St Bernard's High School and Arts College is a girls Catholic bilateral academy

Academy

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 in Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea

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, Essex

Essex

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, with a mixed sixth form. The school achieved specialist Arts status in 2004 and a specialist Science status in 2008. St Bernard's celebrated its centenary in 2010, having begun as a convent for young ladies in 1910. Its most famous alumna is noted actress Dame Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

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Mission statement

The Mission Statement of the school, which is displayed to the public in the main reception area is "Love one another as I have loved you".

Emblem

The school's emblem, which is featured on the school uniform as well as headed on letters from the school, is three swords within a double diamond. Below the diamond reads "Dieu Mon Abri" meaning "God My Shelter" in French.

Houses

Student's within the school are placed in different houses. These houses are: "A", "C", "F", "M" and "R", short for "Annay", "Clairvaux", "Fountains", "Melrose" and "Rievaulx", all of which are abbeys which are in some way connected to Saint Bernard.

External links

• St Bernard's High School and Arts College