St. Lawrence College is a co-educational independent public school situated in the town of Ramsgate in Kent. It was founded in 1879, known as South Eastern College. The school rapidly outgrew the single house, leading to the main building of the present day college by 1884. The chapel was completed in 1927. During the world wars, the school was evacuated to Chester (1915) and Northampton (1940) due its position on the South-East coast. Later in the school's existence, girls were admitted, and the current mix of sexes is now roughly equal. The Senior School is divided into five separate houses. The oldest, Tower and Lodge, the two boy's boarding houses, were created in 1889. Newlands is the boys' day house, while Laing is the girls' day house. Boarding girls are part of Bellerby. All houses are located in the main school building except Bellerby, who have their own building across the road, but soon Bellerby will be situated in the Taylor Hall. Cameron and Courtenay were the boarding and day houses, respectively, for the Middle School, but they were mixed with the opening of "Kirby". They accommodate students from age 11 to 13.