Poole High School

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name = Poole High School


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street = Harbin Campus
city = Poole
county = Dorset
country = England
postcode = BH15 2BW
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enrollment = 1432
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 12
upper_age = 18
houses = Garland, Harbin, Jolliffe, Lester, Masters, Spurrier & Thompson
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Poole High School is a mixed gender high school and sixth form for 12-18 year olds located in the centre of Poole, Dorset on the South Coast of England. The school was originally named Henry Harbin but was renamed Poole High School.

The school has been open for 67 years and currently has more than 100 members of staff and around 1650 pupils.

Subjects

Years 10 & 11

ixth form

Students are able to continue their education into the Senior School to study various courses including A-Levels and BTEC Diplomas.

*Head-Boy - Damijina Patel
*Deputy Head-Boy - Shakira Gupta
*Head-Girl - Hindali Shackra
*Deputy Head-Girl - Doopja kingroona

School houses

Every student is assigned to one of the seven houses at Poole High School.In every house there are two registration groups per year.

*Garland - Head of House: Mr. Sheldon, House Colour: Grey
*Harbin - Head of House: Mr. Park, House Colour: Brown
*Jolliffe - Head of House: Mr Ridge, House Colour: Red
*Lester - Head of House: Ms. M. Rutledge, House Colour: Green
*Masters - Head of House: Mrs. H. Fox-Adams, House Colour: Purple
*Spurrier - Head of House: Ms. J. Millard, House Colour: Yellow
*Thompson - Head of House: Mr. C. La Frenais, House Colour: Blue

The school day

The day starts at 8:25 with morning registration and ends at 2:55.

There are 6 lessons per day, each lasting 50 minutes.

Break starts at 10:25 and lasts until 10:45 which is around the same as other schools.

Lunch is either at 11:35-12:10, or 12:25-1:00 depending on the year group, so you get 35 minutes for lunch, but get to leave earlier than other schools in the area.

History

Built in 1939 as Henry Harbin Senior School, the school has expanded every decade since, most notably in the 1990s. The school was originally two separate schools (boys on the western side, girls on the eastern) and the main building was almost exactly the same as the original building at Kemp-Welch School (now Rossmore Community College) which opened in 1938. Today similarities between the two schools can still be seen despite both have been extensively modernized. The school became a mixed school for 12-16 year olds in the 1970s. The large sixth form block in front of the school was built when the leaving age was raised to 16 in the early 1970s. This building also houses the sports hall and swimming pool and a number of study areas for sixth form students.

In the late 1980s the school became a 'technical high school' and the school was renamed Poole Technical High School in the early 1990s, although is now just known as 'Poole High School'. It has since seen a huge growth in student numbers in both the main school and sixth form. Recent buildings include art block (2002) and a new Sixth Form Block (2005)

Notable alumni

*Carl Fletcher "professional Welsh football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace."
*Lewis Price "Welsh international goalkeeper who currently plays for Derby County."

External links

* [http://www.poolehigh.poole.sch.uk/ Poole High School official website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=113907/ 2004 Ofsted Inspection Results]