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Queen Victoria School
Queen Victoria School in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Queen Victoria School is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Queen Victoria School (QVS) is a non-selective, co-educational, boarding school predominantly for children of Scottish servicemen and women aged 10/11 to 18. It occupies a Scottish Baronial-style building on a rural campus just outside Dunblane, a short distance away from the city of Stirling, Scotland. It is the only school in the United Kingdom managed and funded by the Ministry of Defence (Duke of York's Royal Military School in Kent is now managed by the DfE). The school is an agency of the MOD. Education Scotland categorises QVS as an independent school.
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Background
History
The idea of the school was originally proposed to Queen Victoria as a memorial to the Scottish dead of the Boer Wars, and after her death it was thought fit to name it in her memory. With the support of former politician Robert Cranston, money was raised from Scottish servicemen and the people of Scotland to complete the project. Queen Victoria School was opened on 28 September 1908 by King Edward VII. The chapel was completed in 1910 and is Scotland's memorial to Queen Victoria. Girls were admitted in the 1996–97 academic year into all years and the first female senior monitor, Victoria Harris, was chosen in 1999.
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- Coordinates
- 56.2009, -3.9530
- Address
- Bruce Brae
- Established
- 1908
- Official site
- www.qvs.school
Sources
- wikidata: Q7270542 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen Victoria School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen Victoria School?
- Queen Victoria School is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2009°, -3.9530°.
- When was Queen Victoria School built?
- Queen Victoria School dates to 1908.