Hailsham Community College
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Hailsham Community College is the only secondary school
in Hailsham
. The school is a dual specialist Sports College
and Business and Enterprise College
. Hailsham Community College consists of a secondary school
for pupils aged 11–16 and then a Sixth Form College
for students aged 16–18. There are currently around 1200 pupils at HCC (as it's known locally).
Hailsham Community College has five buildings, a main block, science block, craft block and youth block, as well as an extensive sports hall. The sports hall is a million pounds lottery-funded building which was built in 2006.
The school is split up into five different houses: Torvill, Jackson, Bannister, Grey-Thompson and Redgrave.
The college has a pathway system in which select students are able to take their GCSE exams a year early.
The college believes in high standards, respect for others, hard work, self discipline and active involvement in the life of the community. Its successes have been recognised by national awards and considerable parental support. In addition the exam results continue to improve with some outstanding performances in the recent ‘A’ level and GCSE examinations. Students behaving in the correct manor, are now rewarded with "rewards points", also known as R.P'S, many students see this as a great way to earn a lovetoshop voucher and many students love the idea of being able to get money off in primark, even though this touches upon the controversial issue of child labour being used by such businesses..
In 2006 HCC was awarded the prestigious Sportsmark standard for its work in PE and within the wider community. In June 2007 it gained the Healthy Schools Gold standard, in recognition of its work to support the health and wellbeing of the students.
Hailsham Community College has been a ‘Full Service’ Extended school since 2004 and has an extensive team of staff within and beyond the college on whose skills and expertise are used to support its learners.
Recently the school changed the uniform to blazers, shirts and ties.
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 Hailsham
Hailsham
Hailsham is a civil parish and the largest of the five main towns in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the town of Hailsham has had a long history of industry and agriculture...
. The school is a dual specialist Sports College
Sports College
Sports Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, PE, sports and dance. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Sports...
and Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
. Hailsham Community College consists of a secondary school
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...
for pupils aged 11–16 and then a Sixth Form College
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
for students aged 16–18. There are currently around 1200 pupils at HCC (as it's known locally).
Hailsham Community College has five buildings, a main block, science block, craft block and youth block, as well as an extensive sports hall. The sports hall is a million pounds lottery-funded building which was built in 2006.
The school is split up into five different houses: Torvill, Jackson, Bannister, Grey-Thompson and Redgrave.
The college has a pathway system in which select students are able to take their GCSE exams a year early.
The college believes in high standards, respect for others, hard work, self discipline and active involvement in the life of the community. Its successes have been recognised by national awards and considerable parental support. In addition the exam results continue to improve with some outstanding performances in the recent ‘A’ level and GCSE examinations. Students behaving in the correct manor, are now rewarded with "rewards points", also known as R.P'S, many students see this as a great way to earn a lovetoshop voucher and many students love the idea of being able to get money off in primark, even though this touches upon the controversial issue of child labour being used by such businesses..
In 2006 HCC was awarded the prestigious Sportsmark standard for its work in PE and within the wider community. In June 2007 it gained the Healthy Schools Gold standard, in recognition of its work to support the health and wellbeing of the students.
Hailsham Community College has been a ‘Full Service’ Extended school since 2004 and has an extensive team of staff within and beyond the college on whose skills and expertise are used to support its learners.
Recently the school changed the uniform to blazers, shirts and ties.