St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Newport

Male pupils in the school aged 11–16 wear grey school trousers, a blue button-up shirt, a tie, and a blazer; a navy jumper is optional (this uniform is also used within warm conditions). Blazers and jumpers are to have the school badge attached. Females ages 11–16 are expected to wear black grey trousers or skirts, with a school badge, a blue button-up shirt, a blazer, and tie; a navy jumper is optional. For both genders, the school advises pupils to wear thick coats during colder weather. Sixth Form students aged 17–18 wear a modified uniform. [2]

The core subjects include English, Mathematics, Religious Education and Science. Welsh, History*, Geography*, Technology*, Art* and Modern Foreign Languages* are practised twice a week and Music, I.T, P.E, and Games are practised once a week. Drama and Welsh Baccalaureate are practised once a fortnight.[3] Initially in Year 7, children are put into mixed ability classes, apart from Mathematics, P.E and Games where children are set by ability from the start of high school. Following this, sets for English, Science and R.E are given between Year 8 and Year 9 depending on external factors such as ability and progress.

*Can vary between one or two lessons a week depending on pupil's respective timetables.

The school offers extracurricular sports groups, including Science, Drama, Netball, Football, Rugby, Basketball and Hockey clubs. The school also hosts a Reading Group and Reading Buddy Scheme. Activities are offered to students across Key Stages 3 and 4, and are operated by older Sixth Form students.

The school is also involved in trips and other outdoor activities. GCSE pupils and sixth-formers will experience curricular topics from subjects like Geography and History in the local environment and at historic sites across the UK.

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:[4]

• 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:- [5]

• 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