What are Bayside Comprehensive and Westside Comprehensive schools?

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Bayside and Westside are Gibraltar's two government secondary schools, covering Years 7 to 13. Both have been co-educational since September 2019, when they moved into new purpose-built premises at Waterport.
History
Bayside was established in 1972 as the boys' comprehensive, formed from a merger of four earlier schools including the Gibraltar Grammar School. Westside opened in 1982 as the girls' comprehensive. For decades secondary education in Gibraltar was single-sex, with all boys attending Bayside and all girls attending Westside.
The move to Waterport
In 2018 the Government awarded Casais (Gibraltar) a contract of around 52.2 million pounds to build both schools side by side at Waterport, to a design by GC Architects. The new buildings opened to pupils in September 2019, and both schools admitted boys and girls from that point. The main entrance is on North Mole Road, opposite Watergardens.
Facilities
The campus was designed with specialist facilities for all subjects taught, sports and performing arts spaces, dedicated areas for vocational learning and on-site kitchens for school lunches. Each school is designed for roughly 1,300 pupils.
What they offer
Pupils join in Year 7 and follow the National Curriculum to GCSE at the end of Year 11. The sixth form (Years 12 and 13) operates as a consortium across both schools, giving students access to a wider range of A level subjects. Both schools have learning support facilities for pupils with special educational needs.
Places are allocated by the Department of Education. Each school publishes its own information and term arrangements on its website.

What are Bayside Comprehensive and Westside Comprehensive schools?

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History

The move to Waterport

Facilities

What they offer