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Roedean (/ ˈ r oʊ d iː n /) is a private boarding school governed by royal charter on the outskirts of Brighton, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1885 by three sisters to educate wealthy daughters and heiresses of aristocracy and industrial elites of the 18th century.
Roedean School for Girls is a private English medium and boarding school for girls situated in the suburb of Parktown in the city of Johannesburg in the Gauteng province of South Africa. History [ edit ]
Former pupils of Roedean School in Brighton, England are known in some circles as "Old Roedeanians", a term which is also used for alumni of Roedean School (South Africa). The abbreviation OR is sometimes used.
The school was established in 1875 by Charles Ingham at Moira House in Surrey. [1] Within a few years it had moved to Eastbourne. [1] On 27 January 2018, the school merged with Roedean School as part of the newly created Roedean Group of Schools and became known as Roedean Moira House.
Roedean Gap is a slight dip in the cliffs between Black Rock and Ovingdean Gap, and has been known by the name since at least 1724. It was the site of a toll-gate on the Newhaven turnpike, and Roedean Farm stood on the clifftop until the construction of the Marine Drive road in the early 1930s.
Roedean School Art class in 1907. In 1895 new premises were required and it was planned to build near Rottingdean. The family got behind the idea and their brother Paul invested £50 from his new job as a barrister. The new school was constructed between 1897 and 1899 and the growth to what was called Roedean was a step change.
Summer Term runs from Easter to mid-July (half term ends in late May/early June). At the end of each half-term a holiday lasts about one week (usually nine full days, including two weekends), although in the autumn term, some schools give students two week long holidays (16 full days, including 3 weekends) to account for the term being longer ...
Weeks was born in South Glamorgan, to Robin and Susan (née Wade) Weeks, was educated at Roedean School in East Sussex, and studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London. She is the younger sister of Honeysuckle Weeks and the older sister of Rollo Weeks, both actors. [3]