College News
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Extensive coverage of the activities of current Alleynians can be found on the College website: www.dulwich.org.uk. What follows is a summary of some of the highlights of the past year.
Academic Achievements, Examination Results and Leavers’ Destinations
Edinburgh, Exeter and Warwick. A further eight went on to universities in the United States, and the rest to no fewer than 27 universities of their choice. The vast majority of the remaining 66 leavers have embarked on gap year activities and will be applying to university in 2014.
A Level 210 Sixth Formers sat their A levels in 2013. While national results slipped with the imposition of tougher grade boundaries, more than 90% of College entries were awarded A*-B grades – an increase of 2% over 2012 – with 27.5% attaining the top grade. GCSE 200 boys sat GCSEs and, like their seniors, bucked the national trend of declining results by being awarded 83% A*/A grades, matching the results of the 2012 cohort. The Dulwich Diploma Introduced in 2012, the Dulwich Diploma has three core elements: academic study (including a piece of academic research beyond A level); service to the community; and preparation for life beyond school. In 2013, the Dulwich Diploma was awarded to 192 of the 210 Sixth Form leavers. Upper School Symposium The theme of the year’s cross-curricular day of academically diverse talks and seminars, held in October 2013, was ‘Society and the Individual’. Among the high-profile speakers were: Dr Matthew Chalmers, freelance science journalist and former editor of Physics World ; Ken Eklund, designer of the cutting-edge game, World Without Oil ; Dr Marianne Franklin, Reader in Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London; Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the Institute of International Affairs; Dr Lawrence Ratnasabapathy, Consultant Psychiatrist at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Barnet; and Dr Tomas Rawlings, founder of Auroch Digital and consultant at the Wellcome Trust. Subjects ranged from the controversy surrounding games such as Endgame Syria to internet safety and privacy, the new charter of Internet Rights and Responsibilities, and the reintegration of criminals into society. Destinations of Sixth Form Leavers (the Class of 2013) Of the 144 Sixth Form leavers who proceeded straight to university in the autumn, 21 went on to London, 17 to Oxbridge, ten to Manchester, and eight to each of Bristol,
Co-Curricular Highlights
The Union • The College chess team won the English Chess Federation Afternoon Schools Tournament • College debaters won the International Final of the English Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace • Charles Apthorp (Sixth Form) was named ‘Outstanding Delegate’ at the Model United Nations Conference in Manchester • Thomas Franchi (Year 11) was placed joint second in The Times ’ Stephen Spender Translation Competition • Harry Goodhew (Year 12) represented the UK in the International Linguistics Olympiad • Girinath Haridas (Year 8) won the West of England and the National Junior Chess Championships • Dillon Hirandiran (Sixth Form) won the 2013 Staton Essay Prize • Patrick King (Sixth Form) won the St John’s College, Oxford Classics essay competition • John Winter (Sixth Form) won the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers’ art prize • The 1st XV capped an unbeaten 2012-13 season with victory over Northampton School for Boys in the final of the Daily Mail RBS Cup at Twickenham and were named The Daily Telegraph 2012 Sports Team of the Year • Joshua Ibuanokpe (Sixth Form) played for England u17 Cricket • The 1st XI beat Hampton School to become South London Champions • The u16 1st XI won the T20 London Public Schools’ Cup Sport Rugby
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