De_La_Salle_School,_Basildon

De La Salle School, Basildon

De La Salle School, Basildon

Voluntary aided comprehensive school in Basildon, Essex, England

De La Salle School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided school located in Basildon, Essex for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, in the Trusteeship of the La Sallian Brothers, and within the Diocese of Brentwood.

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History

The school was founded in September 1972 as St Anselm's Roman Catholic Secondary School, the first comprehensive secondary school in the district of Basildon established after the tripartite system was no longer implemented in Essex.[2] Its name was changed to De La Salle School in 1996, after the French priest and educator Jean-Baptiste de la Salle.[3][4] The school was awarded Language College specialist status in 2008.[3][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "About Us: Leadership Team". dlsbasildon.org. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. [2]
    Basildon - A Chronological History 1970 - 1979 Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "About the Delasallian school system in England". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2006.
  4. [4]
    Basildon's Secondary Schools
  5. [5]
    "De La Salle School's foreign language status". The Echo. 23 June 2008.


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