A Day in the Life
(St Augustine's Grammar School)

Daily Timetable Academic Year School Reports

Travel to school usually by public service buses (Nos 44, 41, 45, 75...).
Pupils came fom a wide area of south Manchester and Stockport.


featuring Tony Hulse!

(Mass in school chapel at 8.00)

  • School Starts 8.55 am

To be seated with A Parish Hymnbook in hall by this time.
In Silence! (except for organ or piano music)
Late arrival carried a mandatory detention!
The duty prefect announced "Stand!" as the Headmaster entered the hall.

  • School Assembly

2 hymns accompanied by organ
biddings Prayers by 4 Boys
Prayers and address by Headmaster

Tales from Assembly

  • 40 min class

Classes were organised on a "6 day week" (latterly 7 day week) so that a timetable day occurred on a different weekday each week.
The first Monday would be day 1, the next Monday would be day 6 and the 3rd Monday would be day 5 (day 4 in 7 day timetable) etc

Subjects offered included English, Maths, RE, French, Latin, Classical Studies, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, GED (Geometric and Engineering Drawing), Art, Music, Woodwork and Metalwork.

English (language and literature), Mathematics, French and RE were compulsory until 5th year.
Latin was compulsory for the first three years.

Sports included Association Football, Rugby Football, Basketball, Badminton and Volleyball

  • 40 min class

  • Break

(Corporal punishment delivered by roster duty master in "Green Room")

  • 40 min class

  • 40 min class

  • Lunch Break (12.40 - 1.50)

    2 sittings for lunch
    staff and boys together

(Corporal punishment delivered by roster duty master in "Green Room")

  • 40 min class

  • 40 min class

  • 40 min class

  • School Ends 3.50pm

(Detention 30 min
- missing detention for those so punished carried a mandatory sentence of '3 of the best' plus detention the following evening!)

(Extracurricular Activities included drama, badminton, choir, orchestra, cinematic club)

Travel home usually by public service buses.

The academic year was split into 3 terms

  • Michaelmas
  • Lent
  • Summer

A collection was made for

  • school fund at the start of the Michaelmas term
  • chapel fund at the start of the Lent term
  • organ fund at the start of the Summer term.

£1 for each was asked from every family on each occasion.

"Now, dear boy, for another late Victorian Assembly. I love them."