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It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good" and to bring up students as "men for others". This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... The common good is a term that can refer to several different concepts. ...

Organisation

The school has a joint sixth form with the all-girls Ursuline High School, Wimbledon. That school is situated nearby, on Crescent Road. England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon (the Ursulines) is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18. ...

Currently the Headmaster is Father Adrian Porter SJ,^[1] who took over from Father Michael Holman SJ in 2004. Wimbledon College is a voluntary-aided Roman Catholic (Jesuit) secondary school for boys aged 11 to 19. The school is based at Edge Hill, Wimbledon, London SW19.

It was founded in 1892 "for improvement in living and learning to the greater glory of God and the common good" and to bring up students as "men for others".

Every year it takes about 200 mostly from Catholic schools in South London, some of these schools are Donhead (the prep school) Sacred Heart in Teddington, Sacred Heart in Mitcham and John Fisher in Morden. The first and formost of these school being Sacred Heart in Teddington, with over 700 former pupils of the College from Sacred Heart. , Mitcham is a place in the London Borough of Merton, it is a suburb south of Streatham situated 7. ...

Developments

Father Holman's main contributions to the school, around the turn of the century, include an entire renovation of the old gym and swimming pool into a new Sports Hall, Learning Resources Centre (LRC) and IT Suite. Shortly after leaving the post of headmaster at the College, Father Holman was appointed the Jesuit Provincial for Great Britain.

Since Father Porter's appointment as headmaster, the College has undergone further changes, including a new visitors' entrance; refurbished classrooms, the addition of an electronic registration system which is used in parallel with the traditional registration system, and the movement of the LRC and IT Department to the location of the Sixth Form Centre. The Centre has been relocated to the former LRC/IT Department site.

Activities

The College specialises in sports (especially rugby), extra-cirricular activities and the arts. A new music department was constructed in 2005. It is notable for its school productions and to assist in these a revolving stage has been built in the auditorium. One or more shows have been produced and shown every year since 1972. The latest, in 2007, was The Mikado. The Strings Project was activated in 2005 to give 50 boys in Figures the opportunity to learn the violin, viola, cello or the double bass. The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. ... For the Anne Rice novel, see Violin (novel). ... The viola (French, alto; German Bratsche) is a bowed string instrument. ... This article is about the stringed musical instrument. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ...

The College encourages students to take part in at least two of its wide selection of extra-curricular activities. These range from a Drama club to the Chess club, and also from a Debating club to numerous optional school trips over the year. The College also has a selection of major and minor sports. Rugby, of course, is the biggest major sport the College can offer. There is also swimming (competitive and non-competitive), golf, ski trips, football, basketball and many others..

Notable alumni

Academic

• Sir Anthony Leggett - Winner of 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Peter Milward s.j., emeritus professor of English Literature at Sophia University, Tokyo

Business

• Clifford Bernard Davis - Corporate Treasurer of the Telstra Corporation Limited (Australia)^[2]

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Christopher Hewett - Actor
• Des Kelly - National newspaper journalist, columnist
• George Malcolm - Musician
• Paul Merton - Comedian, writer and TV presenter

Military

• Maurice Dease -winner of the first VC of World War I
• Eugene Esmonde - WWII naval pilot, led attack on Bismarck, awarded the Victoria Cross after Channel Dash
• Sir John Keegan - English military historian
• Gerald Robert O'Sullivan - Captain awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI
• Patrick Reid - Colditz Castle escaper, WWII, and author subsequently

Politics, public service and the law

• John Patten, Baron Patten - Politician
• Sir Michael Quinlan, GCB - Former Permanent Under Secretary of Defence
• Peter Duffy QC - Human Rights Barrister

Religion

• Father Michael Holman, Head of the Jesuits in Britain^[3]

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References

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See also

• Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon
• Donhead
• Ursuline High School (Wimbledon)
• List of Victoria Crosses by School

The Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon is a Roman Catholic church run by the Jesuits, which serves Wimbledon and surrounding areas. ... Donhead (Wimbledon College Prep School) is a Roman Catholic independent school taking boys from ages 7 to 11, based in south-west London. ... The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon (the Ursulines) is a Roman Catholic secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18. ... The schools of Britain, the British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, have contributed greatly to their armed forces, with some schools having lost hundreds of former pupils, especially in the First and Second World Wars. ...

External links

• Official site
• Old Wimbledonians Association website ("the Old Boys")
• "The Jesuits in Britain"
• Wimbledon College Southern India Project Website
• DFES page
• Merton Council information
• Ofsted inspection report, 2001 (downloadable pdf)