You are receiving this 2021 Donor Impact Report because your generosity has helped to create more opportunities for pupils to receive an extraordinary education at Dulwich College. This report provides a window into the world of Dulwich College and the positive impact that you and your fellow supporters have made across our community. Thank you.
Last academic year 2020-21 brought many challenges and changes to Dulwich. The Covid-19 pandemic significantly impacted our pupils, and there were many societal issues, particularly in relation to race and gender, that have come to the fore and which have had a direct impact on our work and led to the enunciation of an explicit Equality and Respect Agenda. Despite the difficulties of the past year, we have been able to accomplish something that I hoped for at the outset – that no pupil would be forced to leave Dulwich owing to the pandemic. It is thanks to your support that we have been able to continue to offer means-tested financial assistance to many talented boys whose families could not afford to pay full fees. During these difficult times, our mission to help families whose sons can only be with us if they receive fee relief is more vital than ever, and I am deeply grateful to you and your fellow generous donors for helping us to maintain our longstanding commitment to bursaries, from the “Dulwich Experiment” of the mid-twentieth century to today when 35% of Senior School pupils receive financial support. Thank you for helping us to achieve this. Throughout academic year 2020-21, I was humbled by the response of the Dulwich community to our need for philanthropic support. OAs, parents and staff have sent letters of support and, of course, contributed financially to our Bursary Appeal. In 2020-21, supporters like you committed gifts and pledges of more than £1.17million, most of which has been given to support means- tested bursaries. Every gift, no matter its size, will change lives. Thank you. Your support brings us closer to our mission to become a school that is open to all, regardless of financial circumstances. Thanks to you, every year we can provide more talented boys with the opportunities that an extraordinary and holistic Dulwich education can provide. It is an honour to present you with this report on the impact that your support has had and will continue to have on our community. I am also proud that throughout the last academic year our pupils have exhibited remarkable resilience, hard work and flexibility, buoyed by dedicated, creative and passionate staff. Our leavers, as you will read, have gone on to excellent universities and professional opportunities, and our entire pupil body has committed to serving others in need. We have also grown closer to our local partners, including the schools of the Southwark Schools Learning Partnership, and our international schools, with whom we engaged in virtual learning and events, such as professional networking, music recitals and photography exhibitions. This year has illustrated that these connections are more important than ever.
Contents
A message from the Master
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Getting back to normal
4-5
Fundraising success and finances
6-7
College finances
8-9
Getting back to the classroom
10-11
Bursaries today
12-13
2020-21 Sixth Form leavers’ destinations
14-15
Dulwich on the frontlines
16-17
Building strong partnerships
18-19
Serving the wider community
20-21
Life at the College: A holistic education
22-25
Our donors
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On behalf of the Governors, staff and pupils at Dulwich College, thank you.
A lasting legacy
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How you can help gift form
Dr Joe Spence The Master
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