Welcome To Dulwich College
Our ethos at Dulwich is one of equality, and our values of purpose, joy and kindness are practiced alongside inspired teaching, genuine scholarship and Free Learning in and beyond the classroom.
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Academic Life
Academic
Inspired teaching and genuine scholarship lie at the heart of academic life
Free Learning
Free Learning
Fostering intellectual curiosity and a lifelong love of learning
Boarding
Boarding
Our boarding community comprises over 20 nationalities
Advanced Electives
Advanced Electives
Courses that complement A levels and deepen knowledge, often to near-undergraduate level
Leavers' Destinations
Leavers' Destinations
Pupils leave to study throughout the UK and around the world
21
average class size
80+
Clubs and Societies representing enthusiasm, innovation and diversity
£5.4m
awarded for 194 bursaries in 2023-24
25
different sports on offer
150
Visiting Speakers to the College every year
29,591
books issued last academic year by Dulwich College Libraries
What's On
![Three musicians playing percussion instruments in the Great Hall]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745836273/dulwichorguk/amsh19m2gjhiuvpt28gd/Three_musicians_playing_percussion_instruments_Great_Hall.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745836273/dulwichorguk/amsh19m2gjhiuvpt28gd/Three_musicians_playing_percussion_instruments_Great_Hall.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745836273/dulwichorguk/amsh19m2gjhiuvpt28gd/Three_musicians_playing_percussion_instruments_Great_Hall.webp","width":750}])
Wednesday 21 May 2025
6pm
Great Hall, Dulwich College
(Open to pupils and parents)
![Golfer takes a chip shot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741171955/dulwichorguk/krh1dck0pdubdpmkpqft/Golfertakesachipshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741171955/dulwichorguk/krh1dck0pdubdpmkpqft/Golfertakesachipshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741171955/dulwichorguk/krh1dck0pdubdpmkpqft/Golfertakesachipshot.jpg","width":750}])
Thursday 29 May
from 12pm
Dulwich College
(Open to OAs, Parents, Students and Staff and their guests)
![Canon Carver Society Lunch]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1646064264/dulwichorguk/mrbqifrbdxu4bwslzc7d/Canon_Carver_Portrait.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1646064264/dulwichorguk/mrbqifrbdxu4bwslzc7d/Canon_Carver_Portrait.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1646064264/dulwichorguk/mrbqifrbdxu4bwslzc7d/Canon_Carver_Portrait.jpg","width":563}])
Saturday 7 June 2025
Dulwich College
(Open to Canon Carver Society members)
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Sunday 8 June 2025
5pm
Christ’s Chapel, Dulwich Village
(Open to all)
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Monday 16 June 2025
4pm
Junior School Hall
(Open to Junior School parents)
![Student playing a brass instrument]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745921308/dulwichorguk/h4vch3godxegwn0a7j9g/Student_playing_brass_instrument.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745921308/dulwichorguk/h4vch3godxegwn0a7j9g/Student_playing_brass_instrument.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1745921308/dulwichorguk/h4vch3godxegwn0a7j9g/Student_playing_brass_instrument.webp","width":750}])
Friday 20 June 2025
10.30am
Auditorium, Dulwich College
(via Junior School Reception)
(Open to Year 4 parents)
Latest News
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The academic year has been filled with academic achievements and enriching experiences for Dulwich pupils as they participated in and thoroughly enjoyed a variety of STEM-related competitions, trips, and guest lectures.
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Last weekend, a select team of eight cadets from the College and JAGS travelled to the Sennybridge Training Area to represent London in Cadet Cambrian Patrol 2025, widely regarded as the most demanding competition in the CCF calendar.
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Shortly before the end of Lent term, our Model UN delegates spent three days at the London School of Economics for the annual YouthMUN conference.
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59 Pupils from Year 7, 8 & 9 alongside 9 pupils from City Heights recently made an exciting STEM focused trip to the Williams Formula One Team’s Headquarters in Oxfordshire.
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Year 9 Germanists embarked on an exciting day to the Southbank to visit the British Film Institute.
Pastoral
Our extensive pastoral care is an integral part of our holistic education
Partnerships
Partnerships
We believe that mutual benefit comes from engaging in partnerships
Holistic Education
In addition to excellent public examination results, Dulwich offers a truly holistic education with a breadth of opportunities and underpinned throughout with strong pastoral support
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Co-curricular
Co-curricular
An energetic and varied programme to inspire every pupil at every age
Charities
Charities
Pupils demonstrate commitment and initiative in their extensive charitable fundraising
Clubs and Societies
Clubs and Societies
Over 80 enthusiastic, diverse and innovative clubs and societies
An Active Community
Our diverse and outward-looking community is built and nurtured through a wide range of partnerships, our OAs and our established network of international schools
Old Alleynians
OAs reconnect and networks at events
Dulwich International
Our International Dulwich Olympiad 2019
Local primary pupils attend Saturday School
OAs reconnect and networks at events
Our International Dulwich Olympiad 2019