Bayside Comprehensive School, or simply Bayside, is a

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in the

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. It is one of three secondary schools in Gibraltar and covers year 7 to year 13 (age 11 to 18).

History

Bayside was established in 1972 when the

system was implemented in Gibraltar. Four separate schools were merged to form Bayside, the sole secondary school for boys aged 12 to 18 (year 8 to year 13). 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 old building of Bayside. In the September of 2019, new buildings for both Bayside and Westside opened up to new students of both genders. Bayside is now a co-ed school. In 2024, the school was visited by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Subjects

Bayside offers a range of subjects at different levels. These are at

Key Stage 3 Key Stage 3 (commonly abbreviated as KS3) is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14. In Northern Ireland the ...

(years 7, 8 and 9),

Key Stage 4 Key Stage 4 (KS4) is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other examinations, in maintained schools in England normally known as Year 10 and Year 11, when pupils are aged between 14 and 16 by August 31 ...

(years 10 and 11) and the

sixth form In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepa ...

(years 12 and 13). Students do their General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSEs) during Key Stage 4. Students may choose to continue into the sixth form to study

A-Levels The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...

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) and assistant-deputy heads (four individuals, also 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 considered the 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 A student council (also known as a student union, associated student body or student parliament) is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research or ...

which is described in the next subsection.

Student newspapers

Prior to 2009, Bayside school's student newspapers have had many titles ranging from ''Student world'' to simply ''Student Magazine''. Over the years, these publications have been run by the students. In 2009, 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. In 2016, Bayside students in Year 12 created a replacement magazine in replacement called ''Baywatch''. The magazine, run by John Peace, an English teacher at the school, is written, designed and marketed by a team of Year 12/13 (Sixth Form) students.

References

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History

Subjects

Student body

Student newspapers

See also

References