Composition
The School consists of a fee-paying Preparatory Department, Prospect House, and a Grammar School, the latter of which, until recently had a boarding department attracting pupils from abroad (mostly Hong Kong) due to its reputation. Friends' now only accepts day pupils, of around 140 a year contributing to a full enrollment of 970 for the Grammar school.
The latest addition to the school was a playground, opened in 2009. It stands in the place of the old swimming pool, beside Harding House. The swimming pool was reputed to be the oldest heated one in Ireland (1901).
Recent building programmes have included a new Preparatory Department, the refurbishment of all the science laboratories and significant improvements in the provision of disabled access, including the construction of two lifts, giving access to all floors of the West Wing and to all floors of the Main Building.
The refurbishment of the former Boarding Department has included the provision of new accommodation for the Geography Department and the expansion of ICT facilities. A purpose built greenhouse and potting shed was completed in November 2004. Improvements to pupils’ cloakroom areas were made during the 2004 – 2005 school year.
A purpose built preparatory department was completed in 1996 and retains the name Prospect House, after the old building which housed the department for almost fifty years. The Preparatory Department houses Lisburn's Friends meeting House.
Every year pupils from Friends' participate in the annual Quaker Pilgrimage with pupils from other Quaker Schools, such as Bootham School and Leighton Park.
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