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==Boarding==
==Boarding==
During its heyday the school operated a number of boarding houses. The houses (School House, Wyke Lodge and Kelso) brought in a welcome variety of boys from far-flung corners of the world (outposts of Empire and Armed Forces bases) to spice up the – largely insular – intake of [[eleven plus|11+]] pupils from Winchester. Nowadays, only School House, as well as the newly built Falkland Lodge are used for boarding, for both male and female students. The construction of Falkland Lodge was funded by the government of the [[Falkland Islands]] as a boarding house so that students from the islands can study at the college. Wyke Lodge and Kelso are now used for educational purposes, the Business Studies Department and Music Department respectively.
During its heyday the school operated a number of boarding houses. The houses (Schouse and flodge) brought in a welcome variety of boys from far-flung corners of the world (outposts of Empire and Armed Forces bases) to spice up the – largely insular – intake of [[eleven plus|11+]] pupils from Winchester. Nowadays, only School House, as well as the newly built Falkland Lodge are used for boarding, for both male and female students. The construction of Falkland Lodge was funded by the government of the [[Falkland Islands]] as a boarding house so that students from the islands can study at the college. Wyke Lodge and Kelso are now used for educational purposes, the Business Studies Department and Music Department respectively.


School House is now home to approximately 30 mixed students in single, double and triple rooms. Falkland Lodge the newest building is home to 47 mixed students in single and double ensuite rooms.
School House is now home to approximately 30 mixed students in single, double and triple rooms. Falkland Lodge the newest building is home to 47 mixed students in single and double ensuite rooms. Furthermore, school house is the better of the two houses with the better sporting ability and better looking students (sam drummond and damon potter)!!!


==Academic Achievement==
==Academic Achievement==

Revision as of 14:40, 6 October 2009

Peter Symonds College
Address
Map
Owen's Road

Winchester
,
Hampshire
,
SO22 6RX

United Kingdom
Information
TypeSixth form college
MottoCounting in Ones
Established1897
PrincipalNeil Hopkins
Age16 to 18
Enrollmentc.2700
PublicationConverse
Websitehttp://www.psc.ac.uk/

Peter Symonds College is an open-access sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England with 2700 students mainly from central Hampshire. The college was founded as a boys' grammar school in 1897 and became a coeducational 16-19 college in 1974, although its roots go back to charities established in the 16th century at the bequest of Peter Symonds, a wealthy merchant.

History

The current principal, Neil Hopkins is now the only principal not to have a building in the college named after him, and instead the landfill site in front of the Northbrook building which was demolished has been affectionately called Hopkins' Hump.

In the late 1990s or early 2000s, for reasons unknown (but possibly because of the difficulty students and correspondents had in spelling the College's name correctly), the College dropped the possessive apostrophe from its founder's name in its official title, and is now known as Peter Symonds College.

In 2004, the John Shields Building was unveiled, providing classrooms for the computing, psychology and environmental science departments. Also in that year the Varley Sports Café was rebuilt.

The £4.2M Ashurst Learning Resources Centre was completed in the spring of 2007. Ashurst contains five computer suites, housing over 170 computers (three suites double as classrooms, but remain open access when not in use), a vast library and large silent study areas.

Boarding

During its heyday the school operated a number of boarding houses. The houses (Schouse and flodge) brought in a welcome variety of boys from far-flung corners of the world (outposts of Empire and Armed Forces bases) to spice up the – largely insular – intake of 11+ pupils from Winchester. Nowadays, only School House, as well as the newly built Falkland Lodge are used for boarding, for both male and female students. The construction of Falkland Lodge was funded by the government of the Falkland Islands as a boarding house so that students from the islands can study at the college. Wyke Lodge and Kelso are now used for educational purposes, the Business Studies Department and Music Department respectively.

School House is now home to approximately 30 mixed students in single, double and triple rooms. Falkland Lodge the newest building is home to 47 mixed students in single and double ensuite rooms. Furthermore, school house is the better of the two houses with the better sporting ability and better looking students (sam drummond and damon potter)!!!

Academic Achievement

From 1998 Peter Symonds' has been the top sixth form college in Hampshire (there is some debate over this, since Farnborough Sixth Form college achieves higher scores per student, while Symonds achieves higher scores per entry), and the third in the country. The A-level pass rate in 2004 was 98.6%, with over 40 students going up to Oxford and Cambridge colleges; the number of students receiving offers from Oxford and Cambridge Universities was 55 for 2009 entry.

  • 2005 - 98.7% at A level and 94.8% at AS.
  • 2006 - 99.5% at A level and 94.7% at AS.

Extra-curricular Activities

The college produces an online magazine named "The BUZZ", written and edited by students, which replaced "Converse" in 2008.[1] There is also a student produced college radio station, 7Radio[2]

In July 2007 the college jazz band, Jazz Detectives, performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland.[citation needed]

In March 2009 the college won the Bank of England competition Target 2.0.[citation needed]

In March 2009 the mixed volleyball team travelled to Stoke for the British College's of Sport Nationals where they came 4th in the country.[citation needed]

Headmasters and principals

  • Revd Telford Varley III, 1897 to 1926
  • Dr Freeman, 1926 to 1956
  • Charles Simpson (acting), 1956 to 1957
  • John Shields, 1957 to 1963
  • John Ashurst, 1963 to 1973
  • Stuart Nicholls, 1973 to 1993
  • Neil Hopkins, 1993 to present

Alumni

References

  1. ^ Converse Student Magazine
  2. ^ 7radio website
  3. ^ "Ben Ainslie". Sailor Biography. ISAF UK. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  4. ^ College Days - Gina Beck, The Guardian, 15 May 2007
  5. ^ "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  6. ^ "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  7. ^ "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  8. ^ "The Making of a Comedian". JackDee.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  9. ^ "Hampshire Cricket remembers Bernard Harrison". www.rosebowlplc.com. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  10. ^ "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  11. ^ "College days". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  12. ^ "Lucy Pinder backed by Winchester civic chiefs". Hampshire Chronicle. Newsquest Media Group. 9:04am Friday 9th January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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