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| St. Colm's High School, Draperstown | |
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Draperstown | |
| Information | |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1961 |
Local authority | Education Authority (North Eastern) |
Principal | Sinead McAllister |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 452[1] |
| Colour | |
| Website | http://www.stcolmshigh.org.uk/ |
St Colm's High School is a secondary school located in Draperstown, Mid-Ulster, Northern Ireland. The school opened in September 1961. It is within the Education Authority (North Eastern) region.
Academics
editAwards
editIn 2018, it received The Irish News School Wellbeing Award.[4]
In 2019, it was awarded the most sustainable school in the UK prize at the TES (magazine) awards.[5]
In 2020, the school won the TES (magazine) Community and Collaboration Award.[6]
Notable staff
edit- Pat Loughrey (born 1960) - academic, Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London
Notable students
edit- Tony Scullion (born 1962) - Gaelic footballer and hurler
- Emma Sheerin (born 1991) - politician
References
edit- ↑ "2019 Prospectus". Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Table 2018". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ↑ "St Colm's, Draperstown leading from the front". 8 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "BBC news: St Colm's High in Draperstown the UK's 'most sustainable' school". BBC News. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "St. Colm's High School wins TES award". St. Colm's High School. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
