St Mary's Sports College
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St. Mary's Sports College is a mixed Roman Catholic secondary school
and sixth form college in Kingston upon Hull
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It was formed following an amalgamation between the former St Mary's RC girls High School and Marist College RC High School for boys. In 2002, 'The Academy' was built, a state of the art sports centre for members of the school to use and members of the public to use outside of school hours.
(RE) and Physical Education
(PE) are also compulsory for years 7 - 11 at the school.
The Sixth Form College, ages 16-19 offers many courses to choose from to meet students' needs whether it be a A-Level Course or a BTEc First or BTEc National course. A-Level courses offered are: English Language, English Literature, Law, Chemistry, Applied Science, German, French, Spanish, Psychology, Maths, Sociology, Government and Politics and Philosophy and Ethics, Applied ICT, Applied Business Studies. As well as St. Marys Sports College being a Sports College (Hence the name), it is also a Roman Catholic College, so in Sixth form, one hour a week of general RE is compulsory unless A-Level RE (Philosophy & Ethics)is chosen as an option or five subjects are studied as opposed to four.
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...
and sixth form college in Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, 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 was formed following an amalgamation between the former St Mary's RC girls High School and Marist College RC High School for boys. In 2002, 'The Academy' was built, a state of the art sports centre for members of the school to use and members of the public to use outside of school hours.
Subjects and courses
St. Mary's Sports College has many courses at different levels to choose from. They have for the school, years 7 to 11 the core subjects, Maths, English and Science. Religious EducationReligious Education
Religious Education is the term given to education concerned with religion. It may refer to education provided by a church or religious organization, for instruction in doctrine and faith, or for education in various aspects of religion, but without explicitly religious or moral aims, e.g. in a...
(RE) and Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
(PE) are also compulsory for years 7 - 11 at the school.
The Sixth Form College, ages 16-19 offers many courses to choose from to meet students' needs whether it be a A-Level Course or a BTEc First or BTEc National course. A-Level courses offered are: English Language, English Literature, Law, Chemistry, Applied Science, German, French, Spanish, Psychology, Maths, Sociology, Government and Politics and Philosophy and Ethics, Applied ICT, Applied Business Studies. As well as St. Marys Sports College being a Sports College (Hence the name), it is also a Roman Catholic College, so in Sixth form, one hour a week of general RE is compulsory unless A-Level RE (Philosophy & Ethics)is chosen as an option or five subjects are studied as opposed to four.