Mixed-gender comprehensive secondary school in Gibraltar, established by merging four schools.
Bayside Comprehensive School is a mixed-gender comprehensive secondary school in Gibraltar. Established in 1972 by merging four earlier schools, it educates students from year 7 to year 13. The school follows the United Kingdom system, offering subjects through Key Stages 3 and 4 and a sixth form with A‑Levels.
Bayside Comprehensive School, commonly known as Bayside, is a comprehensive secondary school in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is one of three secondary schools in Gibraltar and covers year 7 to year 13, for students aged 11 to 18. Bayside was established in 1972, when Gibraltar implemented the comprehensive school system, by merging four separate schools: St. Jago's Secondary Modern, Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary Modern, the Gibraltar and Dockyard Technical School and the Gibraltar Grammar School. Initially created as the sole secondary school for boys aged 12 to 18, it later became a mixed-gender school. In September 2019, new buildings for both Bayside and Westside opened to new students of both genders, and Bayside is now co‑educational. The school offers a range of subjects at Key Stage 3 (years 7–9), Key Stage 4 (years 10–11) and in the sixth form (years 12–13). Students take their General Certificates of Secondary Education during Key Stage 4 and may continue into the sixth form to study A‑Levels. Bayside’s student body organisation includes a head boy system and a student council, and students also run school magazines such as Student Life and Baywatch.