St Dunstan’s College is a school community that is grounded in the vibrancy of its South London setting. We celebrate the opportunities afforded to us by being located in such a diverse environment, allowing for all manner of views, opinions, and styles – what better foundation to an exceptional education.
We embellish the values embodied by St Dunstan, using the life of that great polymath to guide our educational narrative. We encourage creativity and innovation and we want our pupils to embrace the richness of a broad education, whilst not forsaking the importance of rigor and depth of achievement.
We know coeducation to be the right platform for developing the interpersonal skills necessary to succeed in the modern world. The importance we place on nurturing individuality and the manageable size of our school is such that we ensure pupils do not get lost, but rather thrive in their way. The comfort provided by our rigorous approach to pastoral care enables our pupils to take risks, ask difficult questions of themselves and others, and above all else develop the humility, confidence, and tenacity needed to find success in all aspects of life beyond school.
As a Nursery to Year 13 College, we pride ourselves on genuinely knowing the children under our care, and we hope that our families will feel an important part of this community. An ethos of consideration and tolerance towards others pervades the college pupils to support each other, respect their teachers, and value and take pride in their school community. The charity principally fulfills this mission through running a co-educational, independent school for 3 to 18-year-olds in Catford.
Of all the components of the school’s identity that can be traced back to its opening in 1888, the College motto - album exorna - is the one element that remains completely unchanged. Translating as ‘Adorn the White’, this phrase is connected to the white shield that serves as three-quarters of the school’s crest. The white is the blank canvas onto which will be adorned the as yet unwritten story of each St. Dunstan’s pupil each journey through school and life beyond. We believe that the principles underpinning the narrative of our motto are reflected in the values we foster in our young people and embed in our school community and culture today.
We strive for a school of individuals who dare to be who they are, the Creativity to develop new ideas and shape their futures, the Confidence to try, succeed and respond positively to failures, the Compassion to understand and appreciate others and the wider world, and the Curiosity always to want to discover more.
To promote this culture, we have a clear educational vision that drives our development as a school. At St Dunstan’s College we seek to:‘Inspire, nurture and challenge young people to develop the knowledge, skills, and interests that shape their educational journey, character, and aspirations.’
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