The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award

Youth Without Limits

What is the Duke of Edingurgh's Award?
A life-changing experience. An opportunity to have fun with friends. A chance to discover new interests and talents. A tool to develop essential skills for life and work. A recognised mark of achievement, respected by employers. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) is many things to many people, supporting generations to successfully navigate life.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is available to all 14-25 year old's and is the world’s leading youth achievement award. It equips all young people for life regardless of their background, culture, physical ability, skills and interests. Doing the Award is a personal challenge and not a competition against others; it pushes young people to their personal limits and recognizes their achievements consistently.
The Award Framework: The Award consists of three levels and four sections. Participants complete all four sections at each level in order to achieve their Award. At Gold level, participants also complete a Residential Project.
  • Bronze - for those over 14 years old
  • Silver - for those over 15 years old  
  • Gold - for those over 16 years old. 

Sections of the Award: 
  • Service: The Service section of the Award encourages young people to volunteer their time to and understand the benefits of this service to their community.
  • Skills: The Skills section of the Award encourages the development of personal interests and practical and social skills.
  • Physical Recreation: The Physical Recreation section of the Award encourages young people to participate in sport and other physical recreation for the improvement of health and fitness.
  • Adventurous Journey: The Adventurous Journey section encourages a sense of adventure whilst undertaking a team journey or expedition. As part of a small team, participants will plan, train for and undertake a journey with a defined purpose in an unfamiliar environment.
    • Bronze participants - two days and one night; average of six hours of purposeful activity per day; minimum 12 hours of purposeful activity in total.
    • Silver participants - three days and two nights; average of seven hours of purposeful activity per day; minimum 21 hours of purposeful activity in total.
  • Residential Project: The Residential Project, completed only at Gold level, aims to broaden participants' horizons through involvement with others in a residential setting.
Our Mission is to inspire a passion for learning and independent thinking through a commitment to academic excellence, personal integrity and service to others.