Strabane Grammar School

Strabane Grammar School

Established	1956
Type	Controlled
Religion	non demonational
Headmaster	Mr.L. J. Lacey
Location	Milltown House, Liskey Road Strabane County Tyrone Northern Ireland
Students	400
Gender	Co-educational
Colours	Royal blue, white (Sixth form – royal blue, blue)
Main sports	Rugby union, cricket, hockey, football
Website	www.strabanegs.co.uk

Coordinates: 54°48′43″N 7°27′25″W / 54.812°N 7.457°W / 54.812; -7.457

Strabane Grammar School’’’ was a grammar school located just outside of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was within the Western Education and Library Board area. The school was officially closed on 30 June 2011 to make way for Strabane Academy, along with Strabane High School.

Location

The school was located on 23 acres (93,000 m²) of wooded grounds at Milltown House just outside of Strabane. It overlooked the River Mourne to the south of the town.

History

Milltown House

The main school building, Milltown House, was built in 1887 and for a time was the residence of hymn-writer and poet Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, best known for her hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful. Milltown House is now used as the Headmasters Study, the Reception, a History Room, a Staff Room, an I.T suite and two English Rooms.

Academic success

For the past 9 years, the school has ranked 1st out of all Controlled Grammar Schools in the west of Northern Ireland concerning exam results, and has been placed several times among the top 100 state schools in the UK. In 2005, three year-12 pupils from the school participated in a UK-wide physics challenge, in which the team emerged in second place, stopped just short of winning the competition by a private school in England.^{[citation needed]}

Aims of the school

Strabane Grammer School aims

Intellectual/Academic

To provide a sound general education in the Junior School; to allow some specialisation for GCSE and to provide sixth form education relevant to abilities and preferences for higher education and careers. To provide a curriculum which has breadth and balance, and which is relevant to the world about us. To develop study skills so that pupils acquire knowledge relevant to adult life in a changing society. To encourage each pupil to make full use of academic opportunities available.

Social

To enable each pupil to see school as a society to which he/she belongs, to know and understand the rules, and to play an active part in school life. To establish a working partnership between school, parents and community. To equip pupils with the skills needed to develop good relationships and to encourage them to practice co-operation and tolerance. To encourage pupils to have respect for the environment, both natural and man-made. To train pupils in using new technology To develop an acceptance of responsibility for one's own actions. To maintain a Christian atmosphere in the school and encourage the pursuit of Christian principles.

Physical

To encourage pupils to realise the importance of participation in all aspects of life which promote fitness and good health To encourage interests in physical development through meaningful sporting and recreational activity. To develop an awareness of sporting ideals and realise the value of social contact through sport.

Creative

To provide opportunities for participation in a range of cultural activities. To encourage an appreciation of arts, design and crafts and cultural heritage, local, provincial, national and international.

Pastoral

To provide Pastoral Care which will encourage fairness, tolerance, forgiveness, respect, self-discipline and generosity.

External links

• Strabane Grammar School
• Plaque to Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander at Milltown House