Canton_High_School_(Cardiff)

Cantonian High School

Cantonian High School

Secondary school in Fairwater, Cardiff, Wales

Cantonian High School is an English-medium 11-18 community school maintained by Cardiff local authority. It is located in Fairwater and serves the surrounding area in the west of Cardiff, Wales.[3] There are currently more than 1000 pupils on roll and the school is continually growing. Although in the past it has often struggled,[4][5][6] it has progressed significantly in recent years,[7] and performed well in its most recent Estyn inspections, earning the title Cardiff's most improved school in Wales Online.[8]

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History

The school opened in Market Road, Cardiff, in 1907 as Canton Municipal Secondary School and was renamed as Canton High School in 1933.[9] The school admitted boys and girls, but the school was bombed in 1941 and the girls school moved to Llanover Hall.[10] The boys and girls schools merged and moved to a new site in Fairwater in 1962 and took the name Cantonian High School when they became a comprehensive in 1969.[9] The original building became the Chapter Arts Centre in 1971.[11]

Future plans

Cardiff Council is planning to completely rebuild Cantonian High School, to expand the Sixth Form capacity, and to provide a Specialist Resource Base for people with ASD.[12]

Notable people

References

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    "Cantonian High School". SchoolGuide.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "About Cantonian". cantonianhighschool.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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    "Inspection under Section 10 of the Schools Inspections Act 1996 CANTONIAN HIGH SCHOOL" (PDF). Estyn. January 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "Report following monitoring Level of follow-up: significant improvement Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    Wightwick, Abbie (2 June 2019). "How Cardiff's most improved school turned things around in four years". walesonline. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "Canton High School, Records". Glamorgan archives. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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    "Happy 100th Cantonian High School". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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    "A Brief History of Chapter". Chapter Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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    "21st Century Schools Consultation Document" (PDF). Modern Government Cardiff. Cardiff Council. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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    "History | documentary newport". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Colin Jackson's Raise Your Game: Joe Ledley, footballer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/danielle-lineker-goes-back-old-2073860


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