Durham School, headmaster Martin George (April 2009)[2], is an independent British day and boarding school for girls and boys (age 3-18) in Durham Durham is a city in the North East of England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county. Founded nearly six hundred years ago, today the school has nearly 650 boys and girls from age 3 to 18.
As is common with most schools, Durham School offers a broad ranging academic curriculum supported by a varied programme of extra-curricular actvities and opportunities. Unlike most schools, however, Durham School operates a house system; all students are members of a single house. Alumni, referred to as Old Dunelmians, can be, and have been, found across the spectrum of public life, the armed services, the arts, the church and in sport.
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