John Summers High School
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John Summers High School (formerly Deeside High School) is an English
medium mixed comprehensive
secondary school
in the town of Queensferry, Wales, near the border with England
. It teaches children aged 11-18. Sixth form
education, (16-18), was provided through the Deeside Consortium
, a group of three local high school
s and the nearby sixth form college
although Deeside College has now withdrawn from this consortium. Its Local Education Authority
is Flintshire County Council
.
Its current Headmaster is a Mr. MA Rashud, who began working at the school in 2001. The deputy head teacher is Mrs. P Stanford, replacing Mr R Sykes and the assistant Deputy is Mr B Davies. The head of key stage 3 is Miss K Jones and the head of key stage 4 is Mrs J Bellis.
The building has three stories and approximately 30 teaching rooms. The Maths department is on the second floor. History and languages are on the first.
The 2006 GCSE results saw all students leaving the school with at least four GCSE's.
During the last four years, the school has put on four school productions all of which were extremely high class. They were - Our Day Out, Grease, Back to the 80's and We Will Rock You.
In 2011, John Summers received an ESTYN report, and came out with a good and an excellent.
The school PE kit is blue or black shorts or jogging bottoms and a white polo shirt or for the boys, a navy rugby shirt and plain blue or black jogging bottoms/white shorts. But if beginning GCSE PE, a new polo shirt can be purchased.
At the end of Year 11, the school arranges 'Leavers Hoodies' to be available at Safetyworks at the pupils own cost, but is not recognised as uniform. There are also plans for 'Netballers Hoodies' in the future, these also will not be recognised as uniform.
Jewellery is limited to one small (non sovereign) ring per hand and a stud or sleeper in the ears. If a teacher can fit their finger through the loop of the earring then it is deemed a health and safety risk. Bracelets are now banned from John Summers High School.
English language
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medium mixed comprehensive
Comprehensive school
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secondary school
Secondary school
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in the town of Queensferry, Wales, near the border with 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...
. It teaches children aged 11-18. Sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
education, (16-18), was provided through the Deeside Consortium
Deeside Consortium
The Deeside Consortium is a local arrangement in Flintshire, North Wales between four schools:* John Summers High* Connah's Quay High in Connah's Quay* St David's High in Saltney* Flint High in Flint...
, a group of three local high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s and the nearby 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...
although Deeside College has now withdrawn from this consortium. Its Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
is Flintshire County Council
Flintshire County Council
Flintshire County Council is the governing body of the principal area of Flintshire , one of the administrative subdivisions of Wales.-Political makeup:...
.
Its current Headmaster is a Mr. MA Rashud, who began working at the school in 2001. The deputy head teacher is Mrs. P Stanford, replacing Mr R Sykes and the assistant Deputy is Mr B Davies. The head of key stage 3 is Miss K Jones and the head of key stage 4 is Mrs J Bellis.
The building has three stories and approximately 30 teaching rooms. The Maths department is on the second floor. History and languages are on the first.
The 2006 GCSE results saw all students leaving the school with at least four GCSE's.
During the last four years, the school has put on four school productions all of which were extremely high class. They were - Our Day Out, Grease, Back to the 80's and We Will Rock You.
In 2011, John Summers received an ESTYN report, and came out with a good and an excellent.
Uniform
The schools uniform has recently changed and updated. Instead of the sweatshirt pupils used to wear, they are now obliged to wear a blazer with the school's updated logo, which is to be purchased from Safetyworks Shotton for £30, the wearing of a blazer is compulsery. The students can also wear a sweatshirt, cardigen or tank-top all of which have the new school logo on and can be purchased from safteyworks at various costs. The pupils also have to wear a school tie costing at £2.50, plain black pants or a skirt at knee length. School shoes are to be permitted to be black or brown. But during the summer term pupils are still allowed to wear there black summer polo shirts.The school PE kit is blue or black shorts or jogging bottoms and a white polo shirt or for the boys, a navy rugby shirt and plain blue or black jogging bottoms/white shorts. But if beginning GCSE PE, a new polo shirt can be purchased.
At the end of Year 11, the school arranges 'Leavers Hoodies' to be available at Safetyworks at the pupils own cost, but is not recognised as uniform. There are also plans for 'Netballers Hoodies' in the future, these also will not be recognised as uniform.
Jewellery is limited to one small (non sovereign) ring per hand and a stud or sleeper in the ears. If a teacher can fit their finger through the loop of the earring then it is deemed a health and safety risk. Bracelets are now banned from John Summers High School.