Overseas Pupils

Lavant House welcomes overseas pupils from many countries for both long and short stays. The Boarding House has a homely and caring atmosphere, and the House staff are expert in making our overseas pupils feel comfortable and secure in their new English environment.

Girls can stay for GCSE and ‘A' level courses - each two years in length - or they may wish to join classes at a younger age and spend some years working their way up through the school. It is lovely to welcome overseas students to Lavant House for short-term stays too - anything from a few weeks to a term or two. Such stays are most helpful to our overseas visitors who can experience life in an English boarding school and by immersing themselves in British culture, quickly improve their English and understanding of British life. Our overseas girls form lasting friendships with their English counterparts and often return for further visits.

The number of overseas girls in our boarding house is quite small, but over the last few years we have welcomed visitors from Hong Kong, China, France, Spain, Russia and Italy.

In our small classes overseas girls soon make friends, and their English rapidly improves. The teaching staff are experienced in having one or two pupils in the class who still need support with their English, and are very understanding if pupils lack confidence at first.

As far as possible overseas applicants should try to visit the school, but we realise that this may not be practicable. They should, however, contact us by telephone or email to make their initial enquiries and to provide full details of the prospective pupil.

If you would like to register your daughter for a place at Lavant House, you can download our Registration form here.

For more information please contact Lavant House School via our contact form, or you can request a prospectus