St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate
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| Motto | In Bono Vince (Latin for Conquer with Good) |
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| Established | 1879 |
| Type | Independent school |
| Headmaster of the College | Revd. C.W.M. Aitken, BA (Durham), Cert Theol., F.R.S.A. |
| Chairman of The Council | The Reverend Canon Nigel M Walker |
| Location | College Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7AE England  |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Houses | 7 |
| Colours |
Maroon and Black |
| Former pupils | Old Lawrentian |
| Website | www.slcuk.com |
Coordinates: 51°20′35″N 1°24′54″E / 51.343°N 1.415°E
St. Lawrence College is a co-educational independent school situated in the town of Ramsgate in Kent.
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[edit] History
It was founded in 1879, known as South Eastern College. The school rapidly outgrew the single house, leading to the main building of the present day college by 1884. The chapel was completed in 1927. During the world wars, the school was evacuated to Chester (1915) and Northampton (1940) due its position on the South-East coast. Later in the school's existence, girls were admitted, and the current mix of sexes is now roughly equal.
[edit] Senior and Middle School
The Senior School is divided into five separate houses. The oldest, Tower and Lodge, the two boy's boarding houses, were created in 1889. Newlands is the boys' day house, while Laing is the girls' day house. Boarding girls are part of Bellerby. All houses are located in the main school building except Bellerby, who have their own building across the road, but soon Bellerby will be situated in the Taylor Hall.
Cameron and Courtenay were the boarding and day houses, respectively, for the Middle School, but they were mixed with the opening of "Kirby". They accommodate students from age 11 to 13. They are housed in the new Kirby House Building, a state-of-the-art education facility which opened in January 2007 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
[edit] Junior School
St. Lawrence College Junior School is located on the same site as the Middle and Senior schools and accommodates pupils from age 3 to 11. The Junior School pupils study in the Hamblyn Block which includes classrooms for Years 3-6.
[edit] Performance
In 2009, the Daily Telegraph placed the school 330th in its League Table of Independent School A-level results, with 48.81% of pupils gaining A or B grades at A-level.[1]
[edit] Alumni
Old Lawrentians (OLs) of note include:
- Alfred Bellerby, Olympic long jumper.
- Hubert Broad, first world war aviator and test pilot[2]
- Sir Conrad Corfield, Chief Advisor to the last viceroy of India
- John Russell Carlisle, Director of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association.
- Richard Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff, defense advisor to the Conservative party.
- Gordon Edington, CBE, chair NCH
- Humphrey Hawksley, BBC World Affairs Correspondent (BBC News)
- Sir George Middleton, British diplomat.
- Major Claude Myburgh, cricketer and soldier
- Major General Frank Crowther Roberts, VC DSO OBE MC
- Alexander Siddig, actor
- John Vernon Taylor, Bishop of Winchester
- Michael Steed, political scientist
- John Stevens, former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- Colin Tilsley, missionary.
[edit] References
- ^ League Table of Independent Schools, London: The Daily Telegraph, 15 September 2009, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/leaguetables/6192713/A-level-league-table-independent-schools-entering-25-or-more-candidates.html, retrieved 10 October 2011
- ^ 1911 Census of Thanet, RG14PN4536, Hubert Stanford Broad, Hollicondane Ramsgate.
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