Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is an independent private co-educational boarding school near Chandigarh. It is located in the Kasauli Hills, District of Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. The school, founded in 1847 by Sir Henry Lawrence and his wife Honoria, is one of Asia's oldest surviving boarding schools.As the school is located in Sanawar, the school is also popularly called "Sanawar". Situated at a height of 1750 metres and spread over an area of 139 acres, heavily forested with pine, deodar and other conifer trees, and remaining as an amazing place of spectacular natural beauty even 167 years after its founding, the school has been consistently ranked among the best residential schools of India. In May 2013 Sanawar created history by becoming the first school in the world to send a team of 7 students to conquer Mount Everest. The motto of the school is "Never Give In". Sanawar is affiliated to India's Central Board of Secondary Education. Sanawar is about an hour drive from Chandigarh and six hours from New Delhi. Children are admitted to Sanawar in February each year. Most children are admitted between the ages of nine and ten years. Class Five (Lower III) is preferred as the entry point. Beyond this class, there is seldom any vacancy, though occasionally, places become available in higher classes. Admission is based on a competitive entrance examination, held the preceding November, followed by an interview.In the school's name, "Sanawar" is the name of the hill on which it stands. The nearest railway station is now usually spelt "Sonwara". Sanawar is believed to be the oldest mixed-sex boarding school anywhere in the world."@en }
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- The_Lawrence_School,_Sanawar abstract "The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is an independent private co-educational boarding school near Chandigarh. It is located in the Kasauli Hills, District of Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. The school, founded in 1847 by Sir Henry Lawrence and his wife Honoria, is one of Asia's oldest surviving boarding schools.As the school is located in Sanawar, the school is also popularly called "Sanawar". Situated at a height of 1750 metres and spread over an area of 139 acres, heavily forested with pine, deodar and other conifer trees, and remaining as an amazing place of spectacular natural beauty even 167 years after its founding, the school has been consistently ranked among the best residential schools of India. In May 2013 Sanawar created history by becoming the first school in the world to send a team of 7 students to conquer Mount Everest. The motto of the school is "Never Give In". Sanawar is affiliated to India's Central Board of Secondary Education. Sanawar is about an hour drive from Chandigarh and six hours from New Delhi. Children are admitted to Sanawar in February each year. Most children are admitted between the ages of nine and ten years. Class Five (Lower III) is preferred as the entry point. Beyond this class, there is seldom any vacancy, though occasionally, places become available in higher classes. Admission is based on a competitive entrance examination, held the preceding November, followed by an interview.In the school's name, "Sanawar" is the name of the hill on which it stands. The nearest railway station is now usually spelt "Sonwara". Sanawar is believed to be the oldest mixed-sex boarding school anywhere in the world.".