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| publication = ''[[The Harrovian]]''
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'''Harrow School''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ær|oʊ}})<ref>{{Citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|page=368|isbn=9781405881180}}</ref> is a [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] (English [[boarding school]] for boys) in [[Harrow on the Hill]], [[Greater London]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff and agencies |title=Harrow school threatens to drop A-levels |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2006/oct/31/schools.alevels |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=31 October 2006 |access-date=22 July 2010}}</ref> The school was founded in 1572 by [[John Lyon (school founder)|John Lyon]], a local landowner and farmer, under a [[royal charter]] of Queen [[Elizabeth I]].
 
The school has an enrolment of about 820 boys, all of whom [[boarding school|board]] full-time, in twelve boarding houses.<ref name=Houses>{{Cite web |title=Houses |url=http://www.harrowschool.org.uk/default.aspx?id=67 |url-status=dead |publisher=Harrow School |access-date=10 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213101912/http://www.harrowschool.org.uk/default.aspx?id=67 |archive-date=13 February 2010}}</ref> It was one of the seven public schools selected for reform in the [[Public Schools Act 1868|Public Schools Act of 1868]]. Harrow's uniform includes [[morning suit]]s, [[Boater|straw boater hats]], [[top hats]] and [[Walking stick|canes]].
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