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 |
Registration has now closed. Further applications will be considered subject to the 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.
