page_title: St John's College, Portsmouth
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: St John's College, Portsmouth / Structure
caption_attribution_description: A road side view of the front of St. John's College, Portsmouth, showing school building and sign
context_page_description: St John's College is an independent day and boarding school located in Southsea, Hampshire, England. It was founded by the De La Salle Brothers in 1908 and it continues to retain their Christian values. St John's is a through-school for pupils between the ages of 2 and 18. The Head of College is Mrs Mary Maguire.
  The College has several notable alumni, known as Old Johannians, including the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Ian Burnett, England footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and BBC newsreader George Alagiah.
context_section_description: St John's is split into four sections: a Junior School (with Little St John's Nursery) for children aged between 2 and 11; a Senior School for pupils aged 11 to 16; a Sixth Form College for students studying for their A-Levels; and a Boarding School for students aged 9 to 18 from the UK and overseas.
  St John's structures its years into a House system. In the Senior School there are four houses: Leo, Edwin, Alan and Damian all named after notable Brothers who have served as Headmaster over the years. In the Junior School they have different names for the houses including: Castle, Woodleigh, St Anne's and School. The College organises inter-house activities such as house 5-a-side matches, house music and house drama. Points are tallied and at the end of each academic year a trophy is awarded to the house with the highest score. A similar system exists on the academic side with the Warren Trophy. Conduct card points can also be gained for good behaviour, uniform and manners. An annual speech night and prize giving ceremony takes place each summer. A Founders Day service is held each November at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth.
  St John's College and its head-teachers are members of the Independent Schools Council, the Boarding Schools' Association, the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools and the Society of Heads.
caption: Warleigh House and head teacher's study, front view, St. John's College, Southsea, Portsmouth
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