St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School, Newport

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St. Joseph's RC High School is a secondary high school on the outskirts of Newport, Wales.

School history and performance

The school was a case study in research published by the Australian Council for Educational Research. The research describes progress from "considerable underachievement" in 1994 to above average performance by 2008. In the school's 2018 Estyn inspection report it was assessed as 'good' on four of the five standards, and as 'excellent' in Care, Guidance and Support.

Extracurricular activities and clubs

Estyn noted the school's extra-curricular provision, including trips, chaplaincy meetings, a gardening club, a folk group, sports' clubs, a fairtrade club and work on recycling. There are also book clubs and a reading buddy scheme. 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: In 2008 it bettered these results winning:- In the Gwent Final they won;

Notable alumni

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