All boys are required to wear their hats when going to or from lessons and to "cap" all teachers also known as "beaks" who pass them which is done by the boy raising his forefinger to the brim of his hat. Those who do not follow these rules are punished. Songs have been an important part of Harrow life ever since John Farmer, a former head of music, wrote the first song in The school considers them to be a unifying force as they are sung by the boys in their houses every term.
Songs are sung by the whole school to audiences of parents, former pupils of the school, and guests of honour that have, in the past, included members of the royal family and representatives from previous governments. The song Forty Years On has become known as the school song, although in reality it is one of many. The sport squash was invented in Harrow out of the older game rackets around [18] [19] [20] before the game spread to other schools, eventually becoming an international sport.
In the development of Association Football , Harrow was one of seven schools that met to develop the Cambridge Rules , which would influence the Football Association 's first set of rules, the Laws of the game.
It is considered to be the longest-running cricket fixture in the world [21] and is the oldest fixture at Lord's see: Eton v Harrow. Harrow has its own unique style of football called Harrow Football. The purpose of the game is to score a 'base', which is achieved by kicking the ball between a pair of vertical posts, located at each end of the ground, similar to rugby posts but without a cross-bar. This may be done either from open play or from 'yards' and the kick may be of any height.
An important feature is the offside rule whereby a player must be behind the ball before he can play it. Handling is allowed from a kick on the volley: the ball may be caught and a call of "yards" allows the catcher a space of three running yards unmolested and a free kick out of the hands. The Harrovian is the school newspaper that is published weekly during term time.
Its articles are written anonymously and the school stresses that the opinions expressed in the newspaper do not reflect school policy. The newspaper is published as both an organ of record and a forum for comment, debate and the expression of individual opinions in the school. The Harrovian is also published online by the Harrow Association. Greek , Mandarin Chinese , German or Spanish are offered to boys with good linguistic ability, alongside or in lieu of French and Latin.
Other optional languages such as Russian, Japanese, Portuguese and Italian are taught off-timetable. In the Sixth Forms all pupils are expected to take AS-level in at least four main subjects, going on to A-level in at least three. Harrow is not built on a campus: it is fully integrated into the surrounding area; there are private houses and shops on the hill, and the main road through the hill is a normal public highway and indeed a bus route.
The School also owns its own working farm. Currently on the farm are a herd of English Longhorn cattle and a flock of Shetland Sheep. Until it was a working dairy farm. Harrow School divides its pupils, who are all boarders into twelve houses , each of about seventy boys, with one of these houses, Gayton, used as an overflow.
Each house has its own facilities, customs and traditions, and each competes in sporting events against the others. These boarding houses at Harrow shares a legacy of the whole Harrow history, houses also compete against each other in a variety of activities and fight for trophies to increase the house's reputation.
Nowadays, one of the most important aspect of Harrow life would be the house system since Harrovians are generally passionate and devoted into their house, where they also endeavour their best to win competitions for the house. Until the s there existed what were known as 'small houses' where only boys stayed at one time while they waited for a space in a 'large house' to become available hence the use of the term large house in this article.
A twelfth large house, Lyon's, was built in and opened at the beginning of Autumn term. House Masters, deputy House Masters and their families live in the boarding houses and are assisted by House Tutors appointed from the teaching staff. The House Master oversees the welfare of every boy in his care; for parents he is the main point of contact with the School. Each House has a resident Matron and sick room.
The Matrons are supported by the School's Medical Centre where trained nursing staff offer round the clock care. The Medical Centre is under the direct supervision of the School Doctor who is available on the Hill every day for consultation. There are no dormitories: a boy shares his room with a boy of the same age for the first three to six terms and thereafter has a room to himself.
It is very much his own place, his home for the term, where he keeps his belongings, puts up his pictures, does his work and leads much of his social life.
Each House has at least one year-group-specific Common Room with newspapers, television and video. All have their own gardens and sports facilities. A few select students can obtain either means-tested bursaries for exceptionally able students of poorer parents or excellence-based scholarships to reduce this amount.
The Peter Beckwith Harrow Scholarship, which includes a means-tested bursary which may pay for up to the entirety of the school's fees in some, but by no means all, cases for the duration of the pupil's time at Harrow School, was featured in a Channel 4 documentary. However this documentary implied that the scholarship pays for all the fees in all cases. Penny's poetry pages Wiki Explore. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Harrow School.
Edit source History Talk 0. The Guardian London. Retrieved A History of Harrow School. Age Range: Number of pupils: Number of boarders: Harrow was founded in under a royal charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I.
No two Harrovians are the same: some live in London, others much further afield. A number come from established Harrow families, others have no experience of public schooling; many excel in sport or the arts, others are very strong academically. Whatever they bring to the Hill, all come together on an equal footing, to be judged by their contribution alone.
Harrovians routinely progress into higher education that ranks among the best the world has to offer. More recently, many pupils have gone on to distinguished careers in business, the law, medicine, the armed forces, the arts and the media. Positioned on the Metropolitan Line, 20 minutes from Baker Street on a fast train, we enjoy the best of both village life and a cosmopolitan capital.
Our alumni organisation has a membership of approximately 9, Old Harrovians OHs. The percentage of grades 4 or higher was. Alastair joined the School in April , marking the start of the summer term.
His appointment follows the departure of his predecessor Jim Hawkins, who led the School for seven years from He is returning to Harrow after. Contact one of our English Speaking educational consultants and let us help you find the right school for your child. By using this website you are consenting to the use of cookies. You can view our privacy and cookies policy here.
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