Priory Integrated College

Priory Integrated College
Motto Collaborans (Together)
Established 1997 (as Priory Integrated College)
1991 (as Holywood High School)
Type Integrated secondary school
Religion Integrated
Headmistress Ms Jacqueline Magennis
Location My Lady's Mile
Holywood
County Down
BT18 9ER
Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°38′12″N 5°50′05″W / 54.636595°N 5.834735°W / 54.636595; -5.834735
Local authority SEELB
Staff Approx 70
Students Approx 600
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–18
Colours Black, Red and Blue
Website priorycollege.holywood.ni.sch.uk/

Priory Integrated College or more commonly known as Priory College or just Priory is a secondary school located in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.

It is a co-educational integrated college taking in 11- to 18-year-old pupils from a wide area beyond Hollywood, including Millisle, Donaghadee, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and East Belfast.[1]

The school offers a range of subjects including; Art and Design, Home Economics, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science, Technology and Design, Music, Learning for Life and Work, ICT and P.E. These subjects are compulsory to study at Key Stage 3 Level. At GCSE level the school offers further studies and its main education board of choice is CCEA, but also uses AQA and Edexcel in certain subjects.

Sixth Form

Priory Integrated College enrols pupils from many schools and of varying abilities in its sixth form centre to carry out their AS and A levels. The majority of students subsequently go on to degree courses at higher education institutions, including South Eastern Regional College, or universities within the UK for careers with further training.

See also

Notable past pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Belfast schools 'on move' as part of education shake-up". Belfast Telegraph, by Lindsay Fergus 27/02/2013

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