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 Argument
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	11–19
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 19-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.

Notable past pupils

Matty Burrows- A professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Ards F.C. in the IFA Premiership, and was on the shortlist for the 2010 FIFA Puskas Award.

References

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

External links

Priory Integrated College official website

Education in Northern Ireland

Administration

Departments	Department of Education (Primary and Secondary education) Department for Employment and Learning (Higher and Further education)

Central Statutory Bodies	Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment Education Authority

Other Organisations	Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education

Institutions

Universities	Open University Queen's University Belfast University of Ulster

University Colleges	St Mary's University College Stranmillis University College

Further Education Colleges	Belfast Metropolitan College Northern Regional College North West Regional College Southern Regional College South Eastern Regional College South West College

Schools	Primary Secondary Grammar Integrated schools Irish medium

See also

Education in the United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Education in the Republic of Ireland

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