Bayside Comprehensive School

Bayside Comprehensive School Bayside
Address
Bayside Road Gibtaltar
Information
Type	Single-sex comprehensive
Established	1972
Headmaster	Colin Skinner[1]
Teaching staff	65
Ages	12-18
Gender of pupils	Male
Enrollment	Approx. 1000
Colour(s)	Navy blue
Website	Official Website
School entrance from Bayside Road.

Bayside Comprehensive School, or simply Bayside, is a boys' comprehensive school in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is one of two secondary schools in Gibraltar and covers year 8 to year 13 (age 12 to 18).

History

Bayside was established in 1972 when the comprehensive school system was implemented in Gibraltar. Four separate schools were merged to form Bayside, the sole secondary school for boys aged 12 to 18. The original four schools were St. Jago's Secondary Modern, Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary Modern the Gibraltar and Dockyard Technical School and the Gibraltar Grammar School. However, it was not until 1974 that all the students from those schools were housed in the one building on the present site at Bayside^[2][3]

Subjects offered

Bayside offers a range of subjects at different levels. These are at Key Stage 3 (year 8 & 9), Key Stage 4 (year 10 & 11) and the sixth form (year 12 and 13). Students do their GCSEs during Key Stage 4. Students may choose to continue into the sixth form to study A-Levels. Italicized subjects indicate compulsory subjects.

Key Stage 3 Art and Design Design and Technology Drama English (Core Subject - Compulsory) French Geography History Information and Communication Technology Italian Mathematics Music Personal, Social and Health Education Physical Education Citizenship - Alternative GCSE to R.S. Religious Studies Science Spanish Key Stage 4 Compulsoary Subjects English language English literature Mathematics Combined Science (Double Award) Spanish Optional Subjects (Selection of 3) Art and Design: Fine Art Art and Design: Photography Business Studies Drama Food Preparation and Nutrition French

Geography History Information and Communication Technology (Cambridge National) Italian Music Personal, Social and Health Education (non GCSE) Physical Education Religious Studies Resistant Materials (D&T) Sociology Sixth form Art and Design: Fine Art Biology Business Chemistry Design Technology Dance Economics English Literature French Further Mathematics Geography History History of Art Information Technology (Cambridge Technical) Italian Mathematics Music Physics Psychology Religious Studies Sociology Spanish Physical Education Theatre Studies and Drama

Staff and Teachers

Senior Staff

Mr C. Skinner - Headmaster Ms G. Lester - Deputy Head Ms M. Noguera - Deputy Head Mr M Tavares - Deputy Head Ms A. Benitez - Senior Teacher Ms D Marsden - Senior Teacher Mr J Edmunds - Head of Sixth From Mr D Sene - Head of Year 11 Mrs A Edwards - Head of Year 10 Mr I Canepa - Head of Year 9 Mr D Celecia - Head of Year 8 Mr J Guilliano - SENCo English Mr A Bonavia Mrs A Jessen Mrs N Camilleri Miss S Duarte Mr C Golt Ms S Linares Mrs G Lopez Mr J Peace Drama Mr J Felice Miss D Edwards Maths Mr S Duarte Ms E Gomez Dr M Neish Ms N Olivares Ms C Riddell Ms K Santos Science Mrs S Bowling Miss S Brosco Mrs A Edwards Mr A Gerada Miss L Gordon Mr S Harrison Ms M Homes Ms K Lucas Mr K Mercieca Mrs Y Mercieca Ms M Sarantos-Billups Mr T Toughhill Geography Mr J.H. Mouro Mrs L Garcia Miss D Posso Mrs D Marsden

Art Mr S Ballester Mr P Parody Mr K Ullger Sociology Mr C Bishop Physical Education Mr S Bonavia Ms C Caetano Mr A Cassaglia Mr K Peliza Mr P Pereira Modern Languages Mr M Bossino Mr D Celecia Mrs N Coitino Mr J.M. Enriles Mrs C Ramagge Mr K Santos Ms S Zammit Design Technology Mr C Busto Mr A Hewitt Mr M Gilfillan Mr N Ramos Mr J Taylor Religious Education Mr I Canepa Mrs G Llamas Mr D Olivero History Miss K Cheeswright Mr J Edmunds Mr D Sene Miss N Shoesmith Music Mrs K Lennane ICT/Business Mr Y Sebtaoui Mr K Williamson Mrs E Yome

Student body

The running of the school's student system consists of two separate parts. Firstly, there is the system of Head boy, Deputy Head Boys (Two Individuals) & Assistant Deputy Heads (Four individuals, this can also be known as Heads of House). In order for students to form part of this system, they must formally present themselves and state their interest to become head boy, or to fill in one of the other positions. After they do so, they must be elected by teachers. After teachers have sifted through and found potential candidates they are then voted into their positions by their 6th form colleagues. The second system of the student body is the Student Council which is described in the next subsection.

Student Life/Bayside Newspaper

Prior to 2009, Bayside school's Student Newspapers have had many aliases ranging from 'Student world' to simply 'Student Magazine'. Over the years, these magazines/papers have been run by the students. In 2009, Year 12 6th form students looked to revitalise the undergoing tradition of having a school newspaper by introducing seasonal newsletters at different points during the year, as opposed to just one single newsletter at the end of the year. The newly branded 'Student Life' was designed, written by and photographed by the students themselves.

See also

• Westside School (Gibraltar)
• List of schools in Gibraltar

References

1. Gibraltar Chronicle - A-Okay for Gib Students
2. About Bayside
3. "General information". Bayside Comprehensive School. Archived from the original on 3 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-24.

Coordinates: 36°08′54″N 5°21′04″W / 36.148348°N 5.350978°W