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The King's School Canterbury
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Boardingly Worldly rankingProvisional
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Academics
Qualifications offered
Entrance requirements
Year 9 (13+): ISEB Pre-Test in Year 6 (or Year 7 if late), King's Entrance Exams (KEE) in October of Year 8, interview. Year 10 (14+): KEE in October of Year 9, interview. Year 12 (16+): Competitive examination (online objective tests + General Paper), reference and interview in November.
Life & activities
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Extra-curricular
Boarding & pastoral
Boarding type: Full, Flexi
Latest inspection
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