Les Quennevais School
| Les Quennevais School | |
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| Location | |
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Saint Brélade | |
| Coordinates | 49°11′58″N 2°11′53″W / 49.1995°N 2.1980°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Non-fee paying secondary school |
| Motto | Learning to be your best – through excellence and enjoyment |
| Founded | 6 June 1966 |
| Locale | Les Quennevais Park Saint Brélade, Jersey, JE3 8JW[1] |
| Headteacher | Jon Sindall[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Number of students | 863[3] |
| Houses | Watts, Tranter, McKeon |
| Colour(s) | Navy |
| Website | https://www.lesquennevais.sch.je/ |
Les Quennevais School (Jèrriais: L'êcole des Tchennevais) is a secondary school, owned and operated by the States of Jersey, and located in the parish of Saint Brélade in Jersey which has a catchment area of students from the west of Island.
History
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Les Quennevais School and Community Centre was officially opened on 6 June 1966. The school was built to accommodate up to 500 pupils but by 1970 the numbers had risen to over 700. By 1975 there were over 900 pupils, and approximately 2,000 students registered for the adult classes that were organised through the school.[4]
In 2015, it was decided that the Les Quennevais secondary school buildings needed to be replaced because they were outdated, too small for the student body, and on a site that is too small for a modern school.[5] The new build took place on fields 80, 84 and 85 off Rue Carrée and was opened June 24th 2021 by the Princess Royal.[6]
In 2023, a former student of Les Quennevais School, Daniel McMillan, was arrested after sending threats to the school threatening a mass killing of students. He was tried in court and found guilty of terrorism.[7]
On October 18th 2023, Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller hosted a meet-and-greet and a dance class at Les Quennevais School as a part of her 'Abby Lee spills the tea' and 'Abby Lee's Dance Class' tours[8]
Headteachers
[edit]The three houses that consist within Les Quennevais are named after the first three headteachers: Watts, Tranter and McKeon.
- John Watts: 1966-1969
- Ted Tranter: 1970-1988
- Tom McKeon: 1988-1992
- Jenny Hydes: 1992-1999
- John Thorp: 1999-2013
- Sarah Hague: 2013-2024
- Jon Sindall: 2024 to present
Houses
[edit]The three school houses at Les Quennevais are Watts, Tranter and Mckeon[9] which are named after the first three Headteachers. Each house has their own mascot and colour.
Academic Performance
[edit]In 2024, the school achieved its best results yet with the highest percentage of passes at grades 4-9 and a 93% pass rate for English[10] compared to the national average in the UK at 67.6%[11] and the Jersey national average at 77.5%[12]
The school has been the top performing non fee-paying school in the Island for years, along with Hautlieu School[13]
Notable Alumni
[edit]- Jason Martin - Artist
- Mariana Agathangelou - Badminton player
- Matt Banahan - Rugby player
- Alex Buesnel - Olympic Artistic Gymnast
- Malcolm De Sousa - Lawn bowler
- Nathan Frazer - Professional wrestler
- Simon Laurens - Olympic para-equestrian
- Michael Le Bourgeois - Rugby player
- Brett Pitman - Footballer
- Peter Vincenti - Footballer
- Claire Wilson - Track Athlete
- Paul Dudley Walden - musician
- Sarah Pallett - New Zealand Politician
- Lyndon Farnham - Chief Minister of Jersey
- Montfort Tadier - Jersey Politician
- Jonathan Renouf - Jersey Politician, Connétable of St Brelade
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Les Quennevais School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "New les Quennevais headteacher chosen".
- ^ "Les Quennevais School Achieves Centre of Excellence". May 2024.
- ^ "Les Quennevais School - Jerripedia". theislandwiki.org. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Jersey, States of. "A new site for Les Quennevais School". Gov.je. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Stephenson, Lucy (18 March 2018). "New Les Quennevais School: States make final offer for fields". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Newsdesk (23 August 2024). "Man (27) who planned mass killing at former school with flame thrower sentenced for terrorism offences". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "JERSEY- Dance with Abby Lee Miller". Abby Lee Dance Company. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "House System".
- ^ Newsdesk (23 August 2024). "Les Quennevais head celebrates with pupils who 'threw themselves into school life'". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "UK GCSE pass rate 2024". Statista. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ Express, Bailiwick. "◆ LIVE UPDATES: How did Jersey students fare on GCSE results day?". Bailiwick Express Jersey. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Jersey Schools Review Framework – Independent Report of Les Quennevais School" (PDF).
External links
[edit]Official website 49°11′58″N 2°11′53″W / 49.1995°N 2.1980°W
https://theislandwiki.org/index.php/Les_Quennevais_School
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