St. Dominic's School (Hambledon)

Infobox School2
name = St. Dominic's School


motto =
established = 1929 (as a school)
type = Special needs, Catholic
head_name = Headmistress
head = Mrs. Susan Russam
city = Hambledon, Godalming
state = Surrey
country = England
website =

St. Dominic's School in Hambledon, Surrey, England is a non-maintained, co-educational weekly boarding and day school. It is one of the oldest special schools in the country. Applications are normally made through the Local Education Authority in whose area the family reside. Currently pupils are admitted from over 35 different LEAs. It consists of pupils ages 9-16.

Background

Situated on Mount Oliviet, the place was named after St. Dominic Savio, the patron saint of juvenile delinquents. The site was originally property of Charles Watney. It consisted of an observatory and a chapel, the latter of which remains a prominent assembly place. When Watney's wife died in 1929 - some time after Watney himself passed away - the Roman Catholic nun's congregation known as the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary established the school at her request, and they remain its trustees to this day.

External links

*http://www.isbi.co.uk/isbi-viewschool/3156-ST_DOMINICS_SCHOOL.html - Entry for St. Dominic's School on "Independent Schools of the British Isles"