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A meeting to discuss this consultation will be held at Salesian College on 26th May 2010 at 6pm.
All parents are invited to attend.
Salesian College is a Voluntary-Aided Roman Catholic school in Battersea, London, for boys aged 11 to 16, and based on the educational principles of St John Bosco. The educational philosophy of John Bosco can be condensed into three words: reason, religion, and kindness. The basic principle of his system was a deep understanding and love for young people and the problems they face in the world.
At Salesian College we are proud of our recent achievements:
Specialist School for Business and Enterprise 2005
SSAT Value-added club 2007, 2008
SSAT Most Improved club 2007, 2008, 2009
In August 2009 we were given the full International School Award for our international curriculum links and our work with Binhai School, Tianjin, China; Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka; and Scuole Salesiane Edoardo Agnelli, Turin, Italy.
Examination results 2009:
2009 was a record-breaking year for the College:
5 passes at A*-C including English and Mathematics 45%
5 passes at A*-C in any subject: 74%
5 passes at A*-G including English and Mathematics: 97.6%
After 116 years as a boys’ school, Salesian College will close on 31 August 2011. Saint John Bosco School, a mixed school, will open on 1 September 2011. An outline application has been passed by Wandsworth Council. Saint John Bosco School will replace the two existing Catholic secondary schools in Wandsworth – John Paul II School being the other - and will specialise in Business and Modern Languages. It will be a large, superbly equipped school which will rival any school in London for excellence.
When St John Bosco School opens, every boy from the College will have the right to become a member of the new school and so will children at John Paul II, although they will initially stay on their own site. In 2011, 120 boys and girls will be admitted to the new school. Building work will start on one part of the site while education continues as normal in the main building. We hope that everything will be completed by 2013.
Our staff and governors are totally committed to providing an excellent education for the next two years. We are fully staffed, with many experienced and capable teachers. Investment continues: new computer equipment has been installed this year. Behaviour is very good. Results improve every year. We are proud of what we have achieved and intend to go out on a high.
