Being a Dukie is an amazing experience

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The Duke of York’s Royal Military School is a full-boarding school offering high-quality, all-round education and excellent pastoral care for pupils aged 11 to 18. Located in Dover, Kent, the school is an ideal choice for those living in the UK and Europe due to its proximity to the ferry port and Eurotunnel, and an hour’s train journey from London St Pancras. Set in 150 acres of Kent countryside, your son or daughter will thrive in our close-knit Dukie community.

EXCELLENT RESULTS
Founded in 1803, our school provides an all-round education with a strong academic record. It is recognized with the award of two TES Safeguarding Outcomes Awards. The school offers a vast range of GCSE, A Level, and BTEC options, with pupils moving onto amazing destinations, including Russell Group Universities. The curriculum is constantly under review and staff respond positively to pupil feedback.

PASTORAL CARE
By choosing to live and study here, your child is choosing to become part of a very special community. It’s extremely important to staff that pupils enjoy boarding and are able to forge strong friendships. Experienced housemasters and housemistresses offer excellent pastoral care and support, alongside an in-house team of tutors, pastoral leaders, and housekeepers. It’s a busy and vibrant school community, with students staying on site for term time.

VAST OPPORTUNITIES
A good school is about much more than what is learned in the classroom—sports, outdoor activities, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, and the Combined Cadet Force continue to play a leading role in the lives of pupils. Vast co-curricular opportunities include more than 80 clubs and activities per week, while all the key sports are played here, including rugby, football, hockey, cricket, and athletics.

£24.9M INVESTMENT
A recent £24.9 million build and refurbishment project included a new sports performance studio, an indoor swimming pool, fitness suites, an athletics track, and lawn tennis courts. Olympic-standard athletics track, band hall, dance studio with Harlequin flooring, and a drama studio.

FEES & SCHOLARSHIPS
As the country’s only state full-boarding school, parents can enjoy lower fees as the government pays for the education, leaving annual boarding fees of £21,320 (£7,110 per term) for September 2024 to 2025. The fee includes full-boarding, catering, laundry, plus clubs and activities. Armed Forces families eligible for CEA pay a parental contribution of just 8% of the fee (£569 per term, three terms per year), which is only available at state boarding schools such as ours. The school offers academic scholarships into Sixth Form for pupils who excel in their GCSEs and sports scholarships to pupils who excel in the school’s major sports.

DUKIE EXPERIENCE
We believe every pupil should be the best they can be and have a pupil-centered approach, supporting, advising, and guiding pupils on their chosen paths. Being a Dukie is an amazing credential to have, and pupils meet their friends for life here. This is demonstrated with hundreds of alumni returning to the site every year for reunion dinners and important Dukie events such as Remembrance Weekend. Pupils benefit from a staffing team that works across the school, in classrooms and boarding houses, an on-site medical center, and a fantastic catering provider.

APPLICATIONS
The school welcomes applications throughout the year in Years 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12, from both serving and non-serving families. The school is non-selective until Sixth Form, when entry is based on a minimum GCSE requirement. All pupils are invited to a ‘suitability for boarding’ interview as part of the application process.

We encourage you to visit our extraordinary school and we look forward to welcoming you as you start your Dukie journey.

For more information, contact admissions@doyrms.com or go to our website www.doyrms.com.