Cantonian High School is an English-medium 11-18 community school maintained by Cardiff local authority. It is located in Fairwater and serves the surrounding area in the west of Cardiff, Wales. There are currently more than 1000 pupils on roll and the school is continually growing. Although in the past it has often struggled, it has progressed significantly in recent years, and performed well in its most recent

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inspections, earning the title Cardiff's most improved school in Wales Online.

History

The school opened in Market Road, Cardiff, in 1907 as Canton Municipal Secondary School and was renamed as Canton High School in 1933. The school admitted boys and girls, but the school was bombed in 1941 and the girls school moved to Llanover Hall. The boys and girls schools merged and moved to a new site in Fairview in 1962 and took the name Cantonian High School when they became a comprehensive in 1970. The original building became the

Chapter Arts Centre Chapter Arts Centre (often just referred to as Chapter) is an arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales, opened in 1971. Description Chapter hosts films, plays, performance art and live music, and includes a free art gallery, café and bars. There ...

in 1971.

Future plans

Cardiff Council Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...

is planning to completely rebuild Cantonian High School, to expand the Sixth Form capacity, and to provide a Specialist Resource Base for people with ASD.

Notable people

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* Richard Fenwick, bishop *

Justin Kerrigan Justin Kerrigan (born 1973) is a British writer and film director from Cardiff, Wales, best known for the 1999 film ''Human Traffic''. About Born in Cardiff, Kerrigan attended Cantonian High School and then Newport Film School (formerly part of ...

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, Wales footballer *

Danielle Lineker Danielle Maria Bux (born 15 June 1979) is a Welsh actress and model. She made her modelling début in 1999 winning a place on the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty pageant in Las Vegas. She was married to former England footballer Gary Lineker from ...

, Welsh model and celebrity

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