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Howardian High School

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22: 347:"...were opened yesterday for the reception of pupils. A preliminary examination had been conducted... and of the 200 boys examined 160 passed, and of the 150 girls 103 passed. The school opened on Monday morning for those who had passed... The schools afford accommodation to 840 scholars, but it is not expected that this number will be attained for a year or two. The headmaster, Mr Waugh, is an M.A., and the headmistress, Miss Ramsay, an L.L.A." 147:
the 1990s. It was planned by The City and County Council of Cardiff that the new school would be completed by September 2017, although this has not come to fruition and the school is now showing serious signs of being not fit for purpose as the delay has now resulted in the move-in date being pushed back to September 2018. The current playground for the 182 children on roll is the old staff car park (pictured above) and is remarkably undersized.
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In September 2015 the Upper School buildings in Hampton Court Road began to serve as the home for Howardian Primary School (until a purpose-built school could be finished on the site). The playing fields, and Lower School (formerly the Lady Margaret High School for Girls) were converted to housing in
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By the 1980s Howardian had the second highest proportion of pupils (23%) from ethnic minorities in Wales and was described as "a model of comprehensive education and of racial harmony". Despite this, in the late 1980s
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which had opened two years previously. The new school took in its first 263 pupils (160 boys and 103 girls) on 19 January 1885, though had capacity for up to 840.
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in 1907. In 1909 the school was split to form separate municipal schools for boys and for girls. In 1933 the schools were renamed
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made a controversial decision to close the school, citing falling pupil numbers as the main reason. In addition the school's
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The history of the school was written by T.J. ('Tommy') Foster in 1990, to coincide with the closing of the school.
127:. The school's former premises in Howard Gardens was given over to the new Fitzalan Technical High School for Boys. 218: 357: 342: 325: 245: 201: 177: 234: 124: 195: 85: 449: 304: 298: 140: 189: 33: 272: 239: 183: 419:"Back to the future! Old Howardian High School given new lease of life after 25 years" 501: 136: 108: 230: 165: 391: 483: 470: 70: 57: 212: 48: 404: 171: 186:(1934–2017), head teacher (attended Lady Margaret High School for Girls) 112: 37: 266: 47:, which was founded by the Cardiff School Board at Howard Gardens, 20: 111:, the girls' school moved to a new site off Colchester Avenue in 115:. In 1953 the boys joined them in a new school next door, the 383:"Deciding Howardian's end (Howardian High School closure)" 268:
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secondary school
Cardiff
Adamsdown
51°28′58″N 3°09′58″W / 51.4827°N 3.166°W / 51.4827; -3.166
University College
bomb damage during World War II
Penylan
comprehensive school
South Glamorgan County Council
sixth formers
tertiary college
Ralph Hancock
Hugh Cudlipp
Leo Abse
Jeffrey Steele
Betty Campbell
Owen John Thomas
Owain Arwel Hughes
Phil Walker
Daily Star
Tony Dell
Keith Palmer
Jonathan Evans
Jed Williams
Brecon Jazz Festival
Michael Moritz
Ben Saunders
Glamorgan XLIII.SE (includes: Cardiff.) (six-inch map)
Ordnance Survey

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