The School

UWC Atlantic is a boarding college for students aged 16-19 years of age. Students travel from over 150 countries to live, study and learn together pursuing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and an outdoor-orientated experiential education over two years. 

UWC Atlantic is based at St Donats Castle, south Wales, in a 12th century castle set in 122 acres of woodland and farmland, with its own valley and seafront. We are the only United World College in the UK. Established in 1962, we are the founding college of the UWC Movement, which we launched in 1967. The college also co-created the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme now widely respected across the world. The UWC Movement encompasses 18 global schools and colleges dedicated to uniting cultures and countries through education. 

Our students all live onsite in eight boarding houses nestled within the woodlands. While each boarding house is unique, they all have common factors. Each boarding house has a shared communal space; with a dayroom to relax, prepare snacks, play games or watch TV with friends. There is also a quiet room for studying with computer access, a laundry room with drying areas and bathrooms.  A typical student house has 12 student rooms called dorms. Each dorm is shared by 4 students, deliberately selected to make your dorm as diverse as possible.  

For more details on living at UWC Atlantic, why not read our student welcome pack.