St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate
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St. Lawrence College is a public school situated in the town of Ramsgate in Kent, in the south-east of England.
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[edit] History
It was founded in 1879, known as South Eastern College. The school rapidly outgrew the single house, leading to the main building of the present day college by 1884. The chapel was completed in 1927.
During the world wars, the school was evacuated to Chester (1915) and Northampton (1940) due its position on the South-East coast.
Later in the school's existence, girls were admitted, and the current mix is roughly equal, girls to boys.
[edit] Former pupils
Old Lawrentians (OLs) of note include:
- John Stevens, former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- Sir Conrad Corfield, Chief Advisor to the last viceroy of India
- Richard Dannatt - Chief of the General Staff since August 2006
- John Russell Carlisle, Director of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association.
- Colin Tilsley, missionary.
- Alexander Siddig, actor.
- Gordon Edington, CBE, chair NCH.
[edit] Senior and Middle School
The Senior School is divided into separate houses. The oldest, Tower and Lodge were created in 1889. They are the two boys boarding houses. Newlands is the boys day house, while Laing is the girls day house. Boarding girls are part of Bellerby. All houses are located in the main school building, except Bellerby who have their own building.
Cameron and Courtenay are the boarding and day houses, respectively, for the Middle School. They accommodate students from age 11 to 13. They are housed in the new Kirby House Building- A state of the art education facility which opened in January 2007.
| Official Name |
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| Bellerby |
| Cameron |
| Courtenay |
| Laing |
| Lodge |
| Newlands |
| Tower |
New House Kirby House
All houses within the main building have recently undergone refurbishment.
Lodge House is one of the boys boarding houses and is situateed on the top two floors of the college, the house is successful in all areas of the college winning a lot of the interhouse competitions. Its current housemaster is Mr Mark Single, who is an Old Lawrentian himself. Since becoming the housemaster in September 05, Lodge has picked up and is now in full gear to produce accomplished students academically and socially. The friendly rivalry between Lodge and Tower has been throughout SLC history and Lodge have often beaten Tower House in most interhouse events.
Newlands House, is the senior day boys house, run by Mr. Nick Jones (OL) Located on the 1st floor of the main building, the house is 40 strong, and opened in September 2005, after the amalgamtion of Manor-Grange and Newlands-Deacon houses. They are housed in recently refurbished rooms, with superb facilities. The house is strong in sport, often winning house events, but also music. Students enjoy a friendly community with friendly inter house rivalry.
The current Headmaster of the Senior School is The Revd. Master Baitken.
[edit] Junior School
St. Lawrence College Junior School is located on the same site as the Middle and Senior schools and accommodates pupils from age 4 to 11. The Headmaster of the Junior School, is Mr Simon Whittle.
