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Holy Cross R.C. Secondary School (1931 - 1998) was a former Roman Catholic Secondary modern school and sixth form college located in Broadstairs, Kent, it was co-educational from years 7 to 11. == History == Holy Cross was built in 1930 for the daughters of the cross as a Convent and by 1931 it was run as a residential open air school for sick and delicate children and as a Convalescent home, run by Catholic nuns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= holy cross ancestry search )〕 It closed down in 1939 due to World War II when it acted as a hospital and re-opened in 1947. In 1962 it became a Catholic Secondary modern school which was mixed sex and catered for around 520 pupils,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=pupil numbers )〕 the school was situated in Broadstairs, Kent, for children from the ages of 11 to 17 and was under the controlling authority of Kent County Council (KCC).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= school info )〕 The Holy Cross admission policy was mainly for children of a Roman Catholic background although the school admitted a large number of children for an atheist background as well as different faiths and religions. The Holy Cross schools old Victorian styled building was built near the cliff tops of Broadstairs on the East Kent coast. It consisted of a school block, that housed years groups, 6 to 11 and had its own separate chapel, for school mass and religious celebrations, it also had a separate hall for school assemblies, which doubled as a gymnasium, as well as four tennis courts and two playing fields, the first of which was used for football and rugby for boys P.E. lessons, and the second of which was used for hockey and netball for girls P.E. lessons. In 1990 Holy Cross decided to invested in a sixth form study centre for its pupils when the school converted an old 1930's gatehouse at the entrance of the grounds as a place to study away from the school, whilst still within school premises. In February 1992 the school suffered a large and devastating fire which damaged the top floor of the 1930s main block just above the chapel, with over 500 pupils being lead to safety. The fire caused an estimated £100,000 worth of damage, and took a further £500,000 to repair, and although the top floor was closed off the school itself didn't close and carried on as a place of learning while the building was being repaired and refurbished. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Holy Cross R.C. Secondary School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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