Tulse Hill School
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| Motto | Ad unum omnes (All to a man) |
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| Established | 1956 |
| Closed | 1990 |
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Upper Tulse Hill London Lambeth England  Coordinates: 51°26′44″N 0°06′58″W / 51.4455°N 0.1162°W |
| Students | c.2000 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Originally 8, later replaced by year group pastoral units |
| Colours | blue and white |
Tulse Hill School was a large comprehensive school for boys in Upper Tulse Hill, in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. The school spanned eight floors and had almost two thousand pupils. It opened in 1956 and closed in 1990. Notable alumni included Ken Livingstone, ex London Mayor.
The school was opened on 11 September 1956 under the Headmastership of Mr. Clifford Thomas. Student management was originally based on Public School lines employing a House System, and having Prefects (both School and House). Originally, there were Upper and Lower Schools, and within the sixth forms Upper and Lower Sixth, with the Lower Sixth being called the Remove similar to its close neighbour Dulwich College.
Later, the School moved away from a House system, replacing it with pastoral group units. The school operated this system until its closure in 1990. Changing population figures for the area have been argued as the reason for closure.
Originally, the school had a very broad curriculum providing for the normal grammar school academic courses, including Latin, Greek, French, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and other general subjects These subjects were taken to the advanced level (A-level) of the General Certificate of Education examination.
Special facilities were also provided for work in engineering, building, art, music and commercial subjects to prepare boys for industry, commerce and the professions. Pupils were also prepared for student and craft apprenticeships.
The school drew from South London suburbs - including Streatham, Brixton, Herne Hill, Clapham and Brockwell Park.
The school badge depicts paschal lamb supporting a cross atop a strip of blue and white wavy lines. In itself atop a shield decorated with blue and white wavy lines. The top half of the emblem (the lamb on the strip of blue and white wavy lines) is borrowed from the crest of the London Borough of Lambeth in which the school was situated. The only difference being that the Lambeth crest has a Pennon flowing from the cross, whereas Tulse Hill School's emblem has no pennon. The lower half (shield decorated with blue and white wavy lines) is the bottom half of London County Council's Arms.
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