Prince Rupert School
| Prince Rupert School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Wilhelm-Busch Weg, 31 , Lower Saxony , BFPO 31 / 31737 Germany | |
| Coordinates | 52°12′24″N 9°05′42″E / 52.206788°N 9.095085°E |
| Information | |
| Type | SCE day and boarding school |
| Motto | Sapienta ex Igne (Wisdom from the flames) |
| Established | Wilhelmshaven: 1 July 1947. Opened 7 September 1947. Rinteln: September 1972 |
| Closed | Wilhelmshaven: July 1972. Rinteln: 18 July 2014 |
| Local authority | Service Children's Education (SCE) |
| Department for Education URN | 132389 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Lt Col Bazeley |
| Head teacher | A. Price |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,000 at its height |
| Houses | Rinteln, Kendle (previously Weser & Schaumburg) |
Prince Rupert School was a secondary school in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, Germany, operated by the Service Children's Education for children of military personnel and employees of the former British sector of West Germany. Over the years, it enrolled both day and weekly boarding pupils from the military garrisons of Buckeburg, Detmold, Hameln, Herford, Hohne, Nienburg, Bunde, Hanover, Hildesheim, Minden, Osnabrück (following closure of Edinburgh School in Munster), Paderborn, and Rinteln. It was originally located at the North Sea port city of Wilhelmshaven, before moving to Rinteln. After the school was closed, it served as a camp for refugees. In 2023/2024, the entire school was demolished.