| St Bernard's High School | |
| Coordinates: | 51.5374°N 0.6986°W |
| Motto: | Love one another as I have loved you |
| Established: | 1910 |
| Type: | Academy |
| Head Label: | Headmistress |
| Head: | Allison Moise-Dixon |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Address: | Milton Road |
| City: | Westcliff-on-Sea |
| County: | Essex |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | SS0 7JS |
| Local Authority: | Southend-on-Sea |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 137312 |
| Gender: | Girls |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Website: | http://www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk |
St Bernard's Convent High School is a girls Catholic bilateral secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, with a mixed sixth form.[1]
There has been a Catholic school on the site since 1875, however it was in 1910 that St. Bernard's Convent High School was created on the premises for young ladies by a group of Bernardine Sisters. St Bernard's school celebrated its centenary in 2010.
In 2004 St. Bernard's school achieved Specialist Arts status, and in 2008 a Specialist Science status was also achieved. The school became an academy in 2011.[2]
The school's emblem, which is featured on the school uniform as well as headed on letters from the school, is three swords within a double diamond. Below the diamond reads "Dieu Mon Abri" meaning "God Is My Shelter" in French.[3]
There are currently 6 forms per year from years 7 to 11. Students in these years are placed in one of 6 different houses. These houses are: "A", "C", "F", "M" "R" and "H", which stand for Annay, Clairvaux, Fountains, Melrose, Rievaulx and Hyning, these being abbeys or monasteries which are in some way connected to Saint Bernard.[4]