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Money
Bank accounts can be set up with any bank in Abingdon.
If necessary, housemasters will provide a letter from the
School confirming your son’s residence at Abingdon,
although if possible, overseas’ students should seek
assistance from their guardians in setting up a bank account
prior to arriving at Abingdon.
Clothes and Laundry
Name tapes for labeling all clothes are required and parents
should order these in good time. Spare labels should be
given to your son’s house matron. Please ensure everything
is named prior to your son arriving at Abingdon. A charge is
made for any naming of clothing done by school staff.
Clothing requirements:
Boarders wear school uniform until 5.00pm when they may
change into their own clothes. In addition to school uniform,
we suggest that your son should have:
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10 pairs of socks and underwear
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2 changes of nightwear
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Slippers / flip-flops
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2 bath towels and personal toiletries
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Single duvet, a p i l l ow , 2 duvet covers
and two pillow covers
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School swimming trunks, goggles and swimming hat
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Own clothes for evenings and weekends
Where possible, we encourage parents to provide their son’s
bedding as it helps personalise their room.
Please do not send your son with too much extra clothing or
excessive amounts of personal items as space is limited in
boys’ bedrooms. As a guide, your son should be able to fit all
his luggage in one suitcase and one holdall. Similarly, if your
son is unlikely to use an item more than a couple of times a
term, it probably is better left at home. Limited storage
capacity for a single suitcase is available over the holidays
in the house. New boarding parents should note that it is not
possible for you to store any luggage in the house prior to your
son’s arrival on the new boarding induction day. If you do need
to store luggage before this date, you should make
arrangements with your son’s guardian. The exception to this is
uniform ordered from the School’s uniform supplier.
School uniform can be purchased online or from the uniform
suppliers shop in Oxford. For details as to how to purchase
please see:
The Laundry
Your son’s laundry is done in the School Laundry. He will have
a named shelf to store spare clothes and Matrons will place
clean laundry on the shelf.
Bed linen is changed weekly and boys place used sheets and
pillowcases in the laundry baskets by 8.30am on change-over
day. Socks are packed into sock bags (please note, these
are provided by the School and charged to the bill).
Fire Regulations and Practice
Fire-extinguishing equipment is checked monthly, fire safety
checks are carried out regularly and fire practices are held
at least once a term. All boarders are briefed on fire
evacuation procedures during their induction days. Electrical
appliances are checked every term for safety and every
boarder’s electrical items are regularly tested.
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The Boarding Houses are
kept secure and the safety
of boarders is enhanced in
various ways
