Queen Victoria School is a non-selective independent boarding school for children of Scottish servicemen aged 10/11 to 18. It occupies a Scottish Baronial-style building on a rural campus just outside Dunblane, a short distance away from the city of Stirling, Scotland. It is the only school in the UK managed and funded by the Ministry of Defence (Duke of York's Royal Military School in Kent is now managed by the DfE).HistoryThe idea of the school was originally proposed to Queen Victoria as a memorial to the Scottish dead of the Boer Wars, and after her death it was thought fit to name it in her memory. With the support of former politician Robert Cranston, money was raised from Scottish servicemen and the people of Scotland to complete the project. Queen Victoria School was opened on 28 September 1908 by King Edward VII. The Chapel was completed in 1910 and is Scotland’s memorial to Queen Victoria. Girls were admitted for 1996-97 academic year into all years and the first female senior monitor was elected in 1999.AdmissionsIn the past, admissions was restricted to children of Scottish servicemen but is now open to families from all three services and school fees are subsidised by the MoD. Children from civilian families may be admitted on other compassionate grounds (i.e. death of parents).