Dulwich College
| Dulwich College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Dulwich Common, Dulwich , SE21 7LD England | |
| Coordinates | 51°26′22″N 00°05′03″W / 51.43944°N 0.08417°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school Private day and boarding school |
| Motto | Latin: Detur Gloria Soli Deo (Let Glory Be Given To God Alone) |
| Established | 1619 |
| Founder | Edward Alleyn |
| Local authority | Southwark London Borough Council |
| Department for Education URN | 100861 Tables |
| Chair | Adrian JS Carr |
| The Master | Robert Milne |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 2–19 |
| Enrolment | 1,820 (2018) |
| Capacity | 1,750 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Campus size | 75-acre (30 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
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| Colours | Royal blue and black |
| Publication | Alleynian |
| Budget | £53,687,297 (2024) |
| Revenue | £58,244,278 (2024) |
| Affiliations | Alleyn's School Eton Group HMC James Allen's Girls' School |
| Alumni | Old Alleynians |
| Website | www |
| "Dulwich College, registered charity no. 1150064". Charity Commission for England and Wales. | |
Dulwich College is a public school (English private day and boarding school) for boys aged 2–18, in Dulwich, London, England. As a public school, 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. It began to grow into a large school from 1857 and took its current form in 1870, when it moved into its current premises.
The school is included in The Schools Index as one of the 150 best private schools in the world and among the top 30 senior schools in the UK. It is a member of both the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group.
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. In the 2025 A-levels, the school saw 67.7% of its candidates score A*/A.