Highcliffe School
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| Highcliffe Comprehensive School and Language College | |
| Image:Highcliffelogo.PNG | |
| School Type | Comprehensive |
| Headmaster | Judith Potts |
| Location | Christchurch, England, UK |
| Pupils | approx. 1,400 |
| Ages | 11-16 (Secondary School)
16-18 (6th Form) |
| Color | Purple |
| Homepage | Homepage |
Highcliffe School is an 11-18 Foundation school and Specialist Language College situated in Highcliffe-on-Sea in the borough of Christchurch, Dorset in southern England.
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[edit] Features
The school features a new £4,000,000 technology block, up-to-date ICT and science departments, and Plasma TV screens all around the school for displaying messages and announcements, as well as recent news.
The school now shares a sixth form college with nearby schools: Twynham (Christchurch) and the Grange (Somerford).
[edit] Highcliffe School as a Science and Language College
Highcliffe School is also a Language and Science college, excelling in these fields. The school teaches
- Italian
- German
- Japanese (As an optional extra curricular subject)
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese (As an optional extra curricular subject)
- Latin (As an optional extra curricular subject)
The school also offers "Twilight Lessons" for parents and other adults to learn languages after normal school hours.
[edit] My Highcliffe
The school's website also has a feature called "MyHighcliffe" which is only usable by students and the parents of students.
[edit] Students' Version
For students, notices are posted there, such as news about the school. Some of the features included for students are:
- The ability to access school files from home.
- The ability to access the student's timetable and print it off.
- The ability to access the student's locker combination.
- The ability to view the student's reports.
- The ability to see the student's merits and achievements to date.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Television Producer James Howard
