The following extract appeared in the “Woking News and Mail” on 15th November 1963

 

WEST BYFLEET SECONDARY SCHOOL SPEECH DAY 1963

 

CHOOSE CAREERS WISELY SAYS HEADMASTER

 

 

“I am not pleased when I see a boy or a girl who has good ‘O’ levels working in something like a chain-store”, said Mr. F.W. Goodger, headmaster of West Byfleet C.S. School at the school’s speech day on Wednesday week.

 

Mr. Goodger urged parents not to let their children leave the school at the end of the fifth year with “just any old ‘O’ levels”.

 

               

                “Don’t let them leave until they have collected good ‘O’ levels” he said and added that parents should see that their children used their qualifications correctly.  “We are very proud of what many children from the school have done”, he said.

 

 

                “Talking about the examination successes in the school, Mr. Goodger said that 96 pupils, out of 106 passed “at least something” in this year’s G.C.E.

 

                The 96 successful pupils passed 327 papers out of 509, involving 18 different subjects.  One person passed eight subjects, three passed seven subjects and 11 pupils passed six subjects.

 

EXAMINATION COURSES

 

                Mr. Goodger said that in September there were 650 pupils in the school, 126 of whom were remaining on after the age of 15 and 16 years.  Four hundred pupils were concerned with courses leading to external examinations.

 

                  At the beginning of the term, said Mr. Goodger, a fifth year ‘B’ steam was introduced into the school, and on November 1st compulsory homework was introduced for these children.

 

                Mr. Goodyer said that he was happy to report a “little building development” with the extension of the engineering workshop.

 

                He said that he was wondering how successful his overtures had been to Woking Education Committee regarding an extension to the existing science laboratory and a moveable class-room to be used as a science laboratory.

 

                “Our school library has been developed, said the headmaster, “and now has 1,500 books, plus county library books always in permanent residence”.

 

                Visits had been made during the year to places of educational interest, he said and during the summer holidays a part of children went to Belgium.   A most encouraging development had been the number of pupils who visited France during the year in connection with the study of French.  Two hundred pupils had, during the year corresponded with French pen-friends,

 

ACTIVE CLUBS

 

The school’s societies and clubs had been very active.  The sailing club had a fleet of three dinghies, one large and two small, and sixth form boys were trying to solve the problem of how to build more craft in the engineering workshop.

 

 

                This year, said Mr. Goodger, a record number of old people received parcels of confectionary and groceries from the School Society, and the school had contributed over £120 to the War on Want Campaign.   A poetry speaking competition had been organised and a junior drama festival introduced into the school.

 

 

                Three pupils proceeded from the school to take up places in grammar schools, and study for Advanced Level, G.C.E.   Fifteen pupils left the school to take Advanced Level at technical colleges.  In September two former pupils from the school entered university.

 

                Prizes were presented by Mr. B.W.M. Young, headmaster at Charthouse School, Godalming.

 

 

PRIZES LIST

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                        FORM PRIZE

PROGRESS PRIZE

 

 

Form R2

Robert Couttie

Nigel Rackett

 

 

   “    1B

Richard Alexander

Ellen Hiscok

 

 

   “    1A2

Linda Crascall

James Page

 

 

   “    1A1

David Pring

Sandra Dawes

 

 

   “    R1

Colin Coleman

Christine Illsley

 

 

   “    2B

Thomas Cleeland

Susan Welton

 

 

   “    2A2

  “     2A1

David Wilson

Geoffrey Green

Margaret Adams

Mary Henderson

 

 

   “    3C

Ann Field

Bruce Shepherd

 

 

   “    3B

Shelagh O’Brien

Denis Hastings

 

 

   “    3T

Geoffrey Freeman

Timothy Simkins

 

 

   “    3G

Paul Evans

Stephen Brown

 

 

   “    4C

Susan Hargreaves

Eileen Polley

 

 

   “    4B

Gillian Bolton

Anthony Smith

 

 

   “    4T

David Cunningham

Melvyn Keating

 

 

   “    4G

Shirley Park

John Day

 

 

   “    5T

Arthur Kaye

Richard Marton

 

 

  “     5G

David Gale

Jean Clark

 

 

SUBJECT PRIZES

 

Senior English

Paul Meadows

Art

Brenda Witchlow

 

Junior English

Josephine Smith

Domestic Science

Gillian Bolton

 

Poetry prize

David Reed

Woodwork

Leslie Allday

 

Senior Maths

John Maskell

Metalwork

Roy Gubb

 

Junior Maths

Martin Ramshaw

P.E. and Games (Girls)

Vivien Keene

 

Science (Girls)

Maureen Fowler

P.E. and Games (Boys)

David Poole

 

Science (Boys)

Christopher Twitchen

Gardening

Anthony Harrison

 

History

Susan Daniel

Commercial Course 6T

1. Margaret Mayo  (Shorthand Typing)

 

Geography

Brian Ide

 

2. Pauline Hill        (Shorthand Typing)

 

Music

Jean Clark

 

3. Jill Roberts         (Shorthand Typing)

 

R.K.

Susan Daniel

Engineering Course 6T

Michael Wylam      (Metalcraft)

 

Senior French

Janet Reaper

 

John St. Quinton    (Techn. Drawing)

 

Junior French

Christine Bateman

Academic Course 6G

1. Janet Reaper

 

 

 

 

2. David Bovington

 

COMMERCIAL COURSE PRIZES

R.S.A. and Pitman’s Shorthand

Yvette Cann, June Durkin, Joan Milton (50 w.p.m); Denise Greenwood, Judith Lunn, Margaret Rannie(60); Janet Anthony, Maureen Hall, Heather Hawkins, Vivien Keene, Barbara Page, Jill Roberts, Diane Taylor, Helen Welch, Susan Wisdom (70); Margaret Mayo, Geraldine Singleton(80)

Typewriting

June Durkin (credit); Heather Hawkins (credit), Vivien Keene (credit), Judith Lunn (credit), Margaret Rannie (credit), Jill Roberts (credit), Geraldine Singleton (credit), Diane Taylor (credit), Helen Welch (credit), Susan Wisdom (credit), Yvette Cann, Melody Greening, Denise Greenwood, Elizabeth Humble, Joan Milton, Pauline Hill (intermediate 2nd class), Janet Anthony (stage II, 2nd class), Jill Roberts (stage II, 2nd class).

 

 

R.S.A. SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

Martin Hollow, Richard Johnson, Heather Hawkins, Yvette Cann, Susan Wisdom, Vivien Keene, Judith Lunn, Carol Martin, Margaret Mayo (credit), Joan Milton, Jill Roberts, Richard Denyer, David Samuel, James Tuck, Lawrence Vierke, June Durkin, Elizabeth Humble, Margaret Rannie, Paul Debnam, Collin Edwards, Malcolm Gent, Gerrard McCulkley, Melody Greening, Lesley Loring, Keith Bromige, Michael Eaton, David Gale, Michael Mann, Douglas Mottershead, Bruce Peacock, Graham Walker, Richard Griffiths, Arthur Kaye, Michael Wager, Maureen Baker, Norman Guess, Barbara Page, Duncan Campbell, James Smith, Peter Ponsford, Richard Coleman, Timothy Hawke, Robert Seymour, David Wignam, Shelia Dodwell, Clifford Lomas, Geraldine Singleton, Robert Greig, Terence Doe, Pauline Hill, Leslie Allday, Peter Martin

 

 

GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION 

(i)  “A” LEVEL

Robert Hunt, John Maskell, John St. Quinton, Michael Wylam, Ralph Bell, Michael Carroll, Ivor Galen, David Whitehead, David Bovington, Colin Edwards, Anthony Slight, Brenda Witchlow.

 

 (ii) “O” LEVEL

Christine Murch, Charles Foster, Josephine King, Janet Reaper, Christopher Twitchen, Robert Hunt, Malcolm Robertson, Alison Greer, David Bovington, John Dignan, Brian Ide, Ralph Bell, John Maskell, Jean Clark, Jean Browblee, Maureen Smith, Linda Peachey, Stephen Allen, Paul Meadows, John St. Quinton, David Whitehead, Arthur Kaye, Clifford Lomas, Gerard McCulley, Brenda Witchlow, Janet Southon, Ian Evans, Richard Bridger, Michael Carroll, Richard Martin, Bruce Peacock, Maureen Hall, Lesley Loring, Jennifer Stephens, Wendy Adlam, Helen Coombes, Mary Doe, Joan Edwards, Vivien Keene, Janet Scott, Phyllis Watson, Dave Gale, Paul Debnam, Malcolm Gent, Antony Green, Michael Lunn, Michael Mann, Douglas Mottershead, Ian Park, David Swannell, Robert Turvey, Malcolm Vincent, Susan Nea, Alan Jeffrey, Michael Wylam, David Wigman, Jacqueline Bennett, Shelia Dodwell June Durkin, Melody Greening, Barbara Page, Lynn Smith, Elizabeth Thomson, Keith Bromige, Richard Cleman, Richard Denyer, Michael Eaton, Colin Edwards, Richard Everett, Wynford Hughes, Peter Ponsford, Anthony Slight, Michael Wager, Anthony Whitburn, Janet Anthony, Shirley Ravenhill, Pauline Hill, Joan Carter, Maureen Baker, Helen Welch, Clive Brans, Terence Doe, Richard Griffiths, Norman Guess, Geoffrey Holingdale, David Samuel, Robert Seymour, Graham Walker, Timothy Hawke, Elizabeth Humble, Margaret Mayo, Margaret Rannie, Jill Roberts, Leslie Allday.

 

 

Best Performance in School Certificate:   Martin Hollow.

Best Performance in G.C.E.:   Malcolm Robertson

 

  Netball Trophy     Stollery House   Athletics Trophy  MacClure House

    Hockey trophy            Stollery House      Football Trophy        Cheverton House

Cricket Trophy        Cheverton House             Hamilton House     Stollery House

Cross Country Trophy  Hamilton House   Tennis Champions    Hamilton House

LT Short chess trophy    Stollery House

House Competition Trophy:   Stollery House

David Hawkesworth’ Prize:  Karen Wilson

Headmaster’s prize    David Bovington

 

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD SCHEME

Bronze Medals:  John Holmes, Austin Brann, Allen Brewer and Michael Everett.

Silver Medals: Richard Everett, John Day and Christopher Knight