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Chepstow School and Sixth Form Centre (Ysgol Cas-gwent) is a comprehensive school located in the town of Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: A-level, Association football, AstroTurf, Chepstow, Comprehensive school, Estyn, Fencing, France, GCSE, Golf, Head teacher, Mixed-sex education, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire County Council, National Curriculum for Wales (2008–2026), Order of the British Empire, Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations, Priory, Rugby union, Swimming pool, Tennis court, Wales, Youth Sport Trust.

  2. 1964 establishments in Wales
  3. Chepstow
  4. Secondary schools in Monmouthshire

A-level

The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational authorities of British Crown dependencies to students completing secondary or pre-university education.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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AstroTurf

AstroTurf is an American subsidiary of SportGroup that produces artificial turf for playing surfaces in sports.

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Chepstow

Chepstow (Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England.

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Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a secondary school for pupils aged 11–16 or 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance.

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Estyn

Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales.

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Fencing

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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GCSE

The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Head teacher

A headmaster/headmistress, head teacher, head, school administrator, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school.

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Mixed-sex education

Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together.

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Monmouthshire

Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) is a county in the south east of Wales.

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Monmouthshire County Council

Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) (Cyngor Sir Fynwy) is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales.

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National Curriculum for Wales (2008–2026)

The National Curriculum was first introduced in Wales as part of the Education Reform Act 1988, alongside the equivalent curriculum for England.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations

Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR) is an examination board that sets examinations and awards qualifications (including GCSEs and A-levels).

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Priory

A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress.

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Rugby union

Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or more often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century.

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Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming or other leisure activities.

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Tennis court

A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Youth Sport Trust

The Youth Sport Trust is a British government-funded trust that funds and promotes the provision of youth sport in the UK, partly to have an effect on children's health.

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See also

1964 establishments in Wales

Chepstow

Secondary schools in Monmouthshire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chepstow_School

Also known as Chepstow Comp, Chepstow Comprehensive School.