Markethill High School is a secondary school located in

Markethill Markethill () is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is beside Gosford Forest Park. It had a population of 1,647 people in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Governme ...

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of an ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

. The school caters for 11- to 16-year-olds and currently has 490 pupils. It is within the

Southern Education and Library Board Education in Northern Ireland differs from education systems elsewhere in the United Kingdom (although it is relatively similar to Wales), but is similar to the Republic of Ireland in sharing in the development of the ''national school'' syste ...

area.

Overview

In March 2012 the school won the British Academy Award for the Best Mainstream School for Modern Languages in Northern Ireland. In addition, the school has been shortlisted to the final 3 entries for the Best Mainstream School in the UK for Modern Languages. In January 2012 the school won £4000 to fund a STEM project (Science / Technology / Engineering / Mathematics) based on an exciting, innovative and highly creative cross-curricular initiative. In 2011 the school opened a new state-of-the-art fitness suite and gymnasium which is open to the public three evenings per week. In 2012 the school's Art and Music Departments will be refurbished and there will be new rugby posts on the Pinley Green site. Exam Results In 2019, in James Maxwell's last year as Principal, the school was ranked as the 7th top non-selective school in Northern Ireland.

History

The school opened in 1959, and was renovated and extended in 1985.

Principals

* 1959 - 1984 Mr J.McCartney * 1984 - 1994 Mr W.G.S.Parr * 1994 - 2011 Mr S.J.Loughrey * 2011–2019 Mr J.A.Maxwell *2019–present Mr Colin Berry

References

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{{authority control Secondary schools in County Armagh Educational institutions established in 1959 1959 establishments in Northern Ireland People educated at Markethill High School