It is not College policy to allocate places in order of registration. Whilst we are happy to accept earlier registrations, the usual period for receipt of applications is between September and December in the year preceding the desired date of admission.
Full or weekly boarding is available from Year 7 (11+).
Timetable for entry procedures:
Junior School (Years 3-6)
Lower School (Year 7, 11+)
Middle School (Year 9, 13+)
Upper School (Year 12)
Selection
Years 7 and 9 (11+ and 13+)
The offer of a place at the College is made on the basis of
- the candidate's performance in the appropriate examination or test
- an interview
- a confidential report from the Head of the candidate's present school
and subject to the College's , a copy of which is sent with every offer of a place.
Year 12 (16+)
The offer of a place is on the basis of
- the candidate's performance in the appropriate examination or test
- an interview
- a confidential report from the Head of the candidate's present school
In most cases, we are able to make arrangements for candidates from overseas to sit examinations in the country concerned. Applicants will be invited to Dulwich College on Friday 30 November 2012 or Friday 25 January 2013.
For those sitting GCSE examinations we require 18 points as a minimum entry requirement, where A* counts as 4 points, A as 3 points, B as 2 points, C as 0 points.
These should include (i) English Language, (ii) Mathematics and (iii) an A/A* grade in the four subjects to be studied at Advanced level, where appropriate.
Successful candidates are offered a place for two years of study that is subject to the College's Standard Terms and Conditions.
Extra Time in Entrance Examinations
Additional time and/or use of a computer is available for boys who have an Educational Psychologist’s report that makes this recommendation. Please make the Registrar aware of this in advance.
The Interview
At age 7 all candidates are assessed by a combination of written exercises, practical tasks and an individual interview. At all other ages, up to and including 13+, candidates who show promise in the written papers are invited to attend for an interview shortly after the examination. Our aim is to provide a friendly atmosphere for the interview during which the candidate will be allowed the opportunity to give further evidence of his academic strengths and some indication of interests and abilities with which he might make a contribution to the general life of the College.