Transition - Essential Information for Parents
Parents and carers - this section is just for you, and will hopefully provide you with useful tips and information to help you and your son make a successful transition to HBAED.
Download the Principal's presentation
Click HERE to download the Principal's presentation from the Year 6 taster day on Wednesday 3rd July 2024.
Transition booklet for families
Click HERE to read our transition booklet for families.
This handbook offers key information and guidance to help ensure a smooth and positive transition for your son from Year 6 to Year 7 at Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich.
Thank you for taking the time to read it, and we look forward to supporting your son’s successful start
Taster day - Wednesday 2nd July
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 is our Taster Day for all our new students. We are delighted to be able to invite all our new year 7 students to come and spend the day with us on site before they join us in September.
The day will start at 9:30am. Please ensure students and parents arrive at the Student Gate (playground) between 9:15am and 9:30am. Parents to collect students at 3.15pm from Student Gate.
You are all invited to attend the introduction from Mr Chris Brett, Principal, and the Parents’ Information Event. This Event is scheduled to start promptly from 9.30am – 10am at the Assembly Hall.
Students should wear their primary school uniform (if they have one) and bring trainers with them for the day. We will provide lunch for all the students but please feel free to send in a packed lunch if you wish. Please also ensure you let us know of any allergies that we need to be aware of. We have water fountains here, but we would suggest you also provide a drink – a refillable water bottle would be best but please do not send anything in a glass bottle or any energy/high sugar drinks.
If your son/ward requires emergency medication, i.e.asthma pump or EpiPen, please make sure he brings it and he always has it. Thank you.
ParentPay - cashless payments
The academy uses a cashless catering system for the canteen purchases. Click HERE for a step-by-step guide to parents on how to activate the ParentPay account.
Pop-up uniform shop
There will be a pop-up uniform shop at the academy selling school uniform on 7th July 2025 4-6pm.
Start of term dates for Year 7
Year 7 students will start at the Academy on Wednesday 3rd September. The first day will run from 8.15am-1.35pm, finishing slightly earlier than our normal timing to allow for some additional staff training. Students need to be on-site by 8.15am in full school uniform.
The rest of the students will not return until Thursday 4th September 2025, giving the new students a chance to settle in.
From Thursday 4th September 2025 the normal school day will be Monday to Thursday 8.15am-3.05pm and Friday 8.15am-2.20pm.
Uniform - latest information
Uniform can be expensive to purchase and therefore it is important that it is looked after. Further details can be found on our Uniform page. You can download our uniform and equipment policy from the student welfare section of our website.
Our uniform supplier is Stevensons. Please click here to order your uniform online from Stevensons.
- Download the Stevensons sizing guide
- Download the HBAED uniform price list 2025.
- Download the Stevenson's information sheet including details of the opening times of their Croydon branch.
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View our prospectus
Click here to download a copy of our Prospectus
Free school meals - how to apply
Please download and complete the free school meals application form if you believe you have a statutory entitlement to free school meals.
Download the free school meals application form
Registering for free meals could also raise an extra £900 per student for the school, to fund valuable support like extra tuition, additional teaching staff or after-school activities. Please complete the form and email it to Yvonne Banton-Anibaba Y.Banton-Anibaba@harrisdulwichboys.org.uk, along with any supporting documents.
