- Rockport School
Infobox School | name = Rockport School
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established = 1906
type = Independent preparatory school; day and boarding
principal =Mrs. Osborne
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free_label3 = Age Range
free_text3 = 3 to 16
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location =Craigavad ,County Down ,Northern Ireland
website = [http://www.rockportschool.com/ rockportschool.com]Rockport School is an independent fee-paying preparatory school with a pre-preparatory department situated on the shore of
Belfast Lough in Craigavad, a village inCounty Down ,Northern Ireland betweenBelfast and Bangor. [ [http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2757-Rockport_School.html Independent Schools UK] ] The school was founded in 1906 [ [http://northernirelandboarding.org/schools.php?school=rockport Partnership of Northern Ireland Boarding Schools] ] with four pupils, the first headmaster Geoffrey Bing, an assistant master and a matron. The school now accepts boys and girls from the age of 3 until GCSE at age 16. [ [http://northernirelandboarding.org/schools.php?school=rockport Partnership of Northern Ireland Boarding Schools] ] There is a boarding department. The school now has more than 150 pupils, the school recently celebrated its centenary year by building a new arts center which was opened in 2006 by Lady Hermon.The school acts as a feeder for schools such as
Glenalmond College ,Gordonstoun ,Fettes ,St. Columba's College, Dublin , as well as, but to a lesser extent,grammar school s in Northern Ireland itself and English public schools. [ [http://northernirelandboarding.org/schools.php?school=rockport Partnership of Northern Ireland Boarding Schools] ]External links
* [http://www.rockportschool.com/ Rockport School website]
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