What is it like to board at St Clare’s?
We have 15 boarding houses for students age 15-17+ all just a short walk from the main college buildings. Students live in single sex houses and are cared for by a warden who lives in the house. Each bedroom is large and comfortable and each house has a common room for the students with facilities to make their own drinks and snacks.
House rules reflect the approach we have a balance for giving appropriate freedom to students of different ages and to encourage responsible behaviour.
Students can choose to eat in the college dining room or in the Sugar House café.
Further Reading
IB or A Level?
St Clare's was founded in 1953 as a college which specialised in A-level. As St Clare's focused on advancing international education, in 1977 St Clare’s decided to stop teaching A Levels in favour of the then little known International Baccalaureate Diploma. We...
How to navigate the changes in the IB Maths curriculum
Melanie Moorhouse, Head of Careers and Higher Education at St Clare’s in Oxford, helps demystify the IB Mathematics curriculum changes and offers some useful recommendations on selecting your Maths options to complement your learning goals or future academic...
How we support your personal career journey
Pre-IB work-related learning day Our Pre-IB work-related learning day took place on Wednesday 13 February 2019. The aim was to promote teamwork and give students the opportunity to develop key employability skills. Our students were asked to design and construct a...
Can you see yourself living here?
We have courses for teenagers all year