Hugh Christie Technology College

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hugh Christie Technology College
Motto	A Unique Learning Experience
Established	1957
Type	State School
Principal	Mr Jon Barker
Founder	Hugh Christie
Location	White Cottage Road Tonbridge Kent England
Students	1150
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11 to 18
School colours	Navy and White

Hugh Christie Technology College is an 11-18 Technology College based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. In November 2006 the school moved into a new £20m building. The school has been a Technology College since 1994 and currently has a roll of approximately 1,150 students.

The current principal is Mr Jon Barker.

1 School history
2 Uniform
3 Academies
4 Notable alumni
5 References
6 External links

[edit] School history

The School first opened in 1957, founded by Hugh Christie,^[1] with Mr Roy Howard as the head teacher under the name "Hugh Christie Comprehensive." It was originally a one-building school in Norwich Avenue. Between the 1960s and 1994, it was located at two neighbouring sites, Norwich Avenue and White Cottage Road. The school's motto was "Whose I am I Serve".

In 1994 the school was re-branded as "Hugh Christie Technology College" and became well-known for its specialities in Information and Communication Technology. A new logo and new uniform were subsequently introduced. The logo changed to "Learning to succeed".

In March 2006, the school began an extensive rebuilding project, which was completed in September 2007, allowing the school to be located on a single site, White Cottage Road. An updated logo and uniform were also introduced.

There are plans for an all-weather playing field to be constructed in the near future.

Hugh Christie is also home to Tonbridge Tennis Club.

[edit] Uniform

1957-1994: Logo-less maroon V-neck with tie. Grey trousers or skirt.
1994-2007: "Technology College Sun Logo" on a grey sweatshirt and white polo shirt. Black trousers.
2007 onwards: Logo designed by Warren Austin on a navy V-neck or sweatshirt. Black trouser.