Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney explained

Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney
Established:1964
Type:Secondary School
Principal:Eilish Gillan[1]
Principal Label1:Vice Principals
Street:Castle Street,
City:Ballymoney
Country:Northern Ireland
Postcode:BT53 6JX
Lea:Education Authority (North Eastern)
Staff:80 approx.
Enrollment:850
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19

Our Lady of Lourdes School is a secondary school located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Academics

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.[2]

Extra curriculum

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.[3]

Inspection

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Principal's Welcome . Our Lady of Lourdes High School . 16 July 2020.
  2. Web site: The School Aims . Our Lad of Lourdes High School . 16 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Extra Curricular . Our Lady of Lourdes High School . 16 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Post-Primary Inspection report . Education and Training Inspectorate . 16 July 2020.