List of The Oldest Schools in The World - Thirteenth Century

Thirteenth Century

  • Colchester Royal Grammar School, England (pre-1206)
  • Metropolitanskolen, Denmark (1209)
  • Riga State Gymnasium No.1, Latvia (1211)
  • Thomasschule zu Leipzig, Germany (1212)
  • Lancaster Royal Grammar School, England (1235)
  • High School of Dundee, Scotland (1239)
  • Bailuzhou High School, Ji'an, China (1241)
  • Abingdon School, England (1256)
  • Aberdeen Grammar School (1257)
  • Stedelijk Gymnasium van 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands (exact year of foundation unknown, but first mentioned in 1274)
  • Cathedral School in Turku, Finland (1276)
  • King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth, England (1276)
  • Lycée Saint-Louis, Paris, France (1280, formerly known as the Collège d'Harcourt)
  • Ruthin School, Denbighshire, Wales (1284)
  • Katedralskolan, Uppsala, Sweden (exact year of foundation not known)
  • Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, The Netherlands (First mentioned 1323, but year of foundation is estimated mid 13th Century)

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