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“This is our faith;
this is the faith of the Church. We are proud to profess
it in Jesus Our Lord.”
Downside has a special place in the hearts of many Catholics. For over four hundred years the School has been privileged to receive children from many different backgrounds and countries and to offer them a Catholic education.
Through the sacraments, prayer, catechesis and example, in the classroom and out of it, the School seeks to inspire pupils to love God and to express their love in generous service of others. As children grow in faith, their academic work improves, their lives become more fruitful, they form better relationships with others, they contribute more generously to the life of the community, and they are prepared for the joys and tribulations of adult life when they leave Downside.
Downside warmly welcomes families and children from other Christian denominations, but they are asked always to recognise the School’s distinctively Catholic and Benedictine character.
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