Ballyclare Secondary School
Location
Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°45′04″N 6°00′18″W / 54.751°N 6.005°W / 54.751; -6.005
Information
TypeSecondary school
School districtNEELB
Head of schoolStephen Williams
Enrollment1040
Colour(s)  Royal Blue
Websitewww.ballyclaresec.ballyclare.ni.sch.uk

Ballyclare Secondary School is a co-educational school in Ballyclare, County Antrim.

Overview

The school caters for ages 11–19 and was established in 1961. The current number of children on roll is approximately 1000 pupils with a teaching staff of 64. The headteacher is Mr S Cowden [1] The school buildings were enlarged and modernised in 1993.

The school is linked with Toyama National College of Maritime Technology[2] and this connection has been in existence for over ten years.[3]

In 2009, the school received a funding of £1,776 from the charity Business in the Community as part of the programme "Adopt a School". The funding will allow pupils from year 11 to partake in self-improvement and business awareness programmes as well as past pupil presentations.[4]

In 2011, Ballyclare Secondary School began celebrating its 60th anniversary.[5] In 2018, the school received the Top Investor in Careers National Quality Award recognised by Ofsted.[6]

Principals

No.NameTenure
1 Bill Sterling 1961–1985
2 Uel McCrea 1985–2010
3 Kathryn Bell 2010–present

References

  1. ↑ NEwsroom (12 August 2021). "Role of parents and carers recognised at Ballyclare Secondary School". www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk.
  2. ↑ MOFA: Report on the "2005 EU-Japan Year of People to People Exchanges" : List of Participating Organizations : United Kingdom
  3. ↑ British Council Honour for Ballyclare Secondary School Videoconferencing Project
  4. ↑ 26 October 2009 - Funding boost for Ballyclare Secondary School – Ritchie | Northern Ireland Executive
  5. ↑ "50th Anniversary Events | Ballyclare Secondary School". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ↑ Newsroom (14 September 2018). "School '˜delighted' with national quality award". www.newtownabbeytoday.co.uk.



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