Timeline

Dulwich College International is a family of schools - or, as described by the Master, ‘The Dulwich Commonwealth of Schools’ with campuses currently in Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Zhuhai (China); Seoul (South Korea); Yangon (Myanmar);

Dr Joseph Spence was appointed twenty seventh Master of Dulwich College.

Phase 1 of The Laboratory, a home for Science and a venue for the Arts, opened in April 2015 and included 18 fully equipped laboratories, three preparation rooms and the James Caird Hall.

The Foundation Schools - Dulwich College, Alleyn's School and James Allen's Girls' School - commemorated the 400th anniversary of the consecration of the Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich by coming together to perform Verdi’s Requiem Mass at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

The second phase, completed in July 2016, included three laboratories for the Lower and Junior Schools, five adaptable Informatics Suites with free-thinking spaces for creative learning and cross-curricular collaboration,

As part of the campus master plan, attention was paid to outside spaces and landscape, including the new Lime Tree Walk. Completed in July 2016 with the replacement of the 34 ageing trees of ‘Chestnuts Avenue’ by 52 new specimens in ‘Lime Tree Walk’, each one funded by a generous benefactor, this also provided the opportunity to resurface the path with top-dressed gravel.

To celebrate its 25 year anniversary, all the DUCKS children were involved in creating a mural which decorated a wall in the DUCKS foyer. The mosaic mural was recognised in a special assembly held with the mosaic designer,

The College’s 1st rugby XV become the first side ever to win both the Champions Trophy and the U18 Schools Cup (three consecutive Daily Mail/Natwest Cup wins 2012-2014).

In commemoration of those who served in the Great War, the Foundation Schools - Dulwich College, Alleyn's School and James Allen's Girls' School - performed Britten’s War Requiem at the Royal Festival Hall. Over 500 pupils, colleagues and friends of the community took part.

As part of the ongoing plan to maintain and improve the Grade II* listed Barry Buildings and Dulwich College campus, external works to have restored the terra cotta and cleaned and refurbished brickwork were completed in 2018 alongside the refurbishment of 50 classrooms and teaching offices.

Central to Dulwich College’s ethos is service and the community. Our commitment to building partnerships across Southwark and beyond can be seen in the many activities shared in this booklet

Enabling families with academically minded boys from all backgrounds to consider applying to Dulwich College, irrespective of their financial means, is, and always has been, one of our core objectives.

Edward Alleyn founded Christ’s College of God’s Gift in 1619 for twelve ‘poor scholars’ and, four centuries later, we are blessed to have the gift of a diverse, welcoming and international community of Alleynians and Old Alleynians. This year we mark 400 years of Dulwich College history and look forward to the next 100 years.