 churcher's college is an english co-educational independent, fee-paying school which is a member of the headmasters' and headmistresses' conference (hmc). the senior school (ages 11â18) is located in the market town of petersfield, hampshire with the junior school (ages 5â11) in nearby liphook. the current headmaster is simon williams, who replaced geoffrey buttle in september 2004. the college has several notable alumni, known as old churcherians or ocs. male ocs are eligible to become members of the east india club, whilst women may join the university womenâs club. ==history== the school was founded under the will of richard churcher in 1722. churcher was a wealthy local philanthropist, who had made his fortune through interests in the british east india company. his will, dated 1722, decreed that the college was to educate:  under the terms of the will, churcher's college was created as a non-denominational foundation, a status it has kept to this day. the school was originally in a fine 1729 building, which still stands in college street. the school became increasingly popular due to its successes, and in 1881 the school moved to a new location close to the original site in ramshill, where the school is still based today. however, the school's expanding population has meant there are m
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