A rector is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school. Outside the English-speaking world, the rector is often the most senior official in a university, while in the United States, the equivalent is often referred to as the president, and in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations, the equivalent is the vice-chancellor. The term and office of a rector can be referred to as a rectorate. The title is used widely in universities in Europe and is very common in Latin American countries. It is also used in Brunei, Macau, Turkey, Russia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Israel and the Middle East. In the ancient universities of Scotland the office is sometimes referred to as Lord Rector, is the third most senior official, and is usually responsible for chairing the University Court.
Haileybury is an Australian private school with campuses in Keysborough, Brighton East, Berwick, Melbourne's CBD, Darwin, Northern Territory and online campus, Haileybury Pangua. It also has an international campus in the Tianjin outer district of Wuqing, China. Middle School at Haileybury introduces parallel education where students are separated into single-gender classrooms for their academic studies and for Sport and Camping programs. Although learning in separate classes, boys and girls share the same campus and socialise in co-curricular activities together. Haileybury has been described as the largest independent school in Australia.
Berwick is a large suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 41 kilometres (25 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Casey local government area. Berwick recorded a population of 50,298 at the 2021 census.
The Chinese High School was an independent school in Singapore offering secondary education. The school merged with Hwa Chong Junior College on 1 January 2005 to form the integrated Hwa Chong Institution.
Negros Oriental State University is a public/state nonsectarian higher education institution in Dumaguete, Philippines. It was founded in 2004 by virtue of RA 9299. It is the only state university in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. Its Main Campus is located in Dumaguete and has the most number of academic programs and student organizations. It also has 6 satellite campuses all over the province. Formerly Central Visayas Polytechnic College, it was converted into a state university for students from Visayas and Mindanao.
The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU, is a public research university located in Motihar, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are organized into 12 faculties. It is one of the four autonomous university by the act (1973) of Bangladesh.
King's College, often referred to simply as King's or K.C., is a boys' government-operated secondary school located at 63A Bonham Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong. It serves as a secondary education institution for pupils from forms 1–6. The school building has been a declared monument of Hong Kong since 2 December 2011.
McKinnon Secondary College is a public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of McKinnon. The school was ranked 44th in Victoria in terms of percentage of study scores of 40 or above in 2023, making it the highest-ranked non-selective public school. In 2022, the school opened a second campus in Bentleigh East for Year 8 and Year 9 students. This new campus was officially dubbed the East Campus, and the original campus dubbed the McKinnon Road Campus. Michael Kan is the incumbent principal, taking over from Pitsa Binnion since her retirement at the end of 2022.
Calamvale Community College is a public, co-educational, P-12, school located in the Brisbane suburb of Calamvale, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 2,520 students and a teaching staff of 190, as of 2023. The school serves students from Prep to Year 12, on two separate campuses.
St. Edmund's College, often abbreviated as SEC, is an educational institute of the Congregation of Christian Brothers located in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. It is the oldest college in Meghalaya and second oldest in Northeast India behind Cotton College, Guwahati (1901). It was established in 1924 and celebrated its Platinum Jubilee in 1999. An alumnus of St. Edmund's College, Shillong or St. Edmund's School, Shillong is often called an Edmundian.
The Cromer Campus of the Northern Beaches Secondary College is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Cromer, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Te Aratai College is a co-educational secondary school in Linwood, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Monticello High School (MHS) is a suburban public high school located in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States outside Charlottesville. Opened in 1998, it is one of three traditional comprehensive high schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools System. The school is named after Monticello, the nearby estate of President Thomas Jefferson.
Ideal School and College, commonly known as Motijheel Ideal School and College is an educational institution in Bangladesh established in 1965. Although the school was set up to cater to the children of surrounding areas, students come from all parts of Dhaka. The institution has three campuses in Dhaka, at Motijheel, Mugda and Banasree.
Don College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in Devonport on the north-western coast of Tasmania. "The Don", as it is commonly known to residents of Devonport, is situated by the Don River and enjoys views over the river and surrounding forest reserve. The college caters for approximately 800 students in Years 11 and 12 and is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education. Don College attracts students from Penguin and Deloraine.
Dandenong High School is one of the largest co-educational government secondary schools in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, catering for students from Years 7 to 12. It is the oldest school, public or private, in Melbourne's outer east, and now has 1400 students alone on its Dandenong site on the north side of the Princes Highway. The historic façade of the Administration Building will remain, as it is heritage-listed and is a landmark of Dandenong.
Education in Victoria, Australia is supervised by the Department of Education and Training, which is part of the State Government and whose role is to "provide policy and planning advice for the delivery of education". It acts as advisor to two state ministers, that for Education and for Children and Early Childhood Development.
Education in the Bahamas is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16. As of 2003, the school attendance rate was 92% and the literacy rate was 95.5%. The government fully operates 158 of the 210 primary and secondary schools in the Bahamas. The other 55 schools are privately operated. Enrollment for state primary and secondary schools is 50,332, with more than 16,000 students attending private schools. Some public schools lack basic educational materials and are overcrowded. The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) were the ones who acted to create some reform for their weakening education systems. The island has an Education Act that was revised in 1996 and is under control of the Prime Minister. As of 1996, the Education Act states that education is free for children between the ages of 5 and 16. The University of the Bahamas, established in Nassau in 1974, provides programs leading to bachelors and associate degrees. Several non-Bahamian colleges also offer higher education programs in the Bahamas. Generally, the academic year in the Bahamas goes from late August or early September to late May or early June for primary and secondary schools and late April/early May for college.
Nossal High School, also referred to as Nossal or NHS, is a government-funded mixed-sex academically selective secondary day school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Berwick, Victoria, Australia. The school was established in 2010 and caters for students in Year 9 to Year 12.
St Francis Xavier College is a 7–12 Catholic co-educational school in Victoria, Australia. In 2024, it had over 3,000 students and 333 staff, with over 1,500 students and teachers in the Beaconsfield campus alone. It has campuses in Berwick, Beaconsfield and Officer.
