Breda Academy is a controlled

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school in

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, which opened in September 2015.

History

Breda Academy opened in 2015 as an amalgamation between Newtownbreda High School and Knockbreda High School.

Enrollment

The school currently has just under 700 students enrolled at the school, with 150 enrolled within the schools

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. In September 2022, the school enrolled 130 new

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students.

Academics

The school offers both

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and

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courses for study. The school states that, in 2022, 98% of

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students achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grades A*-C (62% including English and Maths) and 70% of

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students achieved 3 A Levels at grades A*-C.

References

{{Reflist Secondary schools in Belfast