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What is School House?
School House is first and foremost a home, where you will live while you are at Abingdon School. Located
right in the centre of the campus in
buildings dating from 1870, School House
is home to 53 boarders and 53 day boys
aged 13-18 years. We are fortunate with
our location to be close to sports facilities,
the dining hall as well as the Amey
Theatre and music school.
You will have a room with desk space,
and the House as a whole has communal
facilities that are shared, such as a
kitchen, a TV room, a Games room and a
Computer room. Boys have access to a
large-screen TV with satellite and an
Xbox. The large kitchen allows the boys to
make snacks or cook for themselves.
Middle School boys (13-16) are accommodated in two, three or four bed rooms, whilst the older boys are in
one or two bed rooms, In the 3rd and 4th Year boys usually rotate rooms once a term so that they have the
opportunity to create a wide network of friends.The House has a mixture of boarders and day boys. The
House community is there to help each other through the challenges of school life. We have teams that
compete with other houses in the School, and social events that bring different groups together. The other
pupils in the House will quickly become your friends and will probably be the people who share your best
moments at Abingdon with.
What will happen on the first day I arrive in September?
1100 New boys and parents arrive at the House. You will be shown to your new room.
1230 Welcome talk by Headmaster, and other staff
1245 Lunch for New boys and parents
1330 Tour of the School
1430 Formal welcome by Mr Litchfield and outline of day's activities. Parents depart @1515
1515 "Walk-through" of the daily routine, followed by further unpacking
1600 Sports activities
1815 Dinner
1900 Registration
1905 Games and drinks
2130 Bed times
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