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St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School ( or ) is a highly selective〔http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/3309962/Any-questions.html〕 boys' secondary school in Orpington, Greater London, England. The school is also known as St Olave's, St Olave's Grammar School, STOGS or simply Olave's. The school in its current state was formed from an agreement in 1896 between two schools, St Olave's Grammar School (Charter 1571), and St Saviour's Grammar School (Charter 1562). A sister school, St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School,〔Carrington, R. C. ''Two Schools: A History of the St. Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School Foundation'' (London, 1971).〕 was established in 1903. St Olave's Grammar School was founded for the parish of St Olave in Southwark (1096-1926) which was named after Saint Olaf. They also have strong links with Newstead Wood School. The school is consistently one of the top achieving state schools in the UK. It was The Sunday Times State School of the Year in 2008〔http://www.timesonline.co.uk/parentpower/schools_of_the_year.php?p=state_secondary〕 and in 2011 was ranked as the fourth best performing state school in the country at A-level by the ''Financial Times''.〔()〕 Originally situated on the south bank of the Thames in Southwark, the school moved to suburban Orpington in 1968. ==General Information== The school is a beneficiary of the St Olave's and St Saviour's Schools Foundation, which in turn is a beneficiary of The Dulwich Estate, successor to the historic Alleyn's College charity. The school is also affiliated to the Woodard Foundation. The school's headmaster is currently Aydin Önaç, newly appointed in September 2010. He is only the sixth headmaster of the school since 1896. The school is heavily oversubscribed (more than 10 applicants per place in 2008). Entry had for some years solely been determined by a pair of competitive papers in English and Mathematics; however, due to the demand for entry to the school, a two stage entrance process now exists. Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning (which had formed the 3rd entrance paper until the Autumn 2007 exams, for entry September 2008) now forms part of Stage 1, a single multiple-choice paper which will also include English and Maths. Those who pass this first paper will then take Stage 2, the traditional pair of English and Maths papers. Marks for the two stages are then standardised and aggregated; the candidates with the top 124 aggregate marks are offered places in Year 7.〔http://www.saintolaves.net/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/630/Whole_Entry_booklet_2016_-_TBC_web_link.pdf〕 Since 1998, the school has admitted girls to its sixth form. It was previously designated as a science, mathematics and computing specialist school. The school has also applied for academy status. Members of the school are known as Olavians, and alumni as Old Olavians. There are four houses: Bingham, Cure, Harvard and Leeke. These exist for the purposes of the classes and house competitions in the Lower School (Year 7 to 9) and for games competition in Year 10. St Olave's exclusively provides Choristers for the Choir of the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy, London, which is the Chapel of the Royal Victorian Order and of the Duchy of Lancaster. The school was at the centre of controversy in 1996 when Labour Party Shadow Cabinet minister Harriet Harman sent her son to the school, despite it being some considerable distance from where she lived. Many considered her sending her son to a selective school to be contrary to Labour's supposedly egalitarian principles. Its historic sister school is St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School in New Kent Road. Established in 1903, this is a non-selective girls' school in an economically deprived area that is very different in nature from its brother school. St Olave's now also has a strong relationship with Newstead Wood School, a selective girls' school situated about 1.5 miles away. The school plays chess, with players who have represented their country in international tournaments, and are winners of the Millfield International Chess Tournament for the second year in a row. There is a masonic lodge for Old Olavians and others associated with the school.〔According to the Lodge's web site, "Preference is given to those associated with St.Olave's Grammar School: old boys, staff, Governors, and their male relatives (including those of present/former students)." (See http://oldolavianslodge.org.uk/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Olave's Grammar School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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