Salesian College, Farnborough

This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. (January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

51°16′48″N 0°44′35″W﻿ / ﻿51.280°N 0.743°W﻿ / 51.280; -0.743

Private day school in Farnborough, Hampshire, England

Salesian College

School badge

Salesian College in 2012
Location

Farnborough

Hampshire

GU14 6PA

England

Information
Type| Private day school
Motto| Virtus Sola Nobilitas
(Latin: "Virtue is the only nobility")
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic (Salesian)
Established| 1901
Department for Education URN| 116543 Tables
Headmaster| Gerard Owens
Gender| Boys
Coeducational (Sixth Form)
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 634[1]
Colour(s)|
Patron Saint| St John Bosco
Website| http://www.salesiancollege.com

Salesian College is an independent Roman Catholic school in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1901 as a small preparatory school for boys, it soon expanded to provide secondary education owing to its increasing popularity. In November 2022, the school had a total of 634 pupils enrolled, 129 in the Sixth Form.[2] For the 2007–08 academic year, the College announced that it would admit girls into the Sixth Form for the first time.

## History

[edit]

### Establishment

[edit]

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

In 1901, Bishop Cahill of the Diocese of Portsmouth invited the Salesians of Battersea to take over the orphanage, a former tin factory, in Queen's Road, Farnborough. This marked the beginning of the Salesians' work in education in the local area and as a parish.[3] By 1902 a reporter in Sheldrakes Military Gazette noted that the thirty 'poor Catholic waifs and those sons of sore stricken Roman Catholic parents' had a home 'comfortable in every respect',[4] and were learning trades.

The numbers of boys attending the school increased as a result of boarding requirements becoming heavier.[clarification needed] As a result, a new dormitory was constructed along with a small refectory and some additional classrooms. Prior to World War I, the new wing and tower was completed which consisted of the dormitories and toilets on the upper floor, and the staff refectory and modern kitchen facilities located on the lower floor, were created.

### Structural growth

[edit]

This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Under previous Headmaster, Mr Wilson, the College witnessed substantial structural growth, the most significant being the erection of the Sean Devereux Sixth Form Centre providing facilities for girls, and new classrooms built equipped with improved technology. During the Great War, 58 former Salesian College pupils were killed, whilst others who took part were awarded decorations for their efforts during the Great War. In 1916, the area which is now the school playground was acquired, and the school playing fields located on Park Road were purchased to be used in the War effort for the "Grow More Food campaign".

In 1956, work began on the construction of the Blackburn Building. It provided facilities for ten new classrooms, a new hall, gymnasium, as well as changing rooms. By 1963, new laboratories and a lecture hall were constructed alongside the new school. The school became an independent grammar school in 1966, and by 1970, the preparatory school was discontinued which saw the departure three years later of the Salesian Sisters. In 1979, Salesian College had no boarders attending the school, something which had never occurred in the school's history until that point. As a result, this led the school to becoming a provision for day pupils only.

### Recent history

[edit]

Further expansion works continued, and in 1997, the Delmer building was completed, providing the school with new ICT facilities, art rooms, staffroom, a Technology Suite, general teaching classrooms as well as new office accommodation. In 1998, the Sean Devereux Sixth Form centre was fully refurbished as well as extended in terms of size and accommodation. The original College building at Sherbourne Road was demolished in 1999.

The College maintains links with the nearby Alton Convent School and organises joint activities and events together, such as the yearly Lower Sixth trip to Tregoyd and the Senior College Prom. The most recent addition to the college is the renovation of the old music school. The process began during the 2012–2013 academic year and the new Father Brendan McGuinness Music Building was completed and officially opened in September 2013. It is named in honour of the college's former chaplain.

## Curriculum

[edit]

In the Lower School of the school, between Years 7-9, boys follow a core curriculum consisting of a total of 16 subjects. In the Upper School, between Years 10–11, boys study a total of 10+ subjects to GCSE which include core and option choice subjects. In the Sixth Form, between Years 12–13, all students are required to study 4 subjects in Year 12, with the majority of subjects reducing to 3 subjects in Year 13. An Extended Project Qualification is available for pupils who are in Year 13.[5]

The school provides curriculum teaching in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and Religious Studies, with boys in Years 7–9 studying Art, Classics, Computing, Drama, French, Geography, History, Music and Spanish. Co-ordinated Sciences are taught from Year 7, then boys go onto study either Biology, Physics or Chemistry as separate entity subjects from Year 9 onwards. Additionally, boys in Years 7-9 have one timetabled period of Physical Education, and two periods of Games, each week.[6]

From Year 10 onwards, boys are required to study the subjects of Maths, English, Religious Studies and either Combined (Double) Sciences or Triple Science, plus an additional selection of optional subjects as they prepare to undertake their GCSE examinations.[7]

The school's Year 7 Junior Drama Club works towards the annual Performing Arts Evening during the school's Autumn Term.[8] Year 8 boys also participate in an LAMDA examination, which upon completion, gives them a qualification in devising, with the final examination being performed in front of an external examiner. By Year 9, boys are prepared for Key Stage 4 with a GCSE Foundation Drama Club, which aims to expand on the learning of "more able and keen actors".[9]

## Academic performance and inspections

[edit]

In 2023, the school attained 'excellent' A level results, with a 100% pass rate, an accolade the school has held for the eighth consecutive year, with 87% of grades awarded in the A*-C range in GCSE examinations.[10][better source needed]

The school's 2023 GCSE results saw 97.2% of boys having achieved at least ten grades 9-4 each, including in the core curriculum subjects of English and Maths. 87% of all grades across the school were 5-9, and 70% of all grades were 6-9.[11][better source needed] 49 GCSEs were graded below 4 (fail grade).[12][better source needed]

## Notable former pupils

[edit]

See also: Category:People educated at Salesian College, Farnborough

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (March 2021)

|

* Steve Backshall, naturalist, writer and television presenter[citation needed]
* Daniel Boys, musical theatre actor[13]
* Sean Devereux, a Salesian missionary and aid-worker assassinated in Kismayu, Somalia in 1993 while working for UNICEF. There is a stained-glass window to commemorate Devereux's life and work in the College Chapel.
* Jeremy Metcalfe, racing driver
* Matthew Phillips, World Champion Paraclimber[14]
* Alastair Stewart, journalist and presenter
* Phil Taylor, England international rugby player
* Harvey Dixon, middle-distance runner
* George D. W. Smith, materials scientist at University of Oxford

### Old Salesians Association

[edit]

The Farnborough Old Salesians Association (OSA) is a society for former pupils who wish to contact other Old Boys. It has its foundations in the 1920s, with its first formal meeting held in 1927.[15] The association has organised whole-year reunions.[16]

For those Old Boys who live locally, the OSA organises activities throughout the year. The OSA regularly assists the Salesian family in various local undertaking and around the world by activity or financial aid. The OSA maintains links with the wider Salesian family by means of the Salesian Past Pupils UK and Ex Allievi di Don Bosco.[17]

In the 1970s the OSA donated a marble tablet in commemoration of the Old Boys who gave their lives in the Second World War. The tablet shows the OSA (at that time the Salesian Old Boys Association Farnborough) badge and the motto "Salesian Old Boys Let not the glory fade away Keep bright the flame of memory and honour them 1939–1945."

## Headmasters

[edit]

1983–1997: Br Michael Delmer
1997–2014: Patrick A. Wilson
2014–present: Gerard Owens

## See also

[edit]

* Bishopric of the Forces
* Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot
* Dominic Savio
* John Bosco
* Francis de Sales
* Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
* Salesians of Don Bosco

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
2. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Independent Schools Inspectorate. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
3. ^ "Many Lives through Many Eyes..." A Hundred Years of the Salesians in Farnborough, 2001, p. 8. Compiled by Rev. Francis Sutherland, SDB
4. ^ Sheldrakes Military Gazette as cited in "Many Lives through Many Eyes..." A Hundred Years of the Salesians in Farnborough, 2001, p. 8
5. ^ "Academic Overview". Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
6. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
7. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
8. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
9. ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
10. ^ "Examination Results". Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
11. ^ "Examination Results". Salesian College. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
12. ^ https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1697119850/salesianhantsschuk/euw7ipgi7naa7selkige/GCSEbySubject2023.pdf [bare URL PDF]
13. ^ Wakefield Express 5 September 1959
14. ^ "Salesian College Autumn Term Newsletter Jan 2019" (PDF). Salesian College. January 2019.
15. ^ "Many Lives through Many Eyes..." A Hundred Years of the Salesians in Farnborough, 2001, p. 113
16. ^ Farnborough Old Salesians Association webpage Archived 12 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
17. ^ "Many Lives through Many Eyes..." A Hundred Years of the Salesians in Farnborough, 2001, p.114

## External links

[edit]

* Salesian College, Farnborough, Hampshire, ISC
* Salesian College, Farnborough, Official Website
* Salesian College, Library Website

* v
* t
* e

Schools in Hampshire (including Portsmouth and Southampton)

* v
* t
* e

Primary schools in Hampshire

* Alderwood School
* Brockenhurst CE Primary School
* Mayfield School
* Oakley Church of England Junior School
* St Mark's CE School
* The Westgate School

* v
* t
* e

Secondary schools in Hampshire

Hampshire LEA|

* Alderwood School
* Aldworth School
* Amery Hill School
* Applemore College
* The Arnewood School
* Bay House School
* Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
* Bohunt School
* Bridgemary School
* Brighton Hill Community School
* Brookfield Community School
* Brune Park Community School
* The Burgate School
* Calthorpe Park School
* Cams Hill School
* Clere School
* The Costello School
* Court Moor School
* Cove School
* The Cowplain School
* Cranbourne School
* Crestwood Community School
* Crofton School
* Crookhorn College
* Eggar's School
* Everest Community Academy
* Fareham Academy
* Fernhill School
* Frogmore Community College
* Hamble School
* Harrow Way Community School
* Havant Academy
* The Hayling College
* Henry Beaufort School
* The Henry Cort Community College
* Horndean Technology College
* Hounsdown School
* The Hurst School
* John Hanson Community School
* Kings' School
* The Mountbatten School
* New Forest Academy
* Noadswood School
* Oaklands Catholic School
* Oakmoor School
* Park Community School
* Perins School
* The Petersfield School
* Portchester Community School
* Priestlands School
* Purbrook Park School
* Ringwood School
* Robert May's School
* The Romsey School
* Swanmore College
* Test Valley School
* Testbourne Community School
* Testwood School
* Thornden School
* Toynbee School
* The Vyne Community School
* Warblington School
* The Wavell School
* The Westgate School
* Wildern School
* Winton Community Academy
* Wyvern College
* Yateley School

Portsmouth LEA|

* Admiral Lord Nelson School
* Ark Charter Academy
* Castle View Academy
* Mayfield School
* Miltoncross Academy
* Portsmouth Academy
* Priory School
* St Edmund's Catholic School
* Springfield School
* Trafalgar School
* UTC Portsmouth

Southampton LEA|

* Bitterne Park School
* Cantell School
* Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
* Oasis Academy Mayfield
* Oasis Academy Sholing
* Redbridge Community School
* Regents Park Community College
* St Anne's Catholic School
* St George Catholic College
* St Mark's CE School
* Upper Shirley High School
* Weston Secondary School
* Woodlands Community College

* v
* t
* e

Further education colleges in Hampshire

Hampshire|

* Alton College
* Andover College
* Barton Peveril College
* Basingstoke College of Technology
* Brockenhurst College
* Eastleigh College
* Fareham College
* Farnborough College of Technology
* The Sixth Form College, Farnborough
* Havant and South Downs College
* Peter Symonds College
* Queen Mary's College
* St Vincent College
* Sparsholt College Hampshire
* Totton College

Portsmouth|

* Highbury College
* Portsmouth College

Southampton|

* Itchen College
* Taunton's College

* v
* t
* e

Special schools in Hampshire

* Baycroft School
* Coppice Spring Academy
* Henry Tyndale School
* Lakeside School
* The Loddon School
* Mary Rose Academy
* Osborne School
* Rowhill School
* Southlands School
* Treloar School

* v
* t
* e

Private schools in Hampshire

Preparatory|

* Cheam School
* Farleigh School
* Horris Hill School
* The Pilgrims' School
* Twyford School
* Walhampton School
* West Hill Park School

Senior|

* Bedales School
* Churcher's College
* Farnborough Hill
* The Gregg School
* King Edward VI School
* Lord Wandsworth College
* The Portsmouth Grammar School
* St John's College
* Salesian College
* Winchester College

All ages|

* Alton School
* Ballard School
* Ditcham Park School
* Embley
* Hurst Lodge School
* The King's School, Fair Oak
* Mayville High School
* Meoncross School
* Portsmouth High School
* Rookwood School
* St Nicholas' School
* St Swithun's School
* Sherfield School

Special|

* The Loddon School
* Southlands School
* Treloar School

* v
* t
* e

Former schools in Hampshire

Hampshire LEA|

* Fort Hill Community School
* Queen Mary's School for Boys
* Quilley School

Southampton LEA|

* Grove Park Business and Enterprise College
* Inspire Enterprise Academy
* Millbrook Community School
* Oaklands Community School
* Woolston School

Private|

* The Atherley School
* Burney's Academy
* Eastman's Royal Naval Academy
* Hyde Abbey School
* North Foreland Lodge
* Queenwood College
* Redrice School
* St Mary's Independent School
* Stanbridge Earls School
* Stubbington House School
* West Downs School
* Wixenford School
* Wykeham House School

* v
* t
* e

Salesians of Don Bosco

People|

* St. Francis de Sales (Patron)
* St. John Bosco (Founder)
* Ven. Margherita Occhiena (Mother of John Bosco)
* Fr. Giovanni Melchiorre Calosso (Mentor)
* Luigi Comollo (Friend)
* St. Joseph Cafasso (Spiritual Director)
* St. Callistus Caravario
* St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello (Co-founder of the Salesian Sisters)
* St. Leonardo Murialdo
* St. Dominic Savio
* St. Luigi Versiglia
* St. Artémides Zatti
* Bl. Alexandrina of Balazar
* Bl. Józef Kowalski
* Bl. Pope Pius IX (Called John Bosco's Pope)
* Bl. Ceferino Namuncurá
* Bl. Luigi Variara
* Bl. Laura Vicuña

| Rectors Major|

* Don Bosco
* Michael Rua
* Paul Albera
* Philip Rinaldi
* Pietro Ricaldone
* Renato Ziggiotti
* Luis Ricceri
* Egidio Viganò
* Juan Edmundo Vecchi
* Pascual Chávez Villanueva
* Ángel Fernández Artime

|

Places|

* Valdocco
* Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians

Groups|

* Salesian Sisters
* Salesian Cooperators
* Congregation of Saint Michael the Archangel

Other|

* Sacred Heart Church, Battersea
* Salesian Bulletin
* Salesian Preventive System
* Sexual abuse scandal in the Salesian order

Schools|

* St. Mary's English High School, Maligaon
* Archbishop Shaw High School
* Cristo Rey Tampa High School
* Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic Secondary School
* Don Bosco Academy, Pampanga
* Don Bosco College, Canlubang
* Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School
* Don Bosco Formation Center
* Don Bosco High & Technical School, Liluah
* Don Bosco High School (Imphal)
* Don Bosco High School, Lagawe
* Don Bosco High School, Tinsukia
* Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Dimapur
* Don Bosco Preparatory High School
* Don Bosco School Ernakulam
* Don Bosco School, Manila
* Don Bosco School, Park Circus
* Don Bosco Technical College
* Don Bosco Technical College–Cebu
* Don Bosco Technical High School (Boston)
* Don Bosco Technical Institute, Makati
* Don Bosco Technical Institute, Tarlac
* Don Bosco Technical Institute, Victorias
* Don Bosco Technical Institute
* Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong
* Immaculata-LaSalle High School
* Saint Francis Central Coast Catholic High School
* Salesian College (Chadstone)
* Salesian College (Rupertswood)
* Salesian College Celbridge
* Salesian College Preparatory
* Salesian College, Battersea
* Salesian College, Farnborough
* Salesian English School
* Salesian High School (Los Angeles)
* Salesian High School (New York)
* Salesian High School (South Korea)
* Salesian School, Chertsey
* Salesiano Valparaíso
* Salesianum School
* Savio Preparatory High School
* St John Bosco Arts College
* St John Bosco College, Battersea
* St Joseph's College, Ferntree Gully
* St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School, Shillong
* St. Mary's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School
* St. Petersburg Catholic High School
* Tang King Po School
* The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
* Thornleigh Salesian College

* Catholicism portal

* v
* t
* e

Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

* Bishops of Portsmouth

* I: John Vertue
* II: John Cahill
* III: William Cotter
* IV: John King
* V: Derek Worlock
* VI: Anthony Emery
* VII: Crispian Hollis (Bishop Emeritus)
* VIII: Philip Egan

* Churches

* Portsmouth Cathedral \- Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

* Our Lady and St Edmund's Church, Abingdon
* St Joseph's Church, Aldershot
* Holy Ghost Church, Basingstoke
* Corpus Christi Church, Boscombe
* Sacred Heart Church, Bournemouth
* Sacred Heart Church, Saint Aubin
* Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Jersey
* St Thomas Church, Jersey
* St Joseph's Church, Maidenhead
* St Joseph's Church, Newbury
* St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Newport
* Sacred Heart Church, Reading
* St James's Church, Reading
* Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Saint Peter Port
* St Edmund's Church, Southampton
* St Joseph's Church, Southampton
* Our Lady Queen of Peace and Blessed Margaret Pole, Southbourne
* St Peter's Church, Winchester

* Patronal Feasts of the Diocese

* St Edmund of Abingdon (16 November)
* Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)

* Schools

* All Hallows Catholic School
* Alton School
* Beaulieu Convent School
* Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
* Blanchelande College
* Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
* Christ the King College, Isle of Wight
* De La Salle College, Jersey
* Farleigh School
* Farnborough Hill
* The Marist School, Sunninghill
* Oaklands Catholic School
* Our Lady's Abingdon
* St Anne's Catholic School, Southampton
* St Edmund's Catholic School, Portsmouth
* Saint George Catholic College
* St Joseph's College, Reading
* St Mary's School Ascot
* St Peter's Catholic School, Bournemouth
* Salesian College, Farnborough

* See also:

* Catholic Church in Jersey
* Catholic Church in Guernsey
* Little Chapel
* Douai Abbey
* St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
* St Cassian's Centre, Kintbury
* Quarr Abbey
* St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde
* Apostolic Vicariate of the London District

* Catholicism portal
* Hampshire portal
* Berkshire portal
* Oxfordshire portal

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

|

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template