Year 12 entry

Each academic year, around 40 new boys enter the Upper School into Year 12 (aged 16 plus). The great majority of these are international boarders who join the boys moving up from Year 11, making a year group of around 250 students, divided into 23 forms.

Open Days and Visits

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the admissions process, including visits to the campus, examinations and interviews, is under review. If you are unable to find the information you need on the website, please email the Registrar with any questions and we will respond as soon as possible.

Mrs Sarah Betts, The Registrar

Telephone: 020 8299 9263
Email: the.registrar@dulwich.org.uk

Entry Procedures and Timetable

Entry to Year 12 (16+) in September 2022

Age of applicant	Applicants will preferably be under 17 years old
Number of places available	Up to 30 boarding places. Candidates for day places will be considered on a case-by-case basis if such places become available. Please enquire before registering.
Music Scholarships	available
Closing date for Registration	The deadline for applications is Friday 1 October 2021. Further applications will be considered subject to availability of places.
Date of Examinations	Boarding applicants at schools in the UK will be invited to sit our entrance examinations at Dulwich College on Saturday 6 November 2021. If the applicant lives overseas, we will arrange for him to sit the tests in his country of residence. Where we do not have representatives who can invigilate the papers on our behalf, we use the British Council. Applicants for day places will be invited to sit our entrance examinations at Dulwich College on Thursday 6 January 2022.
Examinations	Applicants are asked to sit entrance examinations in the subjects that they want to study at A level. For some subjects (e.g. Theatre Studies, Art, Design & Technology) assessment is by interview. Those who are not native speakers will also be required to sit an English test.
Interview	Overseas candidates may be interviewed after the examinations by the most suitable method available, such as Skype or Facetime.
Results	Published within three weeks of the examinations

Qualifications for entry to the Year 12

The Upper School provides a demanding academic curriculum that requires both intellectual ability and a strong work ethic. It is therefore suitable only for boys who have both of these qualities.

For all candidates, places are offered on the basis of their performance in the College’s entrance examinations.

For those candidates currently studying GCSEs, we also require 14 points as a minimum entry requirement, where Grades 8 and 9 = 3 points, Grade 7 = 2 points and Grade 6 = 1 point. We would expect candidates to achieve significantly higher than our minimum grade requirement. GCSEs should include (i) English Language, (ii) Mathematics and (iii) a grade 8 in the three subjects to be studied at Advanced level, where appropriate.

If you would like to apply for a place in the Upper School at Dulwich College, please read the following:

Admission

Successful candidates are offered places at the College on the basis of their performance in the entrance examinations. The offer will be dependent on a satisfactory reference from the candidate’s current school. The place is subject to the College’s Standard Terms and Conditions.

The place will be confirmed on receipt of the completed acceptance form and the payment of the non-refundable deposit. To secure a boarding place, a further non-refundable deposit of one term’s fees will be required.

Successful candidates who are offered a place are expected to complete two years of study.

Entrants for whom English is not their first language are required to make arrangements to sit an IELTS test before arriving, and to achieve a minimum of level 6.

Online Registration

For candidates seeking admission to Year 12 (Upper School) in 2022, please complete the appropriate online registration form.

Students sitting the examinations at Dulwich College in London should complete the UK Year 12 Registration form.

Registration form for UK candidates Years 12

Students sitting the examinations overseas should complete the Overseas Year 12 Registration form.

Registration form for overseas candidates Year 12

If you have previously used our online registration you will need to sign into your existing account before continuing.

You will then find links to events and additional forms specific to your son's application in your 'Checklist'.

To register an additional son please select 'Add New Applicant' on your Dashboard.

Specimen Papers

Assessment

Entry into the Upper School (at aged 16+) is by examination and candidates are asked to sit entrance papers in the subjects that they wish to study at A level. For some subjects (Modern Languages, Theatre Studies, Physical Education, Classics, Art and Design & Technology ) assessment is by interview. Those who are not native English speakers will also be asked to sit an 'English as an Additional Language' paper.

A list of the subjects on offer at the College

Where possible, we also interview candidates in person. 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 an indication of interests and abilities and how he might make a contribution to the general life of the College.

If the candidate lives and studies overseas, we can arrange for him to sit our entrance papers in his country of residence by prior arrangement. In Russia, Hong Kong and China, we have representatives who invigilate the examinations on our behalf and elsewhere we use the British Council. Any associated costs are payable by the candidate.

We recommend that candidates look at the Year 12 specimen examination papers before taking the tests.

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 Upper School Registrar aware of this at the time of application.