Welcome to the St John's College Website

St John’s is a thriving co-educational day and boarding school, for ages 2 to 18 (boarding from Year 5), located in the heart of Southsea. Since its foundation by Brothers of the Lasallian Order, the school’s mission has been to provide for its pupils a well-rounded academic, social and personal education – based securely on clear Christian principles and values; and we celebrated the first hundred years of this tradition in 2008.
 
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2010 and 2011 open events

 

Thursday 23 September 2010

6:00pm to 8:00pm

 

Tuesday 5 October 2010

9:30am to 11:00am

 

Thursday 18 November 2010

9:30am to 11:00am

 

Tuesday 18 January 2011

9:30am to 11:00am

 

Thursday 17 March 2011

9:30am to 11:00am

 

Thursday 5 May 2011

9:30am to 11:00am

 

 

Letter from the Chairman of Governors

Dear Parents

Last summer Nigel Thorne announced his intention to retire as Headmaster of St John’s College at the end of the 2010 academic year. 

During the autumn term the Governors have conducted a series of interviews with a view to appointing a new Headmaster.  We were most fortunate to have an extremely strong field from which to make our selection. In itself this is testament to the reputation the College has forged under Nigel Thorne’s leadership and there will be opportunities to thank him for all he has done for the College before he retires.

I am very pleased to announce that with effect from 1 September 2010, Mr Graham Best will take over the duties of Headmaster.  Mr Best is currently the Headmaster of the Licensed Victuallers’ School in Ascot and comes with a wealth of experience in both independent and boarding school education; I am very confident that under his leadership the College will continue to flourish and build on the very strong foundations laid by Nigel Thorne.  I am sure that you will make him welcome.

Yours sincerely

Tim Forer

Chairman of Governors

College launches St John's timeline project

As part of our centenary celebrations the College plans to inaugurate a 'timeline' archive'- to which all those who have been associated with the school as pupils or staff are invited to contribute. This will gradually develop into a comprehensive archive of life at St John's. Full details are available on the 'Centenary Celebrations' page.