Holy Trinity School, Crawley
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The Holy Trinity Secondary School is a comprehensive school
in Crawley
, West Sussex
, UK. The school has a roll of around 1300 students.
comprehensive school
in the country. It was developed in order to provide a secondary education based on Christian
belief for boys and girls aged 11–18 years, in the neighbouring areas of North West Sussex
, East Sussex
and Surrey
.
The school was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
on 17 December 1969.
On Tuesday 27 November 2007, a 14 year old pupil was found with an imitation gun, was arrested by police and has been excluded from school.
. They take children from some independent schools as well local state primary schools.
The Governors give first priority to those who regularly attend a place of Christian
worship but they also try to offer as many other places as possible to those who particularly want the school because of its Christian
foundation, ethos and values.
However this record soon after with the new record -Longest Marathon Playing Basketball - corresponds to the Asociación Juvenil Movimiento LV. Canary Island, Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, La Cuesta. 81 hours from July 1 to July 4, 2008. It appears in the page 275 of the book Guinness of the Records 2010. The Juvenile Association Movement L-V, promoter of the game, it obtained his goal after 81 hours and a minute uninterrupted of game, in the sports complex of La Cuesta with a final scoreboard from 3.917 to 3.564. 24 players took part in two teams that were relieved in the field.
Conference around the beginning of July. One of the largest in the South-East of England, the conference succeeds in bringing pupils from schools around the area together to debate
and resolve problems together.
The Holy Trinity School also has a permanent Debating Society, meeting once a week to debate on key subjects concerning the School and world in General. The Society elects a chairperson who controls the debate, the most recent are listed below:
As well as hosting their own Model UN at the school, the Debating society regularly takes part in Model UN meetings at other schools. The Society (and School in general) also takes part in the National MACE Speaking competition each year; the competition is run by the English-Speaking Union
.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, UK. The school has a roll of around 1300 students.
History
The Holy Trinity School is believed to have been the first purpose-build Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in the country. It was developed in order to provide a secondary education based on Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
belief for boys and girls aged 11–18 years, in the neighbouring areas of North West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
and Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
The school was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
on 17 December 1969.
Controversy
The school has hit the press in 2006 because of two drug-related incidents. As a result of the School's strict policy on drugs some pupils found in possession of drugs on the school site were permanently excluded.On Tuesday 27 November 2007, a 14 year old pupil was found with an imitation gun, was arrested by police and has been excluded from school.
School places
Admission to the school is by application only and the pupils come from an area within a ten-mile radius of CrawleyCrawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
. They take children from some independent schools as well local state primary schools.
The Governors give first priority to those who regularly attend a place of Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
worship but they also try to offer as many other places as possible to those who particularly want the school because of its Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
foundation, ethos and values.
Records
Holy Trinity has appeared in the Guinness Book of Records for holding the longest continuous basketball rally. Holy Trinity smashed the record of 60 hours and 3 seconds (set by Japan) and pushed the record to just over 72 hours. The record was set over 13–16 July 2007.However this record soon after with the new record -Longest Marathon Playing Basketball - corresponds to the Asociación Juvenil Movimiento LV. Canary Island, Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, La Cuesta. 81 hours from July 1 to July 4, 2008. It appears in the page 275 of the book Guinness of the Records 2010. The Juvenile Association Movement L-V, promoter of the game, it obtained his goal after 81 hours and a minute uninterrupted of game, in the sports complex of La Cuesta with a final scoreboard from 3.917 to 3.564. 24 players took part in two teams that were relieved in the field.
Model United Nations and Debating Society
The Holy Trinity School holds an annual Model United NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
Conference around the beginning of July. One of the largest in the South-East of England, the conference succeeds in bringing pupils from schools around the area together to debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
and resolve problems together.
The Holy Trinity School also has a permanent Debating Society, meeting once a week to debate on key subjects concerning the School and world in General. The Society elects a chairperson who controls the debate, the most recent are listed below:
- Mark Smith (2008-2009, 2011-Present)
- Alec Cooper (2010-2011)
- Oliver Cooper (2009-2010)
- Peter Topple (2008)
As well as hosting their own Model UN at the school, the Debating society regularly takes part in Model UN meetings at other schools. The Society (and School in general) also takes part in the National MACE Speaking competition each year; the competition is run by the English-Speaking Union
English-Speaking Union
The English-Speaking Union is an international educational charity which was founded by the journalist Evelyn Wrench in 1918. The ESU aims to "bring together and empower people of different languages and cultures," by building skills and confidence in communication, such that individuals realize...
.