St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Newport

St. Joseph's RC High School is a secondary high school on the outskirts of Newport, Wales.

St Joseph's RC High School
Address
Pencarn Way, Tredegar Park[1]

Newport
,
NP10 8XH

Wales
Information
TypeComprehensive
Established1972 (1972)
Chair of GovernorsDr Stanley
HeadteacherJackie Jarrett[2]
GenderMixed
Age range11–18
Enrolment1,295
Websitesjhs.org.uk

School history and performance

The school was a case study in research published by the Australian Council for Educational Research.[3] The research describes progress from "considerable underachievement" in 1994 to above average performance by 2008.[3]

As of 2020, the school's most recent inspection by Estyn was in 2018.[4] The school was judged as 'good' on four of the five standards, and as 'excellent' in Care, Guidance and Support.[4]

Extracurricular activities and clubs

Estyn noted the school's extra-curricular provision, including trips, chaplaincy meetings, a gardening club, a folk group, sports' clubs, a fairtrade club and work on recycling.[4] There are also book clubs and a reading buddy scheme.[4]

The school competes in the Young Enterprise competition, where pupils get to start and run their own business. In 2007 the team received a series of prizes:[5]

  • Runner Up: Gwent Best Company Overall
  • Runner Up: Best Use of IT
  • First Place: Company Report
  • Runner Up: Best Trade Stand

In 2008 it bettered these results winning:- [6]

  • 1st Prize in every category at the Newport and Monmouthshire Young Enterprise 2008 final

In the Gwent Final they won;

  • Best Company Report
  • Best Trade Stand
  • Runner-up Best Company
  • Best presentation

Notable alumni

References
  1. "St Joseph's R.C.High School". Estyn. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Welcome to St Joseph's RC High School". St Joseph's RC High School. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. David Egan (2008). Why Not the Best Schools?: The Wales Report. Aust Council for Ed Research. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-86431-971-5. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "A report on St Joseph's R.C.High School" (PDF). Estyn. 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. St Joseph's R.C. High School - Young Enterprise 2006/07
  6. St Joseph's RC High School - Young Enterprise 2007-08
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