Founded in 1894, the whole school and its junior school is on an impressive wooded estate of some 100 acres, in the eastern suburbs of the city. Teaching facilities blend the traditional and modern, ensuring a pleasant and well-equipped environment that lends itself to study. There are 2 sports halls, a fitness suite, swimming pool, squash courts, tennis courts and extensive playing pitches, including two synthetic hockey pitches and a 300-metre running track. Recent improvements have added further classrooms, 2 ICT suites, and improvements to the boarding accommodation. The school prides itself on providing a ‘total curriculum', so that the academic runs alongside the fostering of other skills and passions – be they in sport, music, drama or the CCF. Examination results are good. It is strong in music and drama and outstanding in sport and games (with many national and provincial representatives). There is a flourishing and large CCF with a pipe band. Community action is extensive and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award enjoys good participation levels.
Pupils: Age range 11-18; 914 boys (810 day, 104 boarding). Entrance: Main entry ages 11 and 16. Entrance currently by the Northern Ireland CEA; for sixth form entry, 5 GCSE subjects at least grade C, usually to include English and maths. No special skills or religious requirements. Many pupils from Campbell College Junior School.
Fee reductions of £500-£1000 pa, based on academic achievement, awarded at age 11 and 13; also some music scholarships with lower value. Bursaries of £500 awarded at age 16 for academic achievement, music, vocational and arts, and sports. Grants of £1000 pa to boys who achieve Oxbridge entry.
Headmaster: Jay Piggot, in post from 2006. Educated at Campbell College and at universities of Cardiff (English Literature), Cambridge (PGCE) and Liverpool (MA renaissance literature). Previously House Master at Eton and Assistant Master at Millfield. Teaching staff: 63 full time, 2 part time.
GCSE: Some 140 pupils in Year 12, 77% gaining at least grade C in 7+ subjects, 13% in 5-6 subjects. A-level: 112 pupils in Year 14, 62% passing in 3+ subjects, 37% in 2 subjects.
GCSE, AS and A-levels. 27 AS/A-level subjects (including applied business, leisure studies, political studies, theatre studies, further maths). BTEC diploma in public services optional for members of CCF. Sixth form: Most sixth formers take 4 subjects at AS-level, 3 at A-level; in addition, there is a lower sixth enrichment programme, including Young Enterprise and Mandarin. Vocational: Work experience available. Languages: French, German and Spanish offered to GCSE and A-level; Mandarin offered in the sixth form. ICT: Taught both as a discrete subject and across the curriculum.
Art, drama and music all offered as part of the curriculum and as extra-curricular activities. Musical groups include choir, chamber choir and orchestra and jazz band.
Sport: Archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross-country, golf, hockey, rugby, sailing, shooting, show jumping, squash, swimming, tennis, volleyball. Pupils regularly play representative sport at provincial and international level. Activities: Pioneers compulsory for a year at age 13 (involves eg map work, adventure training); CCF optional from age 14. Pupils may take bronze, silver and gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Other clubs and activities include charities committee, debating, hill-walking, languages club, mountaineering, orienteering, pipe band, scripture union, technology club, Young Enterprise.
Uniform: School uniform worn. Houses and prefects: Competitive houses, which are also the basis of a strong pastoral system.
Discipline policies, including anti-bullying policy, readily available. Clear drugs policy: if a student is found to have drugs in school, parents will be notified immediately and the pupil suspended and may be permanently excluded.
Senior pupils (age 14-18) have own study-bedroom; younger pupils share with 1-4 others. Two units in boarding house, divided by age.
Old Campbellian Society, run by the College.
Michael Gibson (rugby); Iain Johnstone (BBC interviewer and producer); Mark Lambert (actor ); Air Marshal A H W Ball; Air Vice Marshal F D Hughes; Air Vice Marshal C J Thomson; Noel Thompson (BBC journalist).
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