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St Louise's Comprehensive College
St. Louise's Comprehensive College (Irish: Colaiste Naoimh Labhaoise) is a comprehensive high school located in the Upper Falls Road, Belfast. History St. Louise's was established in 1958. The religious order the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul was asked by the Catholic Church to take responsibility for this school. The college is named after St. Louise de Marrilac who co-founded the Daughters of Charity with St. Vincent de Paul. Sister Genevieve (Mary) O'Farrell was appointed one of the first Principals. She held the position for 25 years during which period the school grew in size from 1,000 to 2,400 students becoming the largest single-sex school in Europe. In 2019/20 school year it has begun to accept boys as well as girls. Academics St. Louise's offers instruction in a wide range of subjects. It offers technical and vocational courses alongside a large suite of academic subjects. In 2006 it was recognised as one of the first Specialist Colleges in Northern I ...
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Comprehensive School
A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is restricted on the basis of selection criteria, usually academic performance. The term is commonly used in relation to England and Wales, where comprehensive schools were introduced as state schools on an experimental basis in the 1940s and became more widespread from 1965. They may be part of a local education authority or be a self governing academy or part of a multi-academy trust. About 90% of English secondary school pupils attend a comprehensive school (academy schools, community schools, faith schools, foundation schools, free schools, studio schools, university technical colleges, state boarding schools, City Technology Colleges, etc). Specialist schools may also select up to 10% of their intake for aptitude in their specialism. A sc ...
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Bronagh Taggart
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Vincentian Schools
Vincentian can refer to: *A citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *A person from Saint Vincent (island), the largest island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *A member of one of the orders or societies in the Vincentian Family, both Roman Catholic and Anglican, including **Society of Saint Vincent de Paul ** Congregation of the Mission ** Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul *Vincentian Academy, a Roman Catholic preparatory school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania *A student or alumnus of St. Vincent's High School, Pune, India *Vincentian Studies Institute, an institute at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois See also * Vincentia (other) Vincentia may refer to: Places * Vincentia, New South Wales, town in Australia * Vicentina, Brazil * Vicenza, city in northern Italy Organisms * ''Vincentia'' (fish), a genus of fishes * ''Vincentia'', junior synonym of the plant genus ''Grewia' ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Educational Institutions Established In 1958
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal, ...
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Catholic Secondary Schools In Northern Ireland
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, ...
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List Of Secondary Schools In Belfast
This is a list of secondary schools and grammar schools in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The type, sector and Department of Education NI reference number is included alongside. Notes References See also * List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland * List of grammar schools in Belfast * List of grammar schools in Northern Ireland * List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland * List of primary schools in Northern Ireland This is a list of state maintained primary schools in Northern Ireland. __NOTOC__ A * Abbey Primary School, Newtownards, County Down * Abbots Cross Primary School, Newtownabbey, County Antrim * Abercorn Primary School, Banbridge, County Dow ... {{Education in Northern Ireland Secondary schools in Belfast Schools, Secondary Secondary, Belfast ...
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Kristina O'Hara
Kristina O'Hara (born 8 April 1996) is a boxer from Belfast. Early life O'Hara attended St Louise's Comprehensive College in Belfast. Career O'Hara first attended Emerald Boxing Club in Lenadoon. O'Hara boxes with St John Bosco BC in west Belfast. She won gold at the European Union Junior Championships in Hungary in 2013 and followed it with silver at the European Youths in Italy a year later. A light flyweight, she won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet .... References External links * Living people 1996 births Women boxers from Northern Ireland Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Ireland Boxers from Belfast Light-flyweight ...
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Anthony Boyle
Anthony Boyle (born 8 June 1994) is a Northern Irish actor. A graduate of Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Boyle began his acting career on London stage and rose to prominence for originating the role of Scorpius Malfoy in the West End and Broadway productions of the British play ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' (2016), for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He is also known for starring as Geoffrey Bache Smith in the film '' ''Tolkien'''' and Alvin Levin in the mini-series ''The Plot Against America''. Early life and education Boyle was born in West Belfast, and attended De La Salle College until the age of 17. He then went to St Louise's Comprehensive College, and in 2013, began training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal ...
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Mary O'Hara (journalist)
Mary O'Hara is a journalist, writer and anti-poverty activist. Life Mary O'Hara was born in west Belfast where she attended St Louise's Comprehensive College before proceeding to the University of Cambridge. She read Social and Political Science at Magdalene College where she was awarded a college scholarship. Work After leaving university she worked for a year at Capital Radio in London. She then worked for ten years as a journalist at The Guardian and The Observer. She was awarded an Alistair Cooke Fulbright Scholarship which enabled her to spend one year at the University of California Berkeley where she conducted research on press coverage of mental illness. On return to the UK, she has worked free-lance having material published in The Guardian, the New Statesman, and Salon. She has published a series of books and book chapters on austerity and poverty. She has been actively involved in various anti-poverty campaigns. She founded ''Project Twist-It'', a multi-platform a ...
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Emma Jordan
Emma Jordan is a Northern Irish actress and theatre director. Life Emma Jordan was born in west Belfast where she attended St Louise's Comprehensive College. It was here that she started to study drama and got involved with the Marillac Theatre Company, based in the college. Work Jordan worked for over a decade as an actor appearing in stage plays and on television. Jordan then began working as a stage director, and she worked first as the artistic director of Prime Cut, the theatre company initially named Mad Cow. The aim of the company was to present internationally successful plays in Northern Ireland. These included ''Death and the Maiden'', ''Endgame'', ''American Buffalo'', ''Shopping and F**king'', ''A Place with the Pigs'', and ''Oleanna''. Prime Cut has premiered over 32 plays from countries such as France, Canada, Chile, South Africa and the United States, as well as work from the United Kingdom and Ireland. She has collaborated with the Bosnian theatre director Ha ...
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Geraldine Hughes
Geraldine Hughes (born 1970) is an actress from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Born in West Belfast, Hughes has appeared in films such as '' Duplex'', ''Rocky Balboa'', and ''Gran Torino''. She also played Mary Todd Lincoln in '' Killing Lincoln''. More recently, she performed a solo play written by herself, '' Belfast Blues.'' Early life Hughes grew up in the Divis Flats in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during The Troubles. To get herself through the tough times, Hughes participated in her school's drama club. She loved school, saying it made her feel safe and she enjoyed the structure it provided. It was where she escaped from The Troubles. After being chosen for her role in the film ''Children in the Crossfire'', Hughes spent her first summer in the United States. She had no acting experience beyond her school's drama club before accepting her role as Mary in the movie. Education In Belfast, Hughes attended St. Louise's Comprehensive College in the '80s. Later, she attended the U ...
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Brenda Murphy (playwright)
Brenda Murphy is an Irish playwright. Life Brenda Murphy was born in west Belfast in 1954. She was the eldest of 10 siblings but never knew her father. He was married to another woman who lived nearby with his own family. As a teenager she joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army, was convicted of having guns and spent several years in jail. She gave birth to her first child while in prison. Work She has written a series of plays often set in working class Belfast which deal with contemporary issues such as the Troubles. She has often worked in collaboration with the Brassneck Theatre Company. Her plays have been performed at the Edinburgh Festival. Plays * Binlids: the Story of West Belfast Resistance * Forced Upon Us * Working-class Heroes * Two Sore Legs * A Night With George * Baby it's cold outside * ˜Crazy See also * List of Irish writers This is a list of writers either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship, who have a Wikipedia page. Writers whose w ...
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