Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (March 2020) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School Ballymoney | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
Castle Street, , BT53 6JX | |
| Coordinates | 55°04′01″N 6°31′18″W / 55.06696°N 6.521633°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1964 |
| Local authority | Education Authority (North Eastern) |
| Chairperson | Mr. Gregor Kerr |
| Principal | Mr. Simon Smyth |
| Vice Principal | Mr. Sean Stewart |
| Staff | 80 approx. |
| Gender | co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 400 approx |
| Colour(s) | |
| Website | ourladyoflourdesballymoney |
Our Lady of Lourdes School is a secondary school located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Academics
[edit]The school offers the full range of subjects at both GCSE and A-Level. It partners with the neighbouring Ballymoney High School and Dalriada School in the conduct of projects and the delivery of certain subjects.[1]
Extra curriculum
[edit]The school provides the opportunity to participate in a full range of sports including hurling, Netball, Gaelic Football, Soccer, Camogie, Athletics, Table tennis, Hockey and Rugby. It also offers various arts activities including Music, Dance, Drama, Glee Choir, Irish Dancing.[2]
Staff
[edit]Our Lady of Lourdes School employs approximately eighty. At present, the Senior Leadership Team consists of the following staff members:
Principal: Mr. Simon Smyth
Assistant Principal: Mr. Sean Stewart
Senior Teacher Leaders: Mr. Sean Forrest & Miss Susan Coyles.
The current Chairperson of the Board of Governers is Mr. Gregor Kerr.
Inspection
[edit]The standard inspection of the school by the Education and Training Inspectorate in 2015 found the school's Overall Effectiveness to have a high level of capacity for sustained improvement, and Achievements and standards, Provision for learning and Leadership and management all to be Very Good. The report described the school's performance in GCSE English language, history and mathematics at grades A*-C as significantly above average and the standards in GCSE English language as outstanding.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The School Aims". Our Lad of Lourdes High School. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Extra Curricular". Our Lady of Lourdes High School. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Post-Primary Inspection report" (PDF). Education and Training Inspectorate. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
 | This Northern Ireland school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |