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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:

10 pairs of socks and underwear

2 changes of nightwear

Slippers / flip-flops

2 bath towels and personal toiletries

Single duvet, a p i l l ow , 2 duvet covers

and two pillow covers

School swimming trunks, goggles and swimming hat

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:

http://www.abingdon.org.uk/school_uniform/

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