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News > 35 Years of Co-education
Victoria Bastiman and Fiona Tannock (née Newbould), OHs 1989-96

Vikki and Fiona were two of the first girls to be educated all the way through the Senior School More...

Véronique Bouchet, OH 1975-77 and Jackie Lefton (née Sprinz), OH 1975-77

Former staff and students returned to Hymers College to celebrate the admittance of girls into the school in 1989 More...

Alastair met his future wife in the Sixth Form Common Room at Hymers College in the late 1970s More...

Bibi joined in the Sixth Form with 13 other girls in 1983 More...

Mr King with Mrs Chorlton

Neil King was Director of Sixth Form and Head of English, starting at the school in 1974 More...

To many, she was the 'Mum' of the school; Senior Mistress and English Teacher, Mary Chorlton taught at Hymers College for 19 years More...

Diana Bushby was Director of Music in the Junior School from 1987 More...

Forms 1A and 1B, with the first girls to start the Senior School

September 1989 saw a major change in the school's history but the presence of girls at the school was mooted early on More...

Peter Bingham took up the post of Head of the Junior School in 1984 and successfully oversaw the introduction of girls in 1989 More...

Chris Fitzpatrick was Head of Physical Education and started at Hymers College in 1980 More...

Jenny started in the Senior School in Year 8 when the school had become co-educational More...

Dr Geoff Wilson at an OH Lunch with Elizabeth Powell

Dr Wilson, Head of Modern Languages, started at Hymers College just before the first girls were admitted into the Sixth Form More...

Laura, OH 1994-04, joined the Junior School five years after girls were admitted to study there More...

Su joined Hymers in Year 8, just after the school had become co-ed More...

John Morris started teaching at Hymers College in 1980 and was Deputy Headmaster at the time the school became co-educational More...

Andrew Penny taught music at Hymers College from 1977 until 2022, before and after the school became fully co-educational More...

Steve Walmsley is Director of Sport and started at Hymers College in the year it became co-ed More...

Greg studied at Hymers College from 1986 until 1996 before he returned to work at Hymers College in 2022 as a sports coach More...

Welcome back to school in 2024!

2024 sees Hymers celebrate 35 years of co-education at Hymers College More...

Jacqueline Sprinz OH 1975-77

Jackie Sprinz (OH 1975-77) was one of the first girls at Hymers More...

Véronique Bouchet (OH 1975-77) recalls being one of the first few girls to attend Hymers College More...

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