St Joseph's Boys' School

Coordinates: 55°00′04″N 7°20′17″W / 55.001°N 7.338°W / 55.001; -7.338

St. Joseph's Boys' School is a secondary school in Westway in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland. It is a voluntary maintained school, supported by the Western Education and Library Board and operated by boards of trustees and governors in collaboration with Northern Ireland's Council for Catholic Maintained Schools and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry.

Since the school opened in 1963, St. Joseph's Secondary School (as it was known as then) has gone through tremendous changes. The old school was recently demolished and a new ultra modern school was opened and they changed the name to St. Joseph's Boys' School in March 2003. The principal of the school was Mr P. Hannaway with the Vice Principal being Mrs K. Doherty and Mr. P. Kealey. However, Mr P. Hannaway resigned and Mr P. Kealey temporarily stood in. As of 2008, the principal is Mr. D. Harkin.^[1] St. Joseph's Boys' School offers a variety of subjects ranging from English, Maths, Geography and Leisure and Tourism to Technology and Design, Art and Physical Education (P.E).

St. Joseph's is also equipped with a number of modern computer suites, a modern gym and two specialist units. The Suspension Unit serves students who have been internally suspended, and Education plus, a unit which was set up in 2003, serves students with statements of special educational needs.

In 2006 England goalkeeping legend, Gordon Banks paid a visit to the school. He delivered a speech and launched Don Mullan's new book A Hero Who Could Fly.

In January 2007, the school set up a healthy eating programme which banned fizzy drinks and only water would be allowed. Water bottles marked with the initials "STJ" were provided.

Notable former pupils

Martin McGuinness (born 1950), Sinn Féin politician
Don Mullan (born 1956), humanitarian and author of Eyewitness Bloody Sunday and Gordon Banks: A Hero Who Could Fly
Michael Bradley (born 1959), radio producer and bassist with the punk rock band The Undertones

References

↑ Principal's welcome, school website. Retrieved on April 5, 2008.

External links

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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