St Conor's College is a
secondary school
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located in
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 ...
. It has two sites. The main site is in the village of
Clady and a junior site is located in
Kilrea
Kilrea ( , ) is a village, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It gets its name from the ancient church that was located near to where the current Church of Ireland is located on Church Street looking over the tow ...
. The school opened in September 2018. It is within the
Education Authority (North Eastern) region.
History
The college was formed in 2018 through the amalgamation of
St Mary's College, Clady
St. Mary's College was a small rural secondary school in Clady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In 2018, the school was amalgamated with St Paul's College Kilrea
Kilrea ( , ) is a village, townland and civil parish in County Londond ...
and St. Paul's College, Kilrea.
Academics
The college offers the full range of subjects at Key Stage 3 and 4 and at GCSE A-Level. With the arrival of the children of Polish immigrants the college provides after school classes in Polish and the students can take a GCSE in Polish. There is also a Polish Cultural Week.
Sports
Students have the opportunity of participating in a wide range of sporting activities including Gaelic football, hurling, camogie, soccer, athletics, swimming, netball, basketball, and gymnastics. In 2019, the U-14 footballers won the Ulster Gerry Brown Cup, the U-14 hurlers won the Rehill Cup and the Year 8 Camogie team won both the Derry Vocational School 9 a–side competition and the Ulster Colleges Title.
Extra-Curricular
Students are encouraged to participate in various after school activities other than sport. These include theatre trips, film club, choir, musicals and debating.
See also
List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland
This is a list of secondary schools in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
The Department of Education (DENI) ( ga, An Roinn Oideachais; Ulster-Scots: ''Männystrie o Lear'') is a devolved Northern Iri ...
References
Educational institutions established in 2018
Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland
Secondary schools in County Londonderry
2018 establishments in Northern Ireland
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