Blackmore House is a home for some 130 boarders at DHS. With a proud record stretching over 100 years the House is often spoken of as the backbone of the School. Discipline and high levels of good manners are the foundation stones of the House. The staff of Blackmore attach a high priority to ensuring that the boys are focussed in their school away from school. Their needs are well catered for with excellent food, computer facilities, TV, audio-visual facilities and comfortable dormitories with a maximum of 6 boys.

The boys go home for most weekends and may return on Monday mornings. You can be assured that your son is in good hands in Blackmore House while he enjoys the camaraderie for which the House is famous. He is part of a caring, structured and disciplined environment where he is constantly adopting valuable life skills in order to survive in an ever changing society. Blackmore House will continue to prepare young men to face the future with confidence.