Eton is a town located near Windsor UK . On the River Thames are two banks that are connected by a traditional bridge called the Windsor Bridge. On one side of the bridge is Windsor and on the other side of the bank is Eton, which together are twin towns.
Eton, which is sometimes referred to as Eaton, is home to one of the most exclusive public schools in England, Eton College. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry the sixth.
The school is notorious for having produced an unusually high number of politicians, leaders and powerful businessmen. Some of the more famous graduates include British and international royalty like Prince William and Harry among countless others. Since the school has a long waiting list and has exclusive status amongst the rich, many wealthy families choose to educate their children their.
Eton accepts students from between the ages of thirteen and eighteen and has a space for around thirteen hundred students. A mandatory uniform is one of the signature characteristics of this school. The school uniform includes a black tailcoat and pinstriped trousers and is quite expensive compared to other uniforms, adding to its exclusivity. All the students also wear a traditional white tie, as is worn at graduation ceremonies at Oxford and Cambridge. Both the students and staff are required wear white tie throughout the day.
Originally the school was devised to provide seventy scholarships to poor students funded by King Henry the sixth. Many of the traditions of the school have been kept to preserve its character and status.
One of the benefits of Eton College is its ratio of ten students to one teacher. The class sizes begin at twenty-five per class and then fall to around ten per class as students progress.
There is an active student society community at the school and past events have drawn in famous people like JK Rowling, Ian McKellen, Rowan Atkinson and Boris Johnson.
In 1461, King Edward the fifth of the House of York deposed the founder of the college in the war of the roses. This happened before a church building was finished but alumni and interested parties funded the school out of its crisis.
There are three academic terms in Eton, which are referred to each as halves. There is the Michaelmas Term, from September to December, the Lent Half, from January to March, and the Summer Half from April to July. These are again similar to the terms in Oxford and Cambridge, with the Lent Half being equivalent to the Hilary term.
Eton is a boarding school and some students that have gained scholarships get up to ninety percent of their fees paid for them. For the rest of the pupils, around one third receive a bursary.
Students living outside the school are known as Oppidans and pay their own fees and typically live in the town. There are 24 Oppidan houses and the students who belong to them are known as Oppidan Scholars. Oppidan Scholars typically have three distinctions in a row.