[PAR] [TLE] Dulwich College [SEP] Dulwich College is a boarding and day independent school for boys in Dulwich in southeast London, England.  It was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, an Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift".  It currently has about 1,500 boys, of whom 120 are boarders.  Admission by examination is mainly into years 3, 7, 9, and 12 (i.e. ages 7, 11, 13, and 16 years old) to the Junior, Lower, Middle and Upper Schools into which the college is divided.  It is a member of both the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the Eton Group. [PAR] [TLE] Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference [SEP] The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistresses of 283 independent schools (both boarding schools and day schools) in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland.  For 2016/2017 the average day fees at a UK HMC school are £4,639 per term or £13,917 per annum.  For 2016/2017 the average full boarding fees at a UK HMC school are £10,709 per term or £32,127 per annum.
[PAR] [TLE] Dulwich College [ SEP ] Dulwich College is a boarding and day independent school for boys in Dulwich in southeast London , England . It was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn , an Elizabethan actor , with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of " God 's Gift " . It currently has about 1,500 boys , of whom 120 are boarders . Admission by examination is mainly into years 3 , 7 , 9 , and 12 ( i.e. ages 7 , 11 , 13 , and 16 years old ) to the Junior , Lower , Middle and Upper Schools into which the college is divided . It is a member of both the Headmasters ' and Headmistresses ' Conference and the Eton Group . [PAR] [TLE] Headmasters ' and Headmistresses ' Conference [ SEP ] The Headmasters ' and Headmistresses ' Conference ( HMC ) is an association of the headmasters or headmistresses of 283 independent schools ( both boarding schools and day schools ) in the United Kingdom , Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland . For 2016/2017 the average day fees at a UK HMC school are £ 4,639 per term or £ 13,917 per annum . For 2016/2017 the average full boarding fees at a UK HMC school are £ 10,709 per term or £ 32,127 per annum .
Dulwich College is a member of an association of how many independent schools?
Dulwich College is a member of an association of how many independent schools ?
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