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Allord College
Collegium Dominostri
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Location
Allord
,
Enley

Information
TypeCommon boarding school
MottoLatin: Dominus glorificet
(May the Lord be glorified)
Established1405
Abbot PrincipalThe Rt. Rev'd Don Stephen Galbroom
Chairman of the
Court of Governours
Sir Alaric Reed
HeadmasterThe Rev'd Dr. Michael Rouder
Staffca. 80 masters
GenderBoys
Age10 to 19
Enrolmentca. 700
Colour(s)Black, blue & white      
PublicationDominus Noster
Former pupilsOld Dominostrians
School SongCarmen Dominostrense

Allord College is a common school for boys in Allord, Enley, Great Nortend. It is attached to Allord Abbey, a Camuvalian monastery, and was founded in 1405 to educate poor scholars. It is a fully boarding school, with an enrolment of approximately 700 boys. In keeping with its history as a school founded for the poor, 70 pupils are drawn from the region on academic scholarships known as commoners and wear gowns. 14 additional commoners attend on choral bursaries, requiring singing in choir twice daily in the college chapel. The rest of the pupils are known as freemen (likely a corruption of 'feemen'), and are fee-paying pupils.

Allord charges up to £140 per annum, with three terms in a year. It is one of the most expensive schools in Great Nortend, and is a popular choice for the sons of royalty, peers and the gentry. Over half of the valedictorians in a given year matriculate at a university, almost all at the University of Aldesey where Cholstave College reserves half of its places for the 'Old Dominostrians' of the school, although a number do attend the universities of Rhise or Limmes.

Name

Allord College was founded in 1405 by the newly crowned Charles I as the “Abbot, Governours and Commoners of the King's College at the Abbey of our Lord in the Forest' (Abbas Gubernatores et Plebeii Collegii Regis apud Abbatiam Domini nostri in Foresta). This remains the formal name of the school; however, the shortened name 'Allord College', rendered in Latin as Collegium Dominostri, is used for all but the most formal occasions. The unique portmanteaux 'Allord' and Dominoster are the English and Latin names respectively of the small village which has grown up around the school and abbey.

Sport

Allord traditionally plays Green game, a sport generally only played at Allord College and by Old Dominostrians. This is played in the relevantly named 'Green Term', the autumn Hilary term. It is also sometimes known as Allord game. Stinning is played in the winter 'Great Half', and cricket in 'Summer Half'. Other sports are also played, such as rowing (Boat game), racquet, closters (Closter game), hockey and tennis (Court game).

Houses

There are nine boarding houses at Allord College, each with its own housemaster. Common House is reserved for the scholars and choristers. Freemen's houses, of which there are eight, are usually referred to by their housemaster rather than by the actual building's name, excepting Outhouse.

The houses are present called: Wickman's, Michaelson's, Estfield's, Joblac's, Rosham's, Anotton's, Secbury's, Outhouse and College.

Boys live in their house, under the supervision of a housemaster and their housekeeper, universally addressed as "Madam". From the sixth form is elected the Head Boy of the house, as well as the House Captain. Houses compete against each other in sport and games, and have traditions and customs of their own.

Notable Dominostrians

See also