Victoria College, Jersey

Victoria College
Address
Map
Le Mont Millais

,
JE1 4HT

Jersey
Coordinates49°11′08″N 2°05′48″W / 49.1856°N 2.0966°W / 49.1856; -2.0966
Information
TypeGovernment fee-paying selective school
MottoLatin: Amat Victoria Curam
(Victory favours preparation)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian; non-denominational[2]
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852)
Local authorityGovernment of Jersey
Chair of governorsRichard Stevens[4]
HeadteacherGareth Hughes[3]
Staff80+[5]
GenderBoys
Age range7 to 18[6]
Enrolment664 (2017)[6]
Houses
  • Braithwaite
  • Bruce
  • Diarmid
  • Dunlop
  • Sartorius
Colour(s)Black and yellow   
SongCarmen Caesariense
RivalElizabeth College, Guernsey
PublicationThe Victorian
School fees£2,240 per term (2021/2022)[1]
AffiliationHeadmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
AlumniOld Victorians
VisitorCharles III
Websitewww.victoriacollege.je

The school's main building

Victoria College is a Government-run, fee-paying, academically selective day school[7] for boys in St Helier, Jersey. Founded in 1852, the school is named after Queen Victoria. It is owned and administered by the Government of Jersey and is located on Mont Millais adjacent to Jersey College for Girls, the Government fee-paying secondary school for girls.[7][8][6] As a fee-charging school and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), Victoria College is often considered a private school or a public school in the British sense of the term, despite receiving government funding.[9][10]

The school is selective, meaning prospective pupils must pass an entrance exam to be offered a place. The school charges £2,240 per term, with three terms per academic year, as of 2021/2022, and was noted as being the seventh-least expensive day school in the HMC in 2014.[11] The senior school has about 650 boys aged 11 to 18, with a further 250 boys aged 7 to 11 at the associated preparatory school, which was established in 1922.[dubiousdiscuss]

  1. ^ "Victoria College - For Parents". victoriacollege.je. Victoria College. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Victoria College". isbi.com. isbi schools. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Our People and Community". Victoria College, Jersey.
  4. ^ "Meet Our Governors".
  5. ^ "Victoria College - School Life". victoriacollege.je. Victoria College. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Victoria College: Independent Schools Inspectorate". isi.net. Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). November 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b Education Journey in Jersey. Government of Jersey (gov.je). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Education (Provided Schools) (Jersey) Regulations 2005". Jersey Legal Information Board. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. ^ ""Major" changes planned to Jersey school funding". bailiwickexpress.com. Bailiwick Express. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Victoria College - HMC". hmc.org.uk. The Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Top 40 least expensive HMC day fees". privateschoolfees.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2020.