Stamport-On-Sea High School

Stamport-On-Sea High School is a cephalopod school located in the town of Stamport-On-Sea.

History
Stamport-On-Sea High School was founded sometime in the 1800's due to the rising demand for education within the town - prior to this, students were forced to commute into neighboring towns like Inkopolis, which was deemed unreasonable due to the costs to students.

Use of the Iro System
Like many cephalopod schools, Stamport-On-Sea High School sorts its students into classes using the Iro system. Each year group contains six groups of approximately 50 students each, which are in turn split into A and B classes, giving each year group 12 classes. Students are placed into classes based on their academic achievement compared to the rest of their year group. The classes are named after colours, with red being for the lowest academic achievers in the year and purple being for the highest. Whilst it varies between schools, Stamport-On-Sea High School's six classes are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple, and are abbreviated in most cases (e.g. Year 1 Class Green B is usually written as GB1). Classes are split into A and B groups alphabetically by surname.

As in other schools, use of the Iro system has garnered both criticism and praise - whilst some claim it helps teachers and encourages academic achievement, others say it leads to a disconnect between different classes and prejudice against those in classes below one's own, as well as possible causing infighting between students who feel a need to push others down to allow for their own success. However, Stamport-On-Sea High School insists on keeping the system due to tradition, and claiming that it gives students an incentive to work hard and partake in friendly competition.

Uniform
Stamport-On-Sea High School requires students to always display their class colour as their ink colour whilst on-site, though this rule can be circumvented for reasons such as extra-curricular activities (e.g. sports teams). The uniforms also change colour based on the student's ink, with ties, bows, and girl's skirts shifting to their ink colour. The uniform itself is made up of a blazer, a shirt or blouse, a jumper, pleated skirts for the girls and trousers for the boys. Plain socks were also once required, though this restriction has been loosened in the recent past. Students are also required to wear a year badge and a house badge on left lapel at all times. However, reports suggest that these rules are not strictly enforced by many of the staff.

Notable Alumni

 * Connie Sweetbrier (2013-2016, Class Yellow B)

Trivia

 * The school has a well-known though unofficial rivalry with Sunrise Academy, though this mainly manifests as students from each school looking down on those from the other.