Salesian College (Farnborough)
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| Motto |
Virtus Sola Nobilitas (Latin: "Virtue is the only nobility") |
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| Established | 1901 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (Salesian) |
| Headmaster | Mr Gerard Owens |
| Location |
Farnborough Hampshire GU14 6PA England |
| DfE number | 850/6022 |
| DfE URN | 116543 Tables |
| Students | 640~ |
| Gender | Boys Coeducational (Sixth Form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Website | Salesian College, Farnborough |
Coordinates: 51°16′48″N 0°44′35″W / 51.280°N 0.743°W
Salesian College, is an independent Roman Catholic school in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. It admits boys from the age of 11 to 18, and girls in the Sixth Form. The College was founded in 1901 as a small preparatory school for boys, but soon expanded to provide boarding secondary education owing to its increasing popularity.
For the 2007-08 academic year, the College announced that it would admit girls into the Sixth Form for the first time. The college has a strong record of academic achievement, with a 100% pass rate at GCSE in 2015, and 99.5% at A Level.
In 1901, Bishop Cahill of the Diocese of Portsmouth invited the Salesians of Battersea to take over the orphanage, a former tin factory, in Queen's Road, Farnborough. This marked the beginning of the Salesians' work in education in the local area and as a parish.
By 1902 a reporter in Sheldrakes Military Gazette noted that the thirty 'poor Catholic waifs and those sons of sore stricken Roman Catholic parents' had a home 'comfortable in every respect', and were learning trades to prepare them for life's struggles.
Under previous Headmaster, Mr Wilson, the College witnessed substantial structural growth, the most significant being the erection of the Sean Devereux Sixth Form Centre providing facilities for girls, and with new classrooms built equipped with improved technology. Upon the announcement that girls were to be admitted for the first time in the Sixth Form, Mr Wilson was quoted as saying, “At this time more and more boys’ schools are finding that the advantages of single sex schooling up to the age of 16 are best followed by having ladies in the sixth form environment as a preparation for higher education." The College maintains links with the nearby Alton Convent School and often organises joint activities and events together, such as the yearly Lower Sixth trip to Tregoyd and the Senior College Prom.
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