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Welcome to St John's
As you may be aware we were recently rebuilt as part of the "Building Schools for the Future" programme and moved into our new premises in 2010.

St John's has a long history of providing successful education for the young people of Gravesham and other parts of Northwest Kent. Over the years we have grown into a school of nearly 1200 pupils. However, because of our unique structure we can maintain the intimacy of a small community many benefit from at their Primary school.

Within our school we are divided into three communities. Children are members of St Patrick (Green), St Ambrose (Blue) or St Clare (Purple) Community. These are not unlike the Houses found in other schools but have a more modern approach than that system. They are similar to a "two form entry" Primary school but with all the benefits of a large modern Secondary school built for 21st Century education.

We are a Catholic Comprehensive school. Those two words - Catholic and Comprehensive - can mean the same thing - universal. We are a school for both boys and girls; we accept all abilities between the age of 11 and 19. We are a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural school. Whilst we are a Christian community we have always welcomed pupils of other faiths. We are very proud of our heritage of inclusion and this will remain our position in the future.

For all latest news and what's going on in our school, please feel free to look around our website and contact us for any further information.
 
The Gift Factor Charity Event

 

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British Council's Award for St John's

 

St John’s successfully achieved  the British Council’s Intermediate level of the International School Award in December 2011. This recognises the good work the school is currently undertaking internationally and its promotion in our curriculum.
 
Sleep-out Charity Fundraiser

 

 

St John’s Catholic Comprehensive School challenged students to give up their warm bed for one night on Friday the 11th November. Working together, 52 students and 7 staff spent a sponsored night sleeping outside.  They set up base with cardboard and sleeping bags to help raise awareness about the issues around homelessness, and to raise money for a local homeless charity Emmaus.   Overall approximately £700 was raised for this worthy cause.
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Severe Weather Conditions - Letter from Headteacher

Please see below a letter from the Headteacher regarding severe weather conditions:

 
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Belfast Competition Trip

 

The Competition


 In June 2011 St John’s engineering students took part in a Kent district competition. The competition was to invent a new form of wind energy generator to maximise profits. 9 schools took part and had the task over 2 days to build a wind farm within a simulated budget of 6 million pounds and predict a forecast over 25 years. St John’s students came second in the competition and were awarded a trip to attend a wind energy conference in Belfast.
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Key Dates

Sunday 29th January
Regional Gymnastic Competition
Tunbridge Wells 9.00-4.00

 

Tuesday 31st January
Yrs 9-11 Exam Expectation Evening

CANCELLED

 

Thursday 2nd February
Yr 11-13 Befriending Course

 

Friday 3rd February
Yr 9 Clare to St Mary's Chapel, Denton

 

Monday 6th February
Yr 10 Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio Innoculation
Please return all consent forms

 

Tuesday 7th February
Yr 8 Parents Evening 4.00-6.30 pm

 

Wed 8th & Thurs 9th February
Performance of the Grease Musical
7.00-10.00 pm.  Please come along
and support.  'It's a must see'

 

Wed 8th to Fri 10th February
Yr 9-11 Engineering trip to Disneyland Paris
07.00 Wed till 22.00 Fri

 

Monday 13th - Friday 17th February
Holiday

 

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further dates