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The School was founded in 1712 as part of Greenwich Hospital, a 'charitable institution for the aged, infirm or young', and was established to provide boys from seafaring backgrounds with the rare privilege of learning arithmetic and navigation.
The Royal Hospital School (usually shortened as "RHS" and historically nicknamed "The Cradle of the Navy") is a British co-educational fee-charging international boarding and day school with naval traditions.
By 1719, the Instructions for Greenwich Hospital and Charity Boys required that the boys “be put out as Apprentices to Masters of Ships and Substantial Commanders, for better improvement of their talents, and becoming Able Seamen and good Artists.” Boys aged 11–13 were admitted and the local school chosen for them was the Weston Academy.
Royal Hospital School dining hall, Holbrook, 1930s. The School is still in operation as an independent co-educational boarding and day school for 11 to 18-year-olds. The School's former site at Greenwich is now home to the National Maritime Museum.
The Royal Hospital School is the region’s leading independent co-educational boarding and day school for 11 to 18 year olds, providing an outstanding, full and broad education enriched by a unique naval heritage. A 300 year history. The School was established in 1712 in Greenwich, London, by Royal Charter to 'improve navigation' through education.
These registers record the names and ages of children applying to enter Greenwich Hospital School, and details of their fathers' services. Date: 1865-1930
- 1865-1930
- ADM 161
- The National Archives, Kew
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The Royal Hospital School is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for 11-18 year olds, providing an outstanding, full and broad education enriched by a unique naval heritage and fit for the modern world.
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