutes, the class members are entitled to go about their business for the entire duration of the class.

Physical punishment

From the very beginning of his existence, Eaton was known for applying corporal sanctions to students for both specific misconduct and without an objective reason. For example, in the Middle Ages, teachers organized selective beating of students in order to intimidate and maintain discipline. Such events were traditionally organized on Friday, just before the weekend, and were known as "flogging day."

It was practiced for students of Eton until the 80s of the last century. Previously, rods were used for this, with which they beat students on their bare buttocks. Former head of the school Anthony Trench, who ran the college from 1964 to 1970, decided to replace the cane with a cane. From that time on, the punishments were enacted not in front of the audience, but in the teachers' offices. The last demonstrative beating of a college student with a cane dates back to January 1984.

How realistic is it for a student from another country to enroll in Eton?

Due to the numerous requirements for the applicant and the length of the admission procedure, it is not so easy for a foreigner to do this. An applicant for a college place from another country must be fluent in English, both speaking and writing tests. The same goes for knowledge of British history and literature.

The only real chance for a foreigner to enter Eton looks like moving to live in England no later than reaching the age of nine. To learn to think like a British, the boy will have to undergo training at one of the local boarding schools. In this case, you will need to study according to special program aimed at going to college.