Organising a visit to Charterhouse
Parents come to tour the school nearly every day of the school year until Exeat in the Cricket Quarter, after which most Carthusians are involved in exams. We leave it up to parents whether to include their sons in their initial visit, but they are welcome to come as well.
Parents, usually in pairs, are shown the Boarding Houses, Sports Centre and Theatre by a current member of the school, and the Chapel, Library, Music School, Studio, DT Centre and other teaching areas by a member of staff. The tour concludes with a meeting with the Headmaster or Registrar.
On some Saturdays, a group of families are invited to a Headmaster’s Forum. The tour of the school is the same, but it concludes with a question and answer session for all, with the Headmaster and Registrar.
Girls and their parents are shown round the school by a girl pupil, visit Chetwynd Hall, and meet Mrs Swift, the Head of Girls.
To book a tour, please contact the Recorder, Mrs Margaret Mardall (01483 291585 or recorder@charterhouse.org.uk).
Open Afternoons
Open Afternoons, by invitation only, are held for boys in May and for girls in June and September.
The boys’ Open Afternoon is for those due to come to the school three years later (May 2009 for 2011 entrants), and the girls’ are for candidates for the following year (June and September 2008 for 2009 entrants).
For invitations to Open Afternoons, please contact the Admissions Office (01483 291501 or admissions@charterhouse.org.uk).