Academic Life: Curriculum and Scholarship
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 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.
and inspire boys to think creatively and deeply about subjects that may be entirely new to them. This year, 44% of GCSE grades achieved were at the highest level (Grade 9) and 91% of grades were Grade 7 and above. 63 pupils achieved all 9 or 8 grades. 31% of the A level exams sat by our pupils were awarded A* grades and 63% A*/A grades, with 80 pupils achieving all A or A* grades and 26 who achieved three, four or five A* grades. Over 86% of papers sat by Dulwich College’s pupils were awarded grades of A*/A/B. In addition to our core responsibility to guide pupils through the qualifications they need for beyond Dulwich, we encourage Alleynians to be conscientious, capable, self-motivated and collaborative learners who are able to read broadly, research accurately and communicate clearly.
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
Our teachers talk about what makes a Dulwich Education
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