Grammar School Guernsey
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The Grammar School and Sixth Form Centre is a public grammar school
located in the parish of St. Andrew's
in Guernsey
.
The school motto
is "Qui veult peult", which translates from Norman
into 'those who want to, can'. it is an extremely good school
The mixed gender school is for students aged 11–18 and entry requires passing of the Eleven Plus
examination. It admits students from across Guernsey, and also some from Alderney
and Sark
. However, students from other secondary schools in Guernsey who want to pursue A Levels transfer to the school after GCSEs.
The current school is the result of the amalgamation of the old Girls' and Boys' Intermediate Schools. The school was opened in 1985 and the current headteacher is Jeff Smith. Dennis Balls is now retired and currently residing in southern France
although still making frequent visits to the island to visit the school and see his family. Jeff Smith came to The Grammar School and Sixth Form Centre after a job as "Representative of the British Education Department" in Indonesia
.
The school had one student who was awarded the Victoria Cross
during World War I
.
The Sixth Form Centre was opened in 2005. It has more facilities and was built to accommodate the rising number of students wishing to continue their education after GCSEs, studying for AS and A Levels. The school was awarded the 'Healthy Schools standard' in 2004.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
located in the parish of St. Andrew's
St Andrew's, Guernsey
Saint Andrew is located in the centre of Guernsey and as such is the only parish on the island to be landlocked.The post code for addresses in this parish starts with GY6.-Geography:...
in Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
.
The school motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is "Qui veult peult", which translates from Norman
Norman language
Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...
into 'those who want to, can'. it is an extremely good school
The mixed gender school is for students aged 11–18 and entry requires passing of the Eleven Plus
Eleven plus
In the United Kingdom, the 11-plus or Eleven plus is an examination administered to some students in their last year of primary education, governing admission to various types of secondary school. The name derives from the age group for secondary entry: 11–12 years...
examination. It admits students from across Guernsey, and also some from Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
and Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
. However, students from other secondary schools in Guernsey who want to pursue A Levels transfer to the school after GCSEs.
The current school is the result of the amalgamation of the old Girls' and Boys' Intermediate Schools. The school was opened in 1985 and the current headteacher is Jeff Smith. Dennis Balls is now retired and currently residing in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
although still making frequent visits to the island to visit the school and see his family. Jeff Smith came to The Grammar School and Sixth Form Centre after a job as "Representative of the British Education Department" in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
.
The school had one student who was awarded the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
The Sixth Form Centre was opened in 2005. It has more facilities and was built to accommodate the rising number of students wishing to continue their education after GCSEs, studying for AS and A Levels. The school was awarded the 'Healthy Schools standard' in 2004.