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St John's College

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College outreach

About the college

St John’s is proud of its reputation for academic excellence within a vibrant, supportive and socially diverse community.

We offer one of the widest ranges of subject choice for undergraduates, creating an exciting academic community in which you will be taught by tutors and lecturers who are experts in their fields. Our excellent academic facilities include a fully accessible library study centre.

Students at St John’s College

Undergraduates benefit from reasonably priced meals and accommodation. With on-site rooms guaranteed for the duration of a degree, we are able to build a strong sense of community. We also offer additional grants and prizes to help with academic-related expenses, such as books and computing equipment, travel and vacation study.

A diverse range of programmes and facilities for art, music, sport and drama offer all our students the chance to pursue their wider interests, from beginner to expert level.

St John’s is...

'...a supportive community coupled with outstanding facilities and teaching.'
Jola

'…able to provide me with amazing opportunities.'
Celine

'…the place I’ve met the most interesting, intelligent and impressive people.'
Ben

'…great for cheap and good quality food – especially Hall breakfasts.'
Amy

'…fantastic for accommodation. You can live in for all years of your course.'
Harry

St John's College

College facilities

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College accommodation

Accommodation	College availability
All first years on site	Yes
Usually offered for all years	Yes
Usually offered for three years	Not applicable
Usually offered for first year and one other year	Not applicable
Some vacation storage for international students	Yes

Catering

Catering type	College availability
Dining hall	Yes
Bar	Yes
Café	Yes

Facilities

Facility type	College availability
Gym on site	Yes
Boathouse	Yes
Library open 24/7	No
Computer rooms/stations	Yes
Wi-Fi throughout college	Yes
Music room	Yes
Theatre/performance space	Yes
Chapel	Yes
Multi-faith prayer room	No

Clubs and societies

Club / society	College availability
Music society	Yes
Orchestra(s)	Yes
Choir(s)	Yes
Dramatic society	Yes
College student magazine/paper	Yes
Some subject societies	Yes
Other societies	Yes

Courses Available

College outreach

Link areas

In order to ensure that all areas of the UK are fully supported by the University of Oxford, our colleges are working together to establish Oxford for UK, a series of regional outreach programmes offering tailored and local support to students of mixed ages, their parents and teachers.

Getting in touch with the college linked to your region has no influence on your chances of being accepted to this or any other particular college. You are also very welcome to get in touch with any other college for advice about applying or studying here.

St John's College is part of Oxford for South East.

Link Local Authorities

Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
Southampton
West Sussex

Ealing
Harrow

Outreach programmes

Inspire

The Inspire Scholars Programme for Years 9, 10 & 11 is our sustained-contact programme that works collaboratively with schools in order to help pupils explore their interests, develop their academic skills, and consider their futures.

Non-selective state schools within St John's link regions are welcome to apply to the programme and more information can be found via our website.

The Inspire Programme for Years 12 & 13 is open to any student within Oxford for South East who attends a non-selective state school.

Our flexible programme offers pupils the opportunity to view academic taster lectures, attend Study and University Skills Sessions and complete an Inspire Research Project. Find out more via our website.

The Inspire programme also offers multi-day residential summer schools for pupils in Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 who are on the Inspire programme.

Critical Thinking

Our Inspire Critical Thinking is a free online programme for pupils in Years 9-12 who attend a non-selective state school in the UK.

Each year, Inspire Critical Thinking explores a new theme through four online workshops, each of which contains articles, videos, interviews and more from University of Oxford academics and students.

Find out more about Critical Thinking.

Study Days

St John’s runs a variety of Study and Subject Exploration Days through the year, to allow Year 12 students the opportunity to attend talks and workshops led by tutors, find out more about the course at Oxford and what tutors are looking for, and meet current St John's students.

They are all free of charge, and open to any non-selective state school Year 12 students.

Find out more about Study Days.

Other outreach programmes

St John’s access and outreach team also partner with the wider Oxford University on projects such as UNIQ and Opportunity Oxford.

We are also fortunate enough to work with third-sector partners including Target Oxbridge, The Brilliant Club and with local primary schools.

For a full overview of our access and outreach activities please visit our website or contact our access team at [email protected].

Contact

Access and Outreach at St John's

[email protected]
+44 (0) 1865 277350

Admissions Office

[email protected]
: +44 (0) 1865 277328
www.sjc.ox.ac.uk

Postal address:
St John's College
St Giles, Oxford OX1 3JP

Outreach events

Visit the University's Outreach event calendar to view upcoming outreach events. Please note that some events may require advance booking or have specific eligibility criteria.

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