Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Rockport School
Rockport School in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Rockport School is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, 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
Rockport School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls from 2.5 years to 18 years in the British Public School tradition. It is situated in 25 acres (10 ha) of woodland on the shore of Belfast Lough in Craigavad, near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland, between Belfast and Bangor.
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Background
History
The school was founded in 1906 by Geoffrey Bing of Rossall School and Keble College, Oxford, with the original aim to "prepare boys for the Public Schools and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth". Bing was 29 and had taught previously in St George's, Broadstairs and at St Andrew's School, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells. Rockport began with only four boys, an assistant master and a matron but quickly grew in size. The school now has around 300 pupils and accepts both boys and girls from the age of 3 until 18 (A Level) as day or boarding pupils.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6650, -5.7730
- Address
- Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1906
- Official site
- www.rockportschool.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7355544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rockport School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rockport School?
- Rockport School is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6650°, -5.7730°.
- When was Rockport School built?
- Rockport School dates to 1906.