Schools of the world
6,827 notable schools across 6 continents and 100+ countries — from historic public schools and academies to secondary schools worldwide. Data from Wikidata (CC0); summaries from Wikipedia.
The oldest schools in the world
- The King's School, CanterburyKent, United Kingdom 597
- King's School, RochesterMedway, United Kingdom 604
- Beverley Grammar SchoolEast Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom 700
- Kantonsschule SolothurnSolothurn, Switzerland 800
- Ashikaga GakkōAshikaga, Japan 800
- Dor ul-Juzjoniya MadrasahSamarkand, Uzbekistan 900
- Warwick SchoolWarwickshire, United Kingdom 914
- St Albans School, HertfordshireSt Albans, United Kingdom 948
- Episcopal Palace, FiesoleFiesole, Italy 1028
- Nizamiyya of BaghdadBaghdad, Seljuk Empire 1065
- St Paul's Cathedral SchoolCity of London, United Kingdom 1123
- Shah-e MashhadJawand District, Afghanistan 1150
Asia 689
A'lam madrasah Bukhara, Uzbekistan ALHEBS, Jaleshwar Jaleshwar, Nepal APTWR School India Abbottabad Public School Abbottabad, Pakistan Abduhafizboy Madrasah Bukhara, Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah Bukhara, Uzbekistan Abdulazizkhoja Madrasa Qarshi, Uzbekistan Abdullakhan Madrasah (Bukhara) Bukhara, Uzbekistan Abdullakhan Madrasah (Khiva) Khiva, Uzbekistan Abdurasulboy Madrasah Khiva, Uzbekistan Abdushukurboy Madrasa Bukhara, Uzbekistan Abulkasym Madrassah Chilanzar, Uzbekistan Adana American College for Girls Seyhan, Turkey Agha Bozorg Mosque Kashan County, Iran Ahmad Boestamam National Secondary School Perak, Malaysia Ahmadjon Postindoz Madrasa Bukhara, Uzbekistan Aichi Junior College Toyohashi, Japan Aitchison College Lahore, Pakistan Akrumoni Coronation Institution Malda, India Al-Ahmadiyah Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Firdaws Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Halawiyah Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Jameatul-Islamia Qasemul Uloom Charia Bangladesh Al-Khatuniyya Madrasa (Jerusalem) East Jerusalem, Palestine Al-Markazul Islami As-Salafi Bangladesh Al-Muqaddamiyah Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Shadbakhtiyah Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa Aleppo, Syria Al-Sibaiyah Madrasa Damascus, Syria Alam Shah Science Secondary School Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Alavi School District 12, Iran Ali Amjad Government Girls' High School Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh Alonei Yitzhak Menashe Regional Council, Israel Amir Nasrullah Madrasah Bukhara, Uzbekistan Amir Olim Khan Madrasah Bukhara, Uzbekistan Amir Tora Madrasah Khiva, Uzbekistan Amiriya Madrasa Rada'a, Yemen Anglo-Chinese School, Melaka Malacca, Malaysia Ankara Atatürk High School Çankaya, Turkey Arab Muhammadkhan Madrasah Khiva, Uzbekistan Arambagh Girls' High School Ward No. 4, Arambag municipality, India Ariadaha Kalachand High School North 24 Parganas district, India Army Burn Hall College Pakistan Asansol Ramakrishna Mission High School Asansol, India Ashikaga Gakkō Ashikaga, Japan Ashok Hall Girls' Higher Secondary School Kolkata, India Ashrafiya Mosque Old City of Taiz, Yemen Asiriy Madrasa Bukhara, Uzbekistan
See all 689 in Asia → Americas 3965
12 East 53rd Street Manhattan, United States 165 West 57th Street Manhattan, United States 1890 Windermere School Windermere, United States 1916 Buffalo High School Buffalo, United States 1938 Clinton High School Clinton, United States 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School Douglas, United States 7-D School Las Animas County, United States A. C. Steere Elementary School Shreveport, United States A.D. Oliver Middle School Brockport, United States AMY Northwest Middle School Philadelphia, United States Abbot Academy Andover, United States Abbott Street School Worcester, United States Aberdeen Hall Kelowna, Canada Abigail Vare School Philadelphia, United States Abo Elementary School Artesia, United States Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines, Iowa) Des Moines, United States Academic and Research Center (Ohio University) Athens, United States Academie Brochu Southbridge, United States Academy Building (St. George, Utah) St. George, United States Academy Building (University of Southern Maine) Gorham, United States Academy Hall (North Yarmouth Academy) Yarmouth, United States Academy Hall (Pennsylvania Western University – Edinboro) Edinboro, United States Academy Hall (Rocky Hill, Connecticut) Rocky Hill, United States Academy Street School Salem, United States Academy at Ivy Ridge New York, United States Academy at Palumbo Philadelphia, United States Academy of Medicine (Atlanta) Atlanta, United States Academy of San Carlos Mexico City, Mexico Academy of the Holy Cross Montgomery County, United States Acton High School (Massachusetts) Acton, United States Adams Academy Quincy, United States Adams School (Findlay, Ohio) Findlay, United States Adelaide Avenue School Canandaigua, United States Adelbert Hall Cleveland, United States Adelphi School Philadelphia, United States Administration Building (Alamogordo, New Mexico) Alamogordo, United States Administration Building (Lake Erie College) Painesville, United States Administration Building (Portales, New Mexico) Portales, United States Administration Building (University of Memphis) United States Administration Building, University of Central Arkansas Conway, United States Administration/Science Building Tempe, United States Adobe Schoolhouse Honolulu, United States Adolph Meyer School New Orleans, United States Affton High School St. Louis County, United States Agassiz School Ottumwa, United States Aggie Workshop Marion County, United States Agnes Howard Hall Buckhannon, United States Agnes Scott College Decatur, United States
See all 3,965 in Americas → Europe 1630
16 Prince Street, Peterhead Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom 40 George Square City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom 51 Bootham City of York, United Kingdom 64 and 66 Low Petergate City of York, United Kingdom Abberley Hall School Malvern Hills, United Kingdom Abbey College Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom Abbey College, Malvern Worcestershire, United Kingdom Abbot's Hill School Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Abbots Bromley School Abbots Bromley, United Kingdom Abbotsholme School Derbyshire, United Kingdom Abdus Salam Library City of Westminster, United Kingdom Abingdon School Abingdon on Thames, United Kingdom Academy of Fine Arts in Prague Prague, Czech Republic Ackworth School Ackworth, United Kingdom Acton Burnell Hall Acton Burnell, United Kingdom Adams Building, Nottingham City of Nottingham, United Kingdom Adcote School Little Ness, United Kingdom Aiglon College Ollon, Switzerland Airthrey Castle Stirling, United Kingdom Al Karam Secondary School Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Al-Khair School London Borough of Croydon, United Kingdom Aldenham House Aldenham, United Kingdom Aldenham School Aldenham, United Kingdom Alderley Edge School for Girls Cheshire East, United Kingdom Alderwasley Hall School Derbyshire, United Kingdom Aldwickbury School Harpenden, United Kingdom Alfriston School Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom All Hallows Preparatory School Cranmore, United Kingdom All Saints Primary School, Gresford Gresford, United Kingdom All Souls College Library Oxford, United Kingdom All Souls College, Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom Allenswood Boarding Academy United Kingdom Alton School Hampshire, United Kingdom Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Trafford, United Kingdom Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Trafford, United Kingdom Amesbury School Haslemere, United Kingdom Ampleforth College North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Annenschule Saint Petersburg, Russia Appleford School Wiltshire, United Kingdom Appleton Tower City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Archbishop Blanch School Liverpool, United Kingdom Archbishop's Palace (Košice) Old Town, Slovakia Archbishop's Palace of Toledo Toledo, Spain Archbishop's Palace, Seville Seville, Spain Archbishop's Palace, Trondheim Trondheim municipality, Norway Archbishop's Palace, York City of York, United Kingdom Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares Alcalá de Henares, Spain Archiepiscopal Palace, Rouen Rouen, France
See all 1,630 in Europe → Africa 328
Aburi Girls' Senior High School Eastern Region, Ghana Accra Academy Ghana Accra Girls Senior High School Greater Accra Region, Ghana Achimota School Okaikwei North Municipal District, Ghana Adanwomase Senior High School Kwabre East Municipal District, Ghana Adu Gyamfi Senior High School Sekyere South District, Ghana Adventist Girls High School Kwabre East Municipal District, Ghana Afia Kobi Ampem Senior High School Atwima Kwanwoma District, Ghana Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Gauteng, South Africa Ahantaman Girls Senior High School Ketan, Ghana Akumadan Senior High School Offinso North District, Ghana Al-Aqbaghabiya Madrasa Egypt Al-Attarine Madrasa Fez, Morocco Alliance Girls High School Kikuyu, Kenya Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque Cairo Governorate, Egypt Anglican Senior High School, Kumasi Kumasi, Ghana Angola Hall Nigeria Antsahamanitra Boarding School for Girls Madagascar Anwar ul-Islam Girls High School Lagos State, Nigeria Archbishop Njenga Girls High School Kenya Archbishop Porter Girls' Senior High School Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan District, Ghana Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School Rivers State, Nigeria Arundel School Zimbabwe Asare Bediako Senior High School Ashanti Region, Ghana Augustineum Secondary School Khomasdal North Constituency, Namibia Awlad al-Imam Mosque Tlemcen, Algeria Axim Girls Senior High School Nzema East Municipal District, Ghana Banani International Secondary School Chisamba, Zambia Bandawe Girls Secondary School Nkhata Bay District, Malawi Baobab College Chilanga, Zambia Baptist Girls College Ogun State, Nigeria Baraka School Kenya Barekese Senior High School Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal District, Ghana Bells Comprehensive Secondary School Nigeria Ben Youssef Madrasa Marrakech, Morocco Bernard Mizeki College Zimbabwe Bishop Herman College Kpandai District, Ghana Bishopslea Preparatory School Zimbabwe Bloemhof High School South Africa Bodwesango Senior High School Ashanti Region, Ghana Bole Senior High School Savannah Region, Ghana Bolgatanga Girls Senior High School Upper East Region, Ghana Bolgatanga Senior High School Bolgatanga Municipal District, Ghana Bou Inania Madrasa Fez, Morocco Bou Inania Madrasa (Meknes) Meknes, Morocco Braeburn Mombasa International School Kenya Bryden Country School Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe Busoga College Jinja District, Uganda
See all 328 in Africa → Oceania 171
Abbotsholme College New South Wales, Australia Adelaide University Union redevelopment Adelaide, Australia Albert State School Fraser Coast Region, Australia All Hallows' School City of Brisbane, Australia All Hallows' School Buildings Queensland, Australia Allen Hall Theatre Dunedin City, New Zealand Auckland Grammar School Auckland Region, New Zealand Auckland International College Auckland Region, New Zealand Avonside Girls' High School Christchurch City, New Zealand Beaconhills College Victoria, Australia Bishop's House, Auckland Auckland Region, New Zealand Blackheath and Thornburgh College Queensland, Australia Blenheim State School Queensland, Australia Bonython Hall Adelaide, Australia Bundaberg Central State School Bundaberg Region, Australia Canterbury Girls' Secondary College City of Boroondara, Australia Carlton Gardens Primary School City of Melbourne, Australia Cathedral College, East Melbourne City of Melbourne, Australia Centre for Higher Education Studies Victoria, Australia Charles Perkins Centre New South Wales, Australia Christ's College Big School Christchurch City, New Zealand Christ's College, Christchurch Christchurch City, New Zealand Christchurch Boys' High School Christchurch City, New Zealand Christchurch Girls' High School Christchurch City, New Zealand Christian Brothers College, Adelaide South Australia, Australia Church College of New Zealand New Zealand Clayfield College City of Brisbane, Australia Columba College Dunedin City, New Zealand Cooerwull Academy New South Wales, Australia Craighead Diocesan School Timaru District, New Zealand Cranmer Centre Christchurch City, New Zealand Cranmer Court Christchurch City, New Zealand Dargaville High School Kaipara District, New Zealand Dilworth School Auckland Region, New Zealand Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland Auckland Region, New Zealand Dunstan High School Central Otago District, New Zealand Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy Melbourne central business district, Australia Epsom Girls' Grammar School Auckland Region, New Zealand Erskine College, Wellington Wellington City, New Zealand Essington, Westmead New South Wales, Australia Feilding High School Manawatū District, New Zealand Francis Douglas Memorial College New Plymouth District, New Zealand Fremantle Grammar School City of Fremantle, Australia Fremantle School building City of Fremantle, Australia Garin College Nelson City, New Zealand Geelong Grammar School City of Greater Geelong, Australia Gisborne Boys' High School Gisborne District, New Zealand Gladstone Central State School, Block B Queensland, Australia
See all 171 in Oceania →