St. Dunstan's College
| Motto |
Albam Exorna ("Adorn the white") |
|---|---|
| Established | 15th century Refounded in 1888 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headmaster | Nicholas Hewlett |
| Chairman of Governors | Sir Paul Judge |
| Founder | King Henry VI |
| Location |
London SE6 4TY England Coordinates: 51°28′30″N 0°01′40″W / 51.4749°N 0.0277°W |
| Local authority | Lewisham |
| DfE number | 209/6032 |
| Staff | 90 |
| Students | 880 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Maroon & Royal Blue |
| Former pupils | Old Dunstonians |
| Website | St Dunstan's College |
St Dunstan's College (SDC) is a co-educational independent school in Catford, London, England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, and was an all-boys establishment until 1994. Located on an urban site in Lewisham, many additions have been made to the original Victorian building complex, including a large glass-walled dining hall utilising a hyperbolic paraboloid roof requiring no internal supports, the prototype for a similar structure in the city of Calgary in Alberta in Western Canada. Sports facilities include an onsite sports hall complex, swimming pool, netball courts, five courts and extensive playing fields for such an urban location. The pre-prep and prep schools are in separate buildings on the same site. The pre-prep school used to be the residence of a previous Headmaster.
The school consistently achieves above average examination results at all levels.
A wide range of subjects are offered, with drama and economics indicated as being strong in the most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate report. A large number of sports and games are played, and some pupils have played at an international level. The former programme (co curricular activities) is wide ranging and covers areas such as sports, CCF, music, drama, community service and many others. The college offers over 100 activities.
Houses are named after the first four headmasters of the college. They are called Usherwood (Yellow), Forder (Red), Stuart (Blue) and Hecker (Green). From 1914 to aroun 1918, the houses were named after places near to the school (e.g. Catford, Forest Hill, Hither Green) and pupils were allocated to them based on where they lived. However, after the first World War, where hundreds of boys from the school had lost their lives, they were renamed after some of the most decorated pupils that had died in WWI. They were as follows: Bennett (pink), Goosey (dark blue), Griffiths (green), Johnson (purple), Lane (white), Ross (yellow), Thomas (red) and Wilson (light blue). The Wilson house tie of the time, with light blue stripes on a black background, was virtually indistinguishable from an Old Etonian tie.
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