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St Aidans RC School
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| St. Aidan's Roman Catholic Secondary School |
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| Motto | Deus Lux Nostra |
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| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Mr A. McCourt |
| Students | c 1,100 |
| Location | Willow Bank Road, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Ashbrooke, England, UK |
| Ages | 12-19 |
| Website | School website |
St Aidan's RC School is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school found in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland. It caters for boys from ages 12 to 19 providing GCSE education as well as a diverse range of A Level qualifications. Recently it has started to offer GNVQ qualifications as part if its teaching programme. The school was founded by the Christian Brothers, and is coupled with St Anthony's, its sister school which is located nearby. It is also twinned with St.Joseph's Argricultural School In Balma, Sierra Leone
The school is split into two main buildings: the main school, which caters mainly for boys up to Year 11, and the Briery, which provides facilities for the 6th Form.
The school has a strong academic and sporting history in the area, and has produced many professional sportsman over the years. Such as former Sunderland and Huddersfield Footballer Dan Smith, who is currently playing in the Scottish Premier League with Aberdeen.
On November 22nd 2006 the school was temporarily closed due to a major power failure at the schools sub station. A letter was sent to all pupils on Novermber 25th 2006 stating that an investigation is being carried out to find the cause of the problems at the school, and it will remain closed until all repairs are complete. The school remained closed on the 27th and 28th of November and re-opened on the 29th of November 2006.
29th November 2006 St Aidans Sixth Form College teamed up with St Anthony’s Sixth Form and entered a tournament aided by Newcastle Eagles and their drive for more basketball in the community. Finishing in 2nd position in the Sunderland schools Basketball competition losing out to Bede Sixth Form College 63 – 21. The team comprised of 6 St Anthony’s girls, 4 St Aidans boys.
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