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Wykeham House School is an independent day school for girls and boys in market town of Fareham, Hampshire in South East England. Wykeham House School is the only school in the Borough of Fareham offering specialised single sex education for both girls and boys. In October 2015 the proprietors of neighbouring Boundary Oak School disclosed to parents of pupils at Boundary Oak that they were in discussion with Wykeham House School for a possible acquisition or merger. In response, Wykeham House School invited parents of Wykeham House pupils to an urgent meeting on 15th October 2015 at which the existence of confidential merger discussions was confirmed. In communicating publicly about the merger the proprietors of Boundary Oak had breached the confidence. The proprietor of Boundary Oak was present at the Wykeham House parents meeting and commenced a programme of marketing Boundary Oak School to Wykeham House Parents including an open invitation to all Wykeham House parents to visit Boundary Oak on Saturday 16th October 2015. Over the proceeding week the uncertainty surrounding the financial status of Wykeham House School apparent due to the breach of confidence by the Boundary Oak proprietor led to the withdrawal of many pupils from Wykeham House School. The subsequent reduction in pupil numbers at Wykeham House led to Wykeham House School formally announcing its closure on 12th November 2015. The School will close at the end of Autumn Term 2015. ==History== Wykeham House School was founded as a single sex girls' school by Mrs Baylis in 1913. It was located at Orme Lodge on West Street, Fareham. The school moved to 69 High Street, Fareham, a fine Georgian building, in 1928. As the school grew it expanded and purchased neighbouring properties. It moved to its current location, a large Georgian house, at East Street Fareham in 1986.〔(History )〕 A new school hall was constructed by funds raised solely by pupils and staff and opened in 2000. In 2013 the school was supplemented by a separate boys' junior school and further, in 2014, by a boys' senior school. The boys' school was officially opened by Mark Hoban, MP on January 21, 2015. To accommodate the growing number of new boys the school expanded to include the property at 6 The High Street, Fareham from September 2014. The school celebrated its centenary in 2013 with year-long celebrations including the burial of a time-capsule 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「Wykeham House School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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