Victoria College | |
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Le Mont Millais , JE1 4HT Jersey | |
Coordinates | 49°11′08″N 2°05′48″W / 49.1856°N 2.0966°W |
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Type | Government fee-paying selective school |
Motto | Latin: Amat Victoria Curam (Victory favours preparation) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian; non-denominational[2] |
Established | 1852 |
Local authority | Government of Jersey |
Chair of governors | Richard Stevens[4] |
Headteacher | Gareth Hughes[3] |
Staff | 80+[5] |
Gender | Boys |
Age range | 7 to 18[6] |
Enrolment | 664 (2017)[6] |
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Colour(s) | Black and yellow |
Song | Carmen Caesariense |
Rival | Elizabeth College, Guernsey |
Publication | The Victorian |
School fees | £2,240 per term (2021/2022)[1] |
Affiliation | Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference |
Alumni | Old Victorians |
Visitor | Charles III |
Website | www |
![]() 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.[dubious – discuss]