Omagh Academy is a grammar school in

Omagh Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. North ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...

, located at 21-23 Dublin Road. The school currently has 670 pupils. The school is one of the top performing grammar schools in Northern Ireland and is ranked one of the top 30 Grammar Schools in the UK. In 2014, there was a 100% pass rate at GCSE Level, 82% pass rate at A-Level, and 69% achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE. The School's motto is "Veritas Vincet" which is Latin and translates as "Truth will conquer". The school offers 21 subjects at GCSE and 19 at 'A'-level.

Sport

The school also contributes to schools sport in Northern Ireland. The 1st hockey team won the Northern Ireland Schools' Cup and the All Ireland Cup in 2005. The 1st XV rugby team reached the

Ulster Schools Cup The Ulster Schools' Challenge Cup is an annual competition involving schools affiliated to the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The Schools' Cup has the distinction of being the world's second-oldest rugby competition, having bee ...

final in 1985 (losing to Bangor Grammar 12-3) and semi-final in 1993 (losing to eventual winners Campbell College). In 1994 they had success capturing the Schools Plate competition with a win over Campbell College, and in the same year Omagh Academy won the Medallion Plate competition with a win over Portadown College. In 2006, Omagh Academy won the Medallion Bowl, beating Rainey in the final. In 2015 they beat Strabane Academy to win the Medallion Trophy, and in 2019 they beat

Down High School Down High School is a controlled co-educational grammar school located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school has students from the ages of eleven to eighteen in the senior school — of which there are approximately 970 pup ...

17-11 to win the Medallion Bowl.

Notable alumni

* :People educated at Omagh Academy

References

External links

Omagh Academy
{{authority control Grammar schools in County Tyrone Omagh