York High School (York)
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York High School is a secondary school
in York
, North Yorkshire
, England
which was formed in 2007 by the merger of Oaklands School and Lowfield School. The school moved from the old Lowfields site to the Cornlands Road site in January 2009 which included the new buildings. The school is a specialist sports college.
The name of the school was chosen after a vote by pupils at the schools and the local community. However, controversy was aroused amongst many students due to the limited choice they had gained in naming the school; the choice being between naming it "York High School" or prefixing it "West York High School". Further controversy amongst the student population, with respectable staff support was aroused by many school policies, including the merger which formed the school.
The school motto is "Inspiring People; Achieving Excellence."
Subsequently, the Dijon Avenue site has closed down and all pupils are in the newly built school. The new site contains an LRC (learning resource centre) which has a full set of computers and book to ensure proper help while studying for GCSE's and SATS.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which was formed in 2007 by the merger of Oaklands School and Lowfield School. The school moved from the old Lowfields site to the Cornlands Road site in January 2009 which included the new buildings. The school is a specialist sports college.
The name of the school was chosen after a vote by pupils at the schools and the local community. However, controversy was aroused amongst many students due to the limited choice they had gained in naming the school; the choice being between naming it "York High School" or prefixing it "West York High School". Further controversy amongst the student population, with respectable staff support was aroused by many school policies, including the merger which formed the school.
The school motto is "Inspiring People; Achieving Excellence."
Dijon Avenue fire
Between 5–6 a.m. on the morning of Friday 3 October 2008, a third of the school buildings on the Dijon Avenue site were burnt down in a fire. Students where given the day off and local residents where advised to stay away from the site. Students were given a week off school while staff and local authority officials put into place alternative educational arrangements for the pupils, and during this week many sporting and community activities were laid on. The school's headteacher subsequently credited the fire as the turning point in the school's journey towards greater success .Subsequently, the Dijon Avenue site has closed down and all pupils are in the newly built school. The new site contains an LRC (learning resource centre) which has a full set of computers and book to ensure proper help while studying for GCSE's and SATS.