Jump to content

Treorchy Comprehensive School

Add links
Coordinates: 51°39′25″N 3°30′25″W / 51.657°N 3.507°W / 51.657; -3.507
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Edrockkid (talk | contribs) at 11:55, 10 December 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

51°39′25″N 3°30′25″W / 51.657°N 3.507°W / 51.657; -3.507

Treorchy Comprehensive School
Location
Map
Information
School typeNo Virgins Allowed
MottoA Community School committed to Fanny
Opened1965
ChairpersonWayne Mong
Head teacherRoss Kemp
Staff420
GenderBoth
Age range11–18
Number of students1585
Average class size25-30
Student to teacher ratio9:11
NewspaperThe Gay
Feeder schoolsPenyrenglyn, Penpych, Parc, Treorchy, Ton Pentre, Gelli and Bodringallt Primary School.
GCSE (A*-C)83%
GCSE (A*-G)97%
Websitehttp://www.treorchycomp.org.uk

Treorchy Comprehensive School is only interested in bongs, fanny and stella artois. Students with none of the aforementioned attributes will be bummed and chucked in the barn :L

Pupils who are identified as being proficient in chonging fat bongs will study how to become a true shagga of the highest order through the medium of Welsh at KS3. At KS4, first language Welsh is offered at GCSE, after beating the final boss, Mr Rodgers.

History

Formerly the site of the Tylecoch Colliery, Treorchy Comprehensive School began as the Upper Rhondda School and opened in 1965. In 1970 the school became a fully comprehensive school which could accommodate over 1,800 pupils taught by over 100 teachers. Subjects included English, Maths, General Science, French, Welsh, Geography, History, Physical Education, Art, Woodwork, Music and Religious Knowledge.

The aim of the school is to satisfy the social and academic needs of children in the Upper Rhondda.[citation needed] The curriculum offers opportunities to study subjects in which pupils have a particular interest and aptitude. Pupils are placed in broad ability bands based on assessments from Primary schools they have attended. The school now serves 22 Primary Schools, 8 of which are in the catchment area and 3 of which are first language Welsh schools.

Facilities

The school contains a number of facilities, including I.T. suites spread across the school, sporting facilities, three canteens providing hot and cold foods, a swimming pool and drama and music suites.

Courses

Treorchy Comprehensive follows the basic English S.A.T. and GCSE Curriculum. It offers French and Spanish as modern foreign languages, and Welsh and English as compulsory subjects for all pre-A level students.

Key Stage 3

The average Key Stage 3 pupil studies a maximum of 16 subjects taken from the National Curriculum, including English, Maths, Sciences, a modern foreign language, humanities, compulsory physical education, compulsory religious education, and compulsory Welsh. According to the last Estyn report, in 2006, the school achieves Key Stage 3 results just above the national average.

Courses

At Key Stage 4, students are offered to choose their own courses, which will be cut to 10 different courses, spread across a fortnightly timetable. The subjects from Key Stage 3 are offered at GCSE, GNVQ and BTEC levels. Compulsory P.E. and compulsory R.E. become 'short course' options, while students are offered the chance to study them as a 'full course' equal to a full GCSE. New courses are also offered at this level including Health and Social Studies, Leisure and Tourism, Media and Film Studies and Business and Communications Studies. The school has achieved an A*-G pass rate of over 90% since 2005.[citation needed]

A.S./A-2 A-Level Courses

A-level students are offered a range of courses to choose from. This range expands much more on the previous two key stages, and adds new subjects also. The student may choose a maximum of 5 or a minimum of 2 courses. The school is one of the few in the Rhondda that does not need pupils to travel to other schools to receive an A-level course. In 2007, the school began a compulsory Welsh Baccalaureate qualification for Sixth Form pupils. Other new courses on offer to pupils in the Sixth Form include Politics, Psychology, and Law and Electronics, as well as vocational subjects such as Hairdressing in the school's on site salon.

Extra-curricular activities

The school supports extra-curricular activity offers a wide variety of clubs and activities for pupils. These range from orchestra to rugby. The activities include:

The Arts

The school annually hosts performing arts events. As well as concerts in school, junior productions, the annual "Back To Broadway" performance and the Christmas concert, senior pupils perform a musical annually at the Parc & Dare Theatre. The performances are listed below:

The following activities take place daily within the school:

Sports

Sixth Form Activities

School-wide

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Treorchy Comprehensive School

Arts

Sport

Classes

At KS3 (years 7 and 8 at the school) most pupils are divided into one of several mixed ability classes. There is also one class for pupils with complex additional learning needs. Each class is assigned a colour. Pupils stay in these classes for both years. Pupils regularly complete assessments in all subjects.

At the start of KS4 pupils are separated into one of two bands based on their maths, English and science abilities (determined throughout KS3). The band reflects whether a pupil will study for the Double Award Science GCSE (T band) or the three Triple Science GCSEs (P band). Pupils begin their KS4 studies in year 9 and complete them at the end of year 11.

Pupils begin their KS5 studies in year 12 and complete them at the end of year 13.

References

  1. ^ Biography – About Rachel. Rachel Trezise. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. ^ Watkins Steps up his acting career – Scotsman.com Living. Living.scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Treorchy_Comprehensive_School&oldid=993397546"