Dulwich College

Dulwich College is a 2–19 independent, day and boarding school for boys in Dulwich, London, England. It began as the College of God’s Gift, founded in 1619 by Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars. 

Admission by examination is mainly into years 3, 7, 9, and 12 (i.e. ages 7, 11, 13, and 16 years old) to the Junior, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools into which the college is divided. It is a member of both the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and the Eton Group.

The college still divides sport into Major and Minor. The major sports have always included rugby and cricket in the Michaelmas and summer terms respectively and for many decades just these two were deemed as major. 

Rowing

The school has an active rowing club called the Dulwich College Boat Club. The club is affiliated to British Rowing (boat code DUL) and has produced four British champion crews at the 2001 British Rowing Championships, 2008 British Rowing Championships. ,2014 National Schools’ Regatta, and 2016 Schools’ Head of the River Race

Rugby

The major sport of the Michaelmas term, Dulwich College rugby has long enjoyed a powerful reputation. 

Three British and Irish Lions have emerged from the college. 1909 featured an unbeaten first XV which contained five future internationals dubbed the ‘Famous Five’. 

CCF

Dulwich College has a well-established Combined Cadet Force contingent that has been running since when the organisation was founded in 1859. The cadets can choose between three sections: Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, with most cadets joining in year 9. 

Address : Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London SE21 7LD, United Kingdom