Glenlola Collegiate School | |
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![]() Glenlola Coat of Arms [1] | |
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Castle Park , , BT20 4TH | |
Coordinates | 54°39′14″N 5°39′47″W / 54.654°N 5.663°W |
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School type | Funded by Government, Grammar school |
Motto | "Nisi dominus frustra" (Without the Lord, all is in vain) |
Founded | ~1880 |
School board | SEELB |
Principal | Eric Thompson |
Years offered | 8-14 |
Gender | all-girls |
Age range | 11-18 |
Enrolment | ~1100 |
Average class size | 25 |
Classes offered | Key Stage 3, GCSE, A-Level |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 8:45-3:30 |
Classrooms | G8-U38 |
Houses | 6: Clanmorris, Dufferin, Hamilton, Harte, Ward and Weir |
Colour(s) | Blue and White |
Athletics | Badminton, cross country, hockey, swimming, netball, tennis |
Rival | The Regiment |
Website | glenlolacollegiate |
Glenlola Collegiate School is an all-girls' grammar school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was founded as a school for girls in approximately 1880.[2]
In 2018 the Education and Training Electorate evaluated the school as "Good" in all categories.[3]
The current principal, Mr W E Thompson, took up post in February 2010, taking over from Richard Finlay.
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Inez McCormack, human rights activist and trade union leader
- Zöe Salmon, Blue Peter presenter
- Kelly Gallagher, Paralympic Gold medalist
- Amy Foster (athlete), Commonwealth Games Athlete[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Glenlola Collegiate School". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "School History". Glenlola Collegiate School. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Follow up Inspection: Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor". Reports Published Between 1st January - 31st December 2018. The Education and Training Inspectorate. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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