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Location
Wimbledon College
Edge Hill Wimbledon Greater London, SW19 4NS, United Kingdom
Information
School number	315/4701
Authority	London Borough of Merton
Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Affiliation(s)	Society of Jesus (Jesuit)
Headmaster	Adrian Porter SJ
Chairperson	Andrew Kennedy
Gender	boys
Age	11 to 18
Houses	Southwell House, Campion House, Fisher House, More House
Motto	cor numinis fons luminis ("The heart of the divine is the fount of light.")
School Colour(s)	maroon, gold, and dark green
Founded	1892
Pupils	1363
School prospectus 2007
Homepage	wimbledoncollege.org.uk

Wimbledon College is a state-maintained voluntary-aided Roman Catholic (Jesuit) secondary school for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is based at Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good" and to bring up students as "men for others".

1 Organisation
2 Developments
3 Activities
4 Notable alumni
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

Organisation

The school has a joint sixth form with the all-girls Ursuline High School, Wimbledon. That school is situated nearby, on Crescent Road. Currently the Headmaster is Father Adrian Porter SJ,^[1] who took over from Father Michael Holman SJ in 2004. Wimbledon College is a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic (Jesuit) secondary school for boys aged 11 to 18. The school is based at Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19. It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good" and to bring up students as "men for others". Every year it takes about 200 mostly from Catholic schools in South London, some of these schools are Donhead (the prep school) Sacred Heart in Teddington, Sacred Heart in Mitcham and John Fisher Primary School.

Developments

Father Holman's main contributions to the school, around the turn of the century, include an entire renovation of the old gym and swimming pool into a new Sports Hall, Learning Resources Centre (LRC) and IT Suite. Shortly after leaving the post of headmaster at the College, Father Holman was appointed the Jesuit Provincial for Great Britain. Since Father Porter's appointment as headmaster, the College has undergone further changes, including a new visitors' entrance; refurbished classrooms, the addition of an electronic registration system which is used in parallel with the traditional registration system, and the movement of the LRC and IT Department to the location of the Sixth Form Centre. The Centre has been relocated to the former LRC/IT Department site.

Activities

The College specialises in sports (especially rugby), extra-cirricular activities and the arts. A new music department was constructed in 2005. It is notable for its school productions and to assist in these a revolving stage has been built in the auditorium. One or more shows have been produced and shown every year since 1972. The latest, in 2007, was The Mikado. The Strings Project was activated in 2005 to give 50 boys in Year 7 the opportunity to learn the violin, viola, cello or the double bass. The College encourages students to take part in at least two of its wide selection of extra-curricular activities. These range from a Drama club to the Chess club, and also from a Debating club to numerous optional school trips over the year. The College also has a selection of major and minor sports. Rugby, of course, is the biggest major sport the College can offer. There is also swimming (competitive and non-competitive), golf, ski trips, football, basketball and many others.