Academic Life: Curriculum and Scholarship
End. We also run a weekly Lower School Scholars’ Programme, open to all pupils in the Lower School, which covers matters of ethical or philosophical interest. This popular programme helps develop boys’ thinking skills and is good preparation for the Academic Scholarship Paper which is sat by the top academic performers at the end of Year 8. Pupils are also encouraged to enter national competitions, including the Junior Maths Challenge, the Trinity Schools Book Shadowing Awards, the STEM Challenge and the BEBRAS Programming Challenge.
Dulwich, we encourage Alleynians to be conscientious, capable, self-motivated and collaborative learners who are able to read broadly, research accurately and communicate clearly. We believe strongly in academic enrichment both within lessons, where teachers take every opportunity to teach beyond the curriculum, and have a number of tailor-made days off timetable in subjects such as Classics, Art, Science, Design and Technology and Maths, to enhance pupils’ learning experience. We take advantage of our unique position in London to take Lower School pupils on outings to local historical and cultural sites, as well as theatre trips in the West
subjects that may be entirely new to them. This year, 57% of GCSE grades achieved were at the highest level (Grade 9) and 94% of grades were Grade 7 and above. 155 pupils achieved 8 grade 9-8. As a result we feature in the top 5 performing boys’ schools in the country. 34% of the A level exams sat by our pupils were awarded A* grades and 71% A*/A grades, with 114 pupils achieving all A or A* grades and 135 who achieved 3 A’s or better. Over 90% of papers sat by Dulwich College’s pupils were awarded grades of A*/A/B. The majority of Dulwich College pupils continue their education at some of the world’s top institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, and Russell Group universities in the UK, and Ivy League universities, including Harvard and Yale. In addition to our core responsibility to guide pupils through the qualifications they need for beyond
Dulwich pupils are characterised by their enthusiasm for learning and are able to work diligently, understanding that performance does not come purely from natural talent, but as much by hard work and commitment. We are not bound by an externally set curriculum in the Lower School and therefore we are free to deliver an intellectually stimulating yet accessible curriculum that sparks endeavour and interest in all the subjects that the pupils study and is very much reflective of the 21st century. All boys study Religion and Theology; Geography; History; Wellbeing; Mathematics; English; Science; Music; Drama; ICT; Art and DT. In addition to these subjects, boys study three languages in Year 7 (Latin and Chinese in addition to either French or Spanish) but two languages in Year 8 (either Chinese or Latin or German in addition to either French or Spanish). These classes are all taught by subject specialists, who will teach pupils from Year 7 up to Year 13. They enthuse and inspire boys to think creatively and deeply about
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