St Augustine Of Canterbury Roman Catholic High School (St Helens)
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St Augustine of Canterbury Roman Catholic High School or Guzzies as it is commonly known, is a voluntary-aided Catholic comprehensive school in the town of St Helens, Lancashire. The school has approx. 725 students whose ages range from 11 to 16. The school has been awarded Specialist Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...

 status.

Academics

The school is a voluntary aided comprehensive
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...

 school.

There are currently a wide ranch of subjects to choose from once a pupil reaches year 10, these include History, Modern Languages, Art, Drama, Geography, Health and Social care and Leisure and Tourism. Students will choose 3 subjects to follow their core courses (English, Maths, Science, ICT, RE, PSHE and Citizenship).

The school uses a housing system, akin to most other schools in the UK. Each house is named after a Catholic charity: Nugent (Blue), L'Arche (Yellow), SVP (Green) and CAFOD (Red).

On the last day before half term, St Augustine's received a framed certificate from the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust to acknowledge their achievement in consistently improving 5+A*-C results from 2006-2009.

Facilities

The school has a wide range of facilities available to the students including 3 computer rooms with the latest technology fit for GCSE. The recent Astro-Turf is a facility provides an enhanced PE experience in both Football and Netball.

A brand new toilet block has been recently constructed.

A recent Art gallery is available allowing students the option post their work on a professional art board for visitors to see.

Pupils

It is estimated that around 890989 students attend St Augustines, making the school's listings full.

Staff

The current headteacher is a long-standing member of staff and graduate of Birmingham City University, Linda Mousdale.
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