HEATH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. HALIFAX.

SCHOOL RULES.

  1. HOURS OF ATTENDANCE.
    Morning and afternoon School begin with Registration at 8.55 a.m. and 1.55 p.m. at which times all boys are to be in their Form rooms. Boys who arrive after these times are marked late and must report to the Head Master at 4.15 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
  2. ABSENCE.
    No boy may be absent, except for illness or emergency, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Head Master. On returning to School after absence a boy must bring a written note of explanation from his parent addressed to his Form Master. If there has been infectious disease, a Doctor’s certificate must accompany the note.
  3. ASSEMBLY.
    All boys must attend morning Assembly in the Hall. Boys who arrive late, or are excused attendance at prayers on religious grounds, must go into the Hall for Notices.
  4. USE OF PREMISES.
    No boy is allowed on the School premises before 8.45 a.m. Except during wet or severe weather, boys will leave the building during Recess. All boys not on authorised School activities will leave the premises by 4.30 p.m. or 12.45 p.m. on half-holidays. Subject to good behaviour, members of the Sixth and Fifth Forms are allowed use of their Form Rooms at certain other times.
  5. DINNER HOUR.
    Boys who stay to School Dinner may not leave the School precincts except by permission of the Master on Duty. Boys (below the Fifth Forms) are not allowed in their Form Rooms during the Dinner hour except during inclement weather. Certain Form Rooms are set aside for supervised private study.
  6. BOUNDS.
    The following are out of bounds to all boys except when accompanied by or under the orders of a Master : — The Head Master's Study, The Staff Common Room, the Science Laboratories and Lecture Room, the Woodwork Room, the Gymnasium, the Caretaker’s premises, the Kitchens, the Stage and Property Room, the Boiler Room, the Head Master's Garden. No boys may be in the lofts or on the School Roof.
  7. SCHOOL OFFICE.
    The School Office is open at the following times:—
    9.15 to 9.20 a.m. 10.45 to 11.0 a.m. 1.45 to 2.0 p.m.
    Boys are not to visit the Office at other times except by the authority of a Master.
  8. DETENTION.
    Official School Detention is held en Wednesday afternoons. Boys are required to bring signed Detention slips to the Secretary at Recess on Thursday mornings.
  9. SCHOOL LIBRARY.
    The school Library is open for the issue of books at the times arranged by the Librarian. At other times the Library is out-of-bounds to all boys below the Sixth Form who have not obtained special permission from the Second Master or the Librarian.
  10. CLOAK ROOMS.
    No money or valuables of any kind may be left in the cloakrooms.
  11. DRESS.
    All boys must wear the School Cap and an official School tie when at school, when travelling to and from School or games, and when representing the School on any occasion. During the summer months boys may wear neat open-necked Sports shirts on an announcement by the Head Master. Boys must remember that the School colours are widely known, and that misbehaviour in public brings discredit to the School as a whole.
  12. CLOTHING AND PROPERTY.
    All clothing and property brought to School must be clearly marked with the owner’s name and initials. This applies particularly to caps, ties, scarves, gloves and raincoats, which cannot otherwise be easily identified. Boys may fit padlocks to their desks or lockers, provided that a clearly marked duplicate key is deposited with the Form Master.
  13. BADGES.
    The wearing of unauthorised badges is prohibited. Boys may wear badges of Scouts, Boys’ Brigade, ATC., YHA., etc., and other recognised Youth Organisations. No political badges of any kind may be worn.
  14. LOST PROPERTY.
    Articles found in the School premises must be taken to the Office and all lost property claimed from there.
  15. DAMAGE.
    All damage to School property must be immediately reported to a Master or Prefect. The Head Master will require boys to pay for any but purely accidental damage. Loss or damage to books borrowed from School stocks or from the Library must be made good.
  16. BICYCLES.
    Boys who wish to bring bicycles to School may do so only on special conditions which must be accepted in writing by Parents. The School accepts no liability for loss or damage to bicycles or accessories.
  17. INJURIES.
    All injuries, however slight, sustained in School, in the playground or on the games field, must be immediately reported to a Master.
  18. MILK.
    Milk may be drunk only at the appointed times and in the appointed place. Milk bottles may not be brought into School buildings without the Head Master’s permission.
  19. SCHOOL PIANOS.
    Boys may not play on the School pianos without the permission of Mr. Holt (Hall) and Mr. Haigh (Room K.)
  20. BLACKBOARD AND NOTICEBOARDS.
    Unauthorised writing on blackboards or notice boards is strictly prohibited.
  21. ROAD SAFETY.
    Any breach of the Highway Code is an offence against School Rules. In particular, boarding or leaving moving vehicles is strictly forbidden. Boys are expected to maintain perfect order on buses and in bus queues. Boys who travel on No. 6 buses towards Savile Park, must board buses outside the School and not at the Heath Road stop. Out of consideration for other passengers, boys who travel to school down Free School Lane, should alight at the Infirmary stop whenever there is a queue waiting.
  22. MONEY TRANSACTIONS.
    No boy may sell articles to another boy in the School except by permission and under the supervision of his Form Master.
  23. DANGEROUS ARTICLES.
    No boy may bring fireworks, dangerous weapons or noxious articles to school, nor have in his possession any knife, other than a small pen-knife of the "shut-up" type. Any articles designed or used for the shooting, squirting, or propelling of anything are prohibited. Boys may not make or throw darts or pellets of any kind.
  24. DISCIPLINE.
    Boys must behave in an orderly and quiet manner in School, in the streets and on the playing fields. Climbing on or over walls of the School or adjacent property is forbidden. No litter is to be left in classrooms, corridors or playgrounds, or in the lane leading to the shop.
  25. PREFECTS.
    Prefects and sub-Prefects are appointed by the Head Master and act with his authority.
  26. PRIVATE PROPERTY.
    No boy may interfere in any way with the private property of another person in the School. Unauthorised tampering with desks, lockers, cupboards, satchels, etc., or wilful damage to another person’s private belongings, will render the offender liable to immediate suspension by the Head Master.
  27. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
    All boys are required to be thoroughly familiar with the School Fire Orders, which are widely displayed. Boys may not interfere appliances or with any other electric apparatus or equipment in the School. The Special Orders for Practical Science and the rules for the Woodwork room, Gymnasium and Art Room, are to be strictly obeyed.
  28. KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCHOOL RULES.
    All boys are expected to have read and understood these Rules, which are permanently displayed on the notice boards. Amendments or additions from time to time will he announced in Assembly and posted on the Notice Boards.
Signature of W.R. Swale






TEMPORARY ADDITIONS TO THE SCHOOL RULES DURING THE EMERGENCY PERIOD CAUSED BY THE BUILDING OF SCHOOL EXTENSIONS.
  1. The entire area of the building operations is out of bounds to all boys, and no one may interfere in any way with the builder's materials.
  2. Boys who take school dinner at the Clare Hall Dining Room, must proceed to and from dinner in an orderly manner and will wear School caps. There is to be no interference of any kind with parked cars or any property of Smith’s Garage.

Thanks to John Robertshaw [Heath 1958–1965]