COMMUNITY REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY & SERVICE
‘ A commitment to wider society ’
Much of the land cared for by the school is either a public access area , a site of Special Scientific Interest or a Special Area of Conservation .
The school maintains and provides public access to these areas at no cost to the local or national purses .
The school ’ s Vision outlines our future commitment to a sustainable local presence , with a BREEAM-excellent Sports Centre and a continued focus on all areas of our carbon footprint via the work of the school ’ s Environment and Sustainability Advisory Group .
Over 70 % of our financial investment portfolio is now in Environment , Social and Governance-rated assets .
100 % of the electricity used across the campus is now renewable .
The pupils have carried out numerous in-person and virtual fundraising initiatives over the past year .
The pupil-led Charities Committee donated more than £ 12,000 during the course of the year .
The Community Service programme partners with 40 external organisations in the City of Winchester and Southern Hampshire , and involves more than 300 pupils , 50 teachers and 18,000 hours of voluntary work each year .
Pupils also took part in rewilding projects , to restore watercress beds , plant native hedgerow whips and dig the beds for hundreds of flowering plants . Chalk Stream projects and Forest School involved four local schools and c . 150 pupils .
The Charities Committee is formed of 12 Sixth Form pupils .
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