History
In 1938 Rev. Canon James of Newton invited the Sisters' of St Clare, from Newry, Northern Ireland, to open a Secondary Day School for Girls in their new convent at The Clevis, Newton, Porthcawl.
Sacred Heart School - Headteachers |
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1938 - 1942 Sr Paul McNulty |
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1942 - 1952 Sr Bernardine |
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Pupil numbers swelled during the war years as evacuees joined the school as boarders.
Sr Bernardine took the decision to form two schools – Preparatory and Senior.
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| St Clare's Prep School - Headteachers | St Clare's Senior School - Headteachers |
| 1952 - 1965 Sr Aquinas | 1952 - 1965 Sr Bernardine |
| 1965 - 1967 Sr Agnella | 1965 - 1969 Sr Imelda |
| 1967 - 2006 Sr Angela | 1969 - 1973 Sr Rose |
| 1973 - 1983 Sr Bernardine | |
Boys were admitted to the Senior School from 1982 onwards.
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| 1983 - 1991 Sr Catherine | |
| 1991 Sr Mercedes | |
Boarding ceased in the early 1990s due to falling numbers.
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| 1992 - 1999 Anne Jarrett | |
| 1999 - 2006 Catherine Barnard | |
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In May 2006 the Sisters of St Clare took the decision to retire and the
School was sold to Cognita Schools Ltd.
The name became simply St Clare's School.
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St Clare's School - Headteachers |
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May 2006 Mrs Catherine Barnard
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