This means that students are in school for a total of at least 34.2 hours per week, not including co-curricular club time.

Students should come to school with the following equipment:

• Pencil case, pens (including back or blue pens for classwork and green pens for feedback), pencils and pencil sharpener, coloured pens, pencils and highlighters.
• Rubber, compass, protractor and ruler.
• The Casio FX-83GTCW scientific calculator.
• Glue stick and small scissors.
• Water bottles (these should be used for water only and can be refilled throughout the school day.

Students should pack their school bag the night before and bring only the books they will need for the following day. We advise wrapping books in a plastic bag to avoid water damage when it rains. We have a free equipment 'shop' which is open each morning that provides students with pens, rulers and pencils free of charge.