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About us
About us
The college was founded in the fourteenth century by William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor to Edward III and Richard II.
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Admissions
Admissions
The admission of boys to Winchester at age thirteen is largely in the hands of Housemasters. When a boy is eight years old his name can be registered for entry into the School as a prospective member of a particular boarding House.
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Education
Education
A Winchester education is unique. Our pupils enjoy good teaching and our teachers enjoy the liveliness of bright pupils. Success in examinations is one consequence of this, but we think it more important to encourage boys to love learning.
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Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care
Everything we do at Winchester is an aspect of our pastoral care of the boys; classes, sports teams, clubs and societies. We are a fully resident community and we think of ourselves as a network of friends.
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Support Us
Support Us
Development and Win Coll Soc work together to support the School through fundraising and events for OWs, parents and past parents.
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Community
Community
Although the School is immediately outside the mediaeval city walls of Winchester near to Kingsgate, it has always been a part of the wider community and this is nowhere more evident than in its current geography.
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Enterprises
Enterprises
Winchester College Enterprises is responsible for the use of all College facilities by members of the public outside of term time.
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Register
Register
Complete and submit the online questionnaire for your entry into the Seventh Edition of the Winchester College Register.
Archived News
2012
2011
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College Closed Until Sunday 8 January 2012
10th December 2011 -
Sports Results
8th December 2011 -
History Society
6th December 2011 -
Sports Results
5th December 2011 -
Five runners from Winchester College chosen to represent the district
3rd December 2011 -
Sports Results
2nd December 2011 -
Winchester College pupils take part in the British Mathematical Olympiad
2nd December 2011 -
Roses Tapestry on loan to the British Library
1st December 2011 -
Empson Society
30th November 2011 -
Charles Keen (A) selected for the GB chess squad
29th November 2011 -
Winchester duo excel at GB rowing trials
28th November 2011 -
Sports Results
27th November 2011 -
Sports Results
25th November 2011 -
Sports Results
23rd November 2011 -
Chess Results
22nd November 2011 -
Sports Results
18th November 2011 -
Charlton Bannister wins the Canford Biathlon
15th November 2011 -
Sports Results
14th November 2011 -
Sports Results
11th November 2011 -
Chapel Choir sang Evensong at Merton College
9th November 2011 -
Water Polo Results
8th November 2011 -
Football Results
7th November 2011 -
Sports Results
4th November 2011 -
Sports Results
2nd November 2011 -
The Annunciation on loan to the National Gallery
25th October 2011 -
Sports Results
19th October 2011 -
CHESS WINNERS
17th October 2011 -
Sports Results
14th October 2011 -
STUDIUM
13th October 2011 -
Sports Results
12th October 2011 -
Monkton Bluiefriars' Head
11th October 2011 -
Sports Results
10th October 2011 -
Sports Results
8th October 2011 -
Independent Schools Football Association Competition
6th October 2011 -
Sports Results
5th October 2011 -
Sports Results
3rd October 2011 -
Sports Results
30th September 2011 -
BIBLE EXHIBITION
28th September 2011 -
Sports Results
27th September 2011 -
A service to commemorate the life of Joe Bain
26th September 2011 -
Sports Results
23rd September 2011 -
Sports Results
21st September 2011 -
Sports Results
19th September 2011 -
Sports Results
16th September 2011 -
William Hall (I) rows for Great Britain
15th September 2011 -
Sports Results
12th September 2011 -
Summer Trips
10th September 2011
» Common Time
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Cross Country
30th March 2011 -
Winchester College CCF Wins Cadet Patrols Competition
29th March 2011 -
Sports Results
28th March 2011 -
Sports Results
25th March 2011 -
The Bishop of Winchester confirmed 25 boys in Chapel
24th March 2011 -
Chemistry Olympiad Round One
24th March 2011 -
Sports Results
23rd March 2011 -
Rendall Pot Swimming Competition
21st March 2011 -
Sports Results
18th March 2011 -
Major General Nick Carter Lecture
17th March 2011 -
Sports Results
16th March 2011 -
Sports Results
14th March 2011 -
Young Engineer For Britain
14th March 2011 -
Sports Results
12th March 2011 -
Professor Ben Quash delievered the Ash Wednesday Lecture
11th March 2011 -
Sports Results
9th March 2011 -
Sports Results
8th March 2011 -
Richard Freeland (Coll) won the Senior Kenneth Clark Prize
7th March 2011 -
Richard Freeland (Coll) has won a Silver Medal in Mathematics
7th March 2011 -
Sports Results
4th March 2011 -
Sports Results
2nd March 2011 -
Headmaster's letter to the Daily Telegraph
1st March 2011 -
Sports Results
18th February 2011 -
The Rt Hon Dominic Grieve MP
17th February 2011 -
Sports Results
16th February 2011 -
Sports Results
15th February 2011 -
Sports Results
14th February 2011 -
Sports Results
11th February 2011 -
Sports Results
10th February 2011 -
Sports Results
9th February 2011 -
Sports Results
7th February 2011 -
Sports Results
5th February 2011 -
National Schools Chess Championships
3rd February 2011 -
Sports Results
2nd February 2011 -
Sir Christopher Hum Lecture
1st February 2011 -
Sports Results
28th January 2011 -
Sports Results
27th January 2011 -
William Empson Society Lecture
26th January 2011 -
The annual service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
24th January 2011 -
Cardinal Beaufort Lecture
19th January 2011 -
The Under Secretary for Education in Hong Kong
15th January 2011 -
Winchester College will receive a delegation led by Mr Kenneth Chen
11th January 2011 -
WEST OF ENGLAND FIVES CHAMPIONSHIPS
10th January 2011 -
UNDER 15s RACKETS AT QUEENS
6th January 2011
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GCSE Results
25th August 2011 -
WINCHESTER BIBLES EXHIBITION
22nd August 2011 -
CAMBRIDGE PRE-U RESULTS
18th August 2011 -
College Closed Until Sunday 4 September 2011
2nd July 2011 -
Sports Results
1st July 2011 -
Sports Results
29th June 2011 -
Sports Results
22nd June 2011 -
Winchester Day 2011
21st June 2011 -
The Amicabilis Concordia Evensong
17th June 2011 -
Sports Results
15th June 2011 -
Sports Results
10th June 2011 -
Sports Results
8th June 2011 -
Winchester College Combined Cadet Force Inspection
3rd June 2011 -
National Schools' Regatta
2nd June 2011 -
Sports Results
23rd May 2011 -
Pupils raise money for the Encephalitis Society.
17th May 2011 -
The Trial of Sir Walter Raleigh
16th May 2011 -
Sports Results
15th May 2011 -
Sports Results
15th May 2011 -
Sports Results
13th May 2011 -
Sports Results
12th May 2011 -
Thames Ditton Regatta
10th May 2011 -
Sports Results
9th May 2011 -
Election of Scholars and Exhibitioners
7th May 2011 -
Sports Results
6th May 2011 -
AD PORTAS
4th May 2011 -
AD PORTAS
4th May 2011 -
Sports Results
2nd May 2011 -
NATIONAL FIVES CHAMPIONSHIPS
27th April 2011 -
BUILDING A SCHOOL IN TARSAAL INDIA
26th April 2011 -
UPENN GLOBAL EDUCATION FORUM
6th April 2011 -
International Symposium
2nd April 2011
2010
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An international conference
30th November 2010 -
City of Winchester Trust Design Awards
29th November 2010 -
All Football Matches Cancelled
27th November 2010 -
Remembrance Sunday
15th November 2010 -
WINCHESTER WINS FIVES DOUBLES
8th November 2010 -
National Greenpower Final
20th October 2010At the National Greenpower Final
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Fellows' Library loan to the British Library
19th October 2010The British Library has just opened a digital exhibition
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Studium 2010
16th October 2010At the annual Studium the School welcomed
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Millfield Chess International Champions 2010
15th October 2010Winchester College competed at the prestigious Millfield International Chess Tournament.
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AMICABILIS CONCORDIA
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The Summer Telephone Campaign
4th October 2010 -
WYKEHAM DAY
20th September 2010Over 200 OWs and their guests attended the annual Wykeham Day celebrations,
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Winchester has been named Public School of the Year
14th September 2010Winchester has been named Public School of the Year
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Hat-trick at Queens
30th March 2010 -
Winchester International Symposium Accord 2010
29th March 2010 -
Winchester College Annual Report 2009
19th March 2010 -
Chemistry Olympiad
19th March 2010Winchester is the top school ...
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The Great She Bible
19th March 2010Presentation of the Great She Bible ...
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ISI Inspection Report on Winchester College.
4th March 2010 -
Kenneth Clark Prize 2010
26th February 2010The 2010 Kenneth Clark Prize Final was ...
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Translation Competition
11th February 2010James Lane (E) won this year's ...
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Kenneth Clark Society
29th January 2010Gijs van Hensbergen, author of a biography on Gaudi and a book on Picasso’s Guernica,
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Lord Heseltine
28th January 2010former Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, addressed the Gaitskell Society
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Boys clear snow
15th January 2010Community Service boys help clear snow ...
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Foster Cup
11th January 2010Christian Portz (H) has won the Foster Cup for 2009.
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CAMBRIDGE PRE-U RESULTS
19th August 2010For the first time, Winchester prepared boys for examination in the Cambridge Pre-U
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The Fellows' Library
14th July 2010The Fellows' Library has just taken delivery of a major collection of books.
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College Closed Until Sunday 5 September 2010
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Heythrop College Theology Prize
28th June 2010Oliver Wettern achieved third place in the Heythrop College Theology Essay Prize.
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International Mathematical Olympiad 2010
22nd June 2010Two Wykehamists will compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad this summer.
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Winchester Day 19 June
19th June 2010 -
Young Designer Competition
10th June 2010Two Winchester men have reached the final 16 in the 2010 Young Designer Competition.
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Friends Lecture Martin Benson by The Headmaster
20th May 2010 -
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
19th May 2010 -
Cardinal Beaufort Lecture
18th May 2010 -
An Improved School for an Indian Village
17th May 2010 -
George Nash wins the Boat Race.
13th April 2010George Nash wins the 2010 Boat Race.
2009
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Winchester Symposium
1st December 2009The first Winchester Symposium for the academic year 2009/10 was held on Sunday 29 November.
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Three Schools Medical Prize
30th November 2009This year's Three Schools Medical Prize was won by a Winchester boy.
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Cantores Episcopi
27th November 2009The School's close harmony singing group, Cantores Episcopi, have released a new CD.
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Jeremy Paxman
21st November 2009Gaitskell Society. Jeremy Paxman answered many wide-ranging questions from a large audience in New Hall.
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National Youth Chess Association Championships
9th November 2009The Hampshire Under 16 Team, finished second in this championship.
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Gaitskell Society - Nadine Dorries MP
5th November 2009Nadine Dorries MP, spoke about women in parliament, MP's expenses and her own career.
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Education in Chemistry
4th November 2009Two (Old) Wykehamists who left Winchester this summer have recently co-authored a paper with a member of the chemistry staff.
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Studium 2009
14th October 2009Studium, the annual study day, was attended by the whole school apart from the First Year who went to the British Museum. Amongst the 22 speakers were the Rt Hon Michael Howard MP and Stephen Fry
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Gaitskell Society - Maj Gen Jonathan Shaw
6th October 2009Major General Jonathan Shaw, former Commander of British forces in Iraq, spoke about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Hampshire Junior Chess Congress
4th October 2009The Hampshire Junior Chess Congress was held at Winchester with over 70 juniors from across Hampshire and the south of England
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Arrow Trophy
3rd October 2009The Arrow Trophy, the Old Boys' yacht racing competition, was won by Winchester from a field of twenty five schools.
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Josh Lacey
2nd October 2009Children's author, Josh Lacey, (G,1981-86) talked to over 150 children from local Winchester schools about his latest series, The Misfitz in QEII Theatre.
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Above the Clouds
30th September 2009Winchester College, as part of the 'Above the Clouds' exhibition, has loaned a letter written by Mallory at 17,000 feet during the 1921 Everest Expedition.
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Wykeham Day 2009
24th September 2009Over 250 OWs and their guests attended Wykeham Day on Saturday 19 September.
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Professor Frank Sear
21st September 2009Professor Frank Sear (Professor of Classics, University of Melbourne) gave a talk to the Classics Society 'A day in the life of Pompeii'.
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Chiltern Chess League
19th September 2009In the Chiltern Chess League U-125 Match seven of the nine Hampshire players were from Winchester.
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Vince Cable MP
18th September 2009Vince Cable MP addressed the Gaitskell Society on the subject of the economy.
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150th Anniversary of Chernocke House
17th September 2009Furley’s celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Chernocke House over the weekend of 29 and 30 August. A cricket match on KP between Lord Northbrook’s XI vs Philip Ashton’s XI commenced the celebrations.
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The Fellows Librarian and Archivist
24th March 2009THE FELLOWS’ LIBRARIAN AND ARCHIVIST went to Uplands County Primary School, Fareham on Thursday 19 March. They took four of the ten elephant folio volumes of Denon’s Egypt, which were commissioned by Napoleon as a record of the French campaign in the
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Jeff Hynam
5th March 2009THE BURSAR, Jeff Hynam, climbed Kilimanjaro recently. The sponsored climb has raised over £4,900 for Get Kids Going – a charity that provides mobility aids to enable disabled children to participate in sport.
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Cornell Capa Photographs
28th February 2009CORNELL CAPA PHOTOGRAPHS OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE were exhibited in the Angelus Gallery in Art School from 23-28 February. Capa (1918 – 2008) visited Winchester College in Short Half 1950 and February 1951 on an assignment for LIFE Magazine. The resulting
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Anthony Smiths Bronze Sculpture
24th February 2009ANTHONY SMITH’S (F 1997-2002) BRONZE SCULPTURE OF CHARLES DARWIN as a young man was unveiled at Christ’s College, Cambridge on Thursday 12 February as part of the Darwin Bicentenary Celebrations at the College.
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Pupils from two schools in fareham
23rd February 2009PUPILS FROM TWO SCHOOLS IN FAREHAM, Wykeham House School and Uplands Primary School, visited the College at the end of January to learn more about medieval illuminated lettering. The twelve children, six from each school and aged between nine and ten year
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Duberly and Drew buttons and badges
30th January 2009THE DUBERLY AND DREW BUTTONS AND BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY COLLECTION were unveiled in Armoury by Lt. Colonel (Ret’d) Alastair Drew (B 1952-1957) on Thursday 15 January. Lt. Colonel Michael Wallis, Commanding Officer Winchester College CCF reports on
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Notes from the Jungle
13th January 2009Notes from the Jungle – International Education in our time, written by John Price, Principal of Jerudong International School in Brunei and former Undermaster at Winchester College, was published last week. The following review of the book has been
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The Annual Telephone Campaign
28th August 2009The annual Telephone Campaign, which took place over two weeks in August secured donations of £186,000 towards Bursaries, Ancient Buildings and Quiristers at Winchester. Twelve young OWs raised £139,000 through donations from 313 donors.
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Exercise Wight-Solent-Itchen Challenge
26th June 2009EXERCISE WIGHT-SOLENT-ITCHEN ('CAT TO CAT') CHALLENGE, Sunday 21 June.
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A previously unknown photograph
24th June 2009A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPH OF CRIMEAN WAR HEROINE MARY SEACOLE, together with a rare signature, has been found in the Fellows’ Library. The Jamaica Information Service has released the following bulletin.
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Biennial Inspection
4th June 2009THE BIENNIAL INSPECTION OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE COMBINED CADET FORCE was conducted this year by Inspecting Officer, Major General (Ret’d) Murray Wildman CBE, National Chairman of the Combined Cadet Force Association on Thursday 28 May.
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Freeman Dyson OW
2nd June 2009FREEMAN DYSON OW (Coll 1936-1941), the world-renowned mathematician, visited the College recently. The photographs show him viewing the polyhedral models he made as a schoolboy seventy-five years ago and rediscovering Jordan’s Cours d’Analyse from
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Visual Arts Evening
13th May 2009Over 60 guests, OWs, Parents, past and present, attended the first Visual Arts Evening which was held on Thursday 7th May at The Royal Society of Arts in London. The Pecha Kucha presentation took place in the Durham Street Auditorium, which was built on
2008
» Short Half
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Illumina celebrations
12th December 2008Over 400 parents with boys and members of staff attended Illumina celebrations on Friday 12 December. For the first time, Christmas punch, hot chocolate, mince pies and sausage rolls were served around the bonfire and enjoyed by all on a cold wet evening