Boarding Routines

Daily Routine

The following gives some idea of a typical day in the life of a St Paul's boarder:

6:30-7:15am ~ Rising ~ actual time depends on age group
- On Tuesday and Thursday mornings during Term 1 and Term 4, all boarders go running with the Headmaster at 6:10am.
- Morning Ablutions
- House Inspection
7:00am ~ Breakfast
8:00am ~ House Roll Call
8:30am ~ Lessons begin
10:10am ~ Interval
10:30am ~ Lessons resume
12:20pm ~ Assembly or Chapel
1:00pm ~ Lunch
2:00pm ~ Lessons resume
3:30pm ~ Lessons end
3:45pm ~ Sports Practices
5:30pm ~ Dinner
- On Thursday the boarders attend Formal Dinner with the Headmaster and Boarding Staff.
6:30pm ~ Prep
8:15pm ~ Junior Supper
8:30pm ~ Senior Supper
- Evening Ablutions
9:30-10:30pm ~ Lights Out ~ actual time depends on age group

Homework (Prep)

At St Paul's we firmly believe that homework is an integral part of a student’s education. Through homework activities students are able to develop the kind of study habits that are essential for intellectual growth and academic achievement. For this reason homework is given and individual preparation encouraged, even at the earliest stages in a student’s time at St Paul’s. The amount of homework increases, in terms of both volume and complexity, as a student moves through the school.

Students are encouraged to manage their study programme through setting aside specific time in the evening to devote to homework. Boarders in Years 9 and 10 spend 90 minutes in prep each evening; boarders in Years 11, 12 and 13 are in prep for two hours each evening.
 
The type of homework varies, but consists of formal written work, preparation for a class the next day, specified reading or revision. If, for some reason, homework has not been set in a particular subject, the opportunity can be taken to review work. Reading a novel or broader subject material are acceptable alternatives.

Assignments need careful planning and regular work is needed. It is suggested that as soon as a student is given an assignment and its due date, they develop a plan to work on it for a given time each night. Making use of the full period from when the assignment is set to when it is due is the best way to avoid presenting a hastily researched or overdue assignment.

To assist with the planning of their homework all students are expected to use a diary. School diaries are issued via the School Shop. During each lesson they must write homework into the diary, and boarding staff check that this is done.