The Seahorse Magazine
For this edition we have gone into the shadows and have written our stories and poems with a theme of The Dark Side. We have a whole range of literature for you to feast on with short stories, poems, comics, limericks and some of the students’ upcoming novels! All written, produced and edited by our […]
Durrington student’s fundraiser to attend the World Scout Jamboree 2023
Durrington High student George Grover will be walking 100 miles across the South Downs, from Winchester to Eastbourne, during the Easter holidays to raise funds for his once in a lifetime trip to the World Scout Jamboree in SaeManGeum Korea. George hopes to raise £2000 in total and has already undertaken various fundraising activities including […]
Performing Arts Centre
Dear Parents/Carers We are delighted that the construction of our fantastic Performing Arts Centre will begin on Monday 27 March. This is an exciting project which has taken many years of careful planning. Once complete Durrington High School will benefit from a purpose built performance space, with state of the art technology to support our […]
Computing and business trip to celebrate STEM week
Twenty-one year 7 and 8 students were taken to the AMEX for a Soccer STEM Enrichment Day. The focus of the day is to develop Digital Skills & Financial Literacy, using the power of football and the brand of BHAFC/American Express to inspire and engage young people in the world of coding, business and enterprise. Students had […]
Duke of Edinburgh Practice Bronze Expedition
Over the weekend of 18th – 19th March our four Year 10 DofE teams successfully completed their Practice Expedition over the South Downs. On the Saturday morning, despite the wet weather, all teams had set off by 10am and walked circular routes from Small Dole via Devils Dyke requiring ascending/descending the steep slopes of the […]
STEM week at DHS 20th – 24th March 2023
Dear Parent / Carer In aid of British Science Week, Durrington High School is having its very own STEM week (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths), during the week of 20th – 24th March 2023. During the week various workshops, guest speakers, competitions and new and creative STEM lessons will be delivered across the school. This […]
Senior Student Leadership Team 2023 – 2024
Dear Parents/Carers of Year 10 students, We are really excited to be launching the process for our fantastic year 10 students to apply to become part of the 2023-24 Senior Student Leadership Team (SSLT). This is a brilliant opportunity and open to every single year 10 student who feels they have the desire, time and […]
DHS Fortnightly update – 10th February 2023
We have had a great start to 2023 and a very busy half term here at Durrington. Over the last two weeks year 9 have been learning more about the option choices available to them at KS4, and we have welcomed year 9 parents and carers to our options information evening. The year 11 parents […]
Science Live at the Brighton Dome
We took a group of 50 year 10 students to Science Live at Brighton Dome. It was a fantastic day and students were able to see and hear from some of Britain’s top scientists, they were also able to ask questions. The speakers were all really interesting and are all at the cutting edge of […]
Year 9 consultation evening 1st March 4.30-7.30pm
Dear Parent/Carer Year 9 consultation evening 1st March 4.30-7.30pm As you have already been made aware in a previous letter, all parents’/ carers’ evenings will go back to being face-face. We feel that there is so much more nuance in a face-to-face conversation and less room for misunderstanding, than in a quick web chat. The […]
