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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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Happy New Year from all at St John's College
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 Notice Board
Outstanding examination results
The class of 2009 - the Centenary class!
What better culmination to the Centenary of St John's could there have been than the record results achieved by the Upper Sixth and Year Eleven candidates this year?
At GCSE the overall pass rate (A* - C) rose to 90% compared with the national rate of 67%. Naturally, we are proud of our high achievers and deserved congratulations must be offered to the 14 pupils who gained 8 straight A/A* grades or more. Matthew Giles, Rhannon Lobo and Emily-Jane Randall excelled in the achievement of 7 or more results all at A* level.
At Advanced Level it was particularly pleasing that the overwhelming majority of students secured places at their chosen universities. The overall pass rate was 98%, of which almost 60% were at grades A or B and close to 80% at A to C. Once again there were a number of outstanding achievements; notably Annabel Massey, Maggie Sun, Sarah Clifford, Kitty Ip, Ali Versi, Javier Pallares, Alex Leung and Vincent Lee, all of whom gained a minimum of three straight A grades.
In a year in which we are perhaps more mindful of our college roots, especially in the concern of St John Baptist de la Salle for the equality of opportunity and the ability of each and every child to maximise his or her potential, we at St John's have been equally heartened by many results which, in statistical tables may seem relatively modest, but which represent an enormous achievement for an individual pupil. Thanks to an inclusive entrance policy, we are able to work with a wide range of ability and "add value" in an extraordinary way, a fact which is confirmed by independent authorities with which we work in order to monitor each pupil's individual progress.
To ALL students in the Centenary Class of 2009, very well done!
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.