Marlborough College has an esteemed reputation in the UK borne from the traditions created since its opening in 1843. Over time a distinct vocabulary has evolved that is still used today at Marlborough College and other renowned boarding schools in England, and will be used at Marlborough College Malaysia.
People
Master
Principal or Headmaster
Beak
Teacher
HM
The Housemaster or Housemistress who is resident in a boarding house and is responsible for the pastoral care of the pupils who live there.
Dame
A manager of domestic arrangements in a boarding house
OM
Old Marlburian – the alumni of the Marlborough Colleges
RHT
Resident House Tutor – a teacher who lives in a boarding house to support the HM
Council
The school Governing Board
Member of Council
Governor
Tutor
A teacher who acts as a personal mentor to a group of pupils, known as ‘Tutees’
HoD
Head of Department – a teacher with responsibility for a specific subject
Common Room
Collective term for the teaching staff
Form Tutor
Teacher in charge of a class in the Pre-Prep or Prep School
Shell
The group of pupils in Year 9
Remove
The group of pupils in Year 10
Hundred
The group of pupils in Year 11
Sixth Form
The last two years of study, split into Lower Sixth (L6) and Upper Sixth (U6) years
Pre-Prep
Years Reception to Year 2 (Early Years and Key Stage 1)
Lower Prep
Years 3 and 4 (first half of Key Stage 2)
Upper Prep
Years 5 to 8 (second half of Key Stage 2)
Senior School
Years 9 to 13
Places
Health Centre or Sani (Sanatorium)
the medical centre on the school site
Out of Bounds
Places in and out of the school campus where pupils are not allowed to go
Bedsits or dorms
Rooms in which boarding pupils live (singles, doubles, triples, etc)
Court
The central part of school where ball games are not allowed and pupils may not walk on the grass
Events
Studies
Time during a boarding pupil’s day when they should engage with personally selected reflective activities
Exeat
An extended weekend, often near the middle of a half-term when boarding pupils go home
Priv
A parent requested privilege weekend when a boarding pupil is released from school to travel home
Prep
Academic work completed during a specific daily study period for a boarding pupil, or at home by a day pupil
Gation
A punishment when a pupil is ‘gated’, or confined to his/her boarding house
Assembly
A regular gathering of pupils in forms, years, Houses, school section or whole school
Objects
Colours
Awards for excellence and commitment in activities
Almanac
The Marlborough College Malaysia calendar of events on the website
House swipe
A House sports shirt
School swipe
A school sports shirt
Michaelmas Term
School study period from late August to December
Lent Term
School study period from January to March
Summer Term
School study period from April to early July
Form
A class of pupils in the Pre-Prep and Prep School
Set
A class of pupils separated by ability in a particular subject
