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| Kent College, Canterbury | |
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Whitstable Road , CT2 9DT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°17′36″N 1°03′19″E / 51.2934°N 1.0553°E |
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| Type | Public School Private day and boarding school |
| Motto | Lux Tua Via Mea (Latin: Your Light is My Way) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
| Established | 1885 |
| Headmaster | Mark Turnbull |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | c. 750 |
| Houses | Marlowe, Augustine, Becket, Chaucer |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, red, navy |
| Publication | Kent College Times |
| Former Pupils | Old Canterburians |
| Houses | Boys: Elfick, Gamon, Guilford. Girls: Austen, Wesley |
| Website | www |
Kent College, Canterbury is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils between the ages of 3 months and 18 years. It was founded in 1885, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Originally established as a boys' public school, it admitted girls into the sixth form in 1973 and since 1975 it has been fully co-educational.
The senior school occupies a semi-rural site of some 70 acres (280,000 m2) on the edge of the city of Canterbury, and also owns the nearby Moat Estate, where there is a farm, managed by staff and pupils, and sports pitches. These are adjacent to Blean Forest.
Its junior school is located about a mile away, and provides day school education for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 11, and boarding for children aged 7 and above.
Kent College Dubai is a secondary campus of the Canterbury school which is located in Meydan City. The college opened in September 2016. It was announced in 2018 that a further overseas campus was to be opened in Hong Kong.