Overview
The school is highly successful. In 2011 the school's GCSE results were 17% above the Northern Ireland average for non-selective schools. The school offers a total of 27 subjects, both general and applied, and as such offers one of the broadest curricula of all schools in the Armagh City and District area. In 2012 the school enrolled a record number of pupils in its 53-year history. 490 pupils attended in 2011-2012 - the highest number ever, and predicts 494 pupils in 2012-2013.
In March 2012 the school won the British Academy Award for the Best Mainstream School for Modern Languages in Northern Ireland. In addition, the school has been shortlisted to the final 3 entries for the Best Mainstream School in the UK for Modern Languages. In January 2012 the school won £4000 to fund a STEM project (Science / Technology / Engineering / Mathematics) based on an exciting, innovative and highly creative cross-curricular initiative.
In 2011 the school opened a new state-of-the-art fitness suite and gymnasium which is open to the public three evenings per week. In 2012 the school's Art and Music Departments will be refurbished and there will be new rugby posts on the Pinley Green site.
The school offers pupils an excellent, extensive range of extra-curricular activities including: Football, Hockey, Badminton, Volleyball, Rugby, Netball, Basketball, Tug-of-War, Running Club, Orienteering, Fitness, Athletics, Chess, Choir, Drama, Scripture Union, ICT, Young Enterprise, Duke of Edinburgh's Award and Debating.
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