Priory Integrated College

Integrated secondary school in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland

54°38′12″N 5°50′05″W / 54.636595°N 5.834735°W / 54.636595; -5.834735InformationFormer nameHolywood High SchoolTypeIntegrated secondary schoolMottoCollaborans (Together)Religious affiliation(s)IntegratedEstablished1997 (as Priory Integrated College)
1952 (as Holywood High School)School districtArds and North DownLocal authoritySEELBSpecialistHumanitiesPrincipalNicola WilsonStaffApprox 70Years8–14GenderCo-educationalAge range11-18EnrolmentApprox 650Classes offeredKey Stage 3, GCSE, A-LevelLanguageEnglishHours in school day6-7Colour(s)Navy, Green and whiteWebsitepriorycollege.co.uk

Priory Integrated College or more commonly known as Priory College or simply Priory is a secondary school located on My Lady's Mile, in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.^[1]^[2]

It is a co-educational integrated college taking in 11- to 18-year-old pupils from a wide area beyond Holywood, including Millisle, Donaghadee, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and Belfast.^[3]^[4]

Priory is an Apple distinguished school, and every student is assigned with an educational iPad used for school work, homework, coursework and revision.^[5]^[6] The school received an iTeach technology award in 2016.^[7]^[8]

The school offers a range of subjects including; Art and Design, Home Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science, Technology and Design, Music, Learning for Life and Work, ICT and P.E. These subjects are compulsory to study at Key Stage 3 Level. At GCSE level the school offers further studies and its main education board of choice is CCEA, but also uses AQA, OCR and Edexcel in certain subjects.^[9]

History

The school was originally named as Holywood High School in its foundation year in 1952. In 1997, the name of the school was changed to Priory Integrated College in order to appeal to all religions and to focus on integrated education after a consultation with parents also came to an agreement.^[10] The process of transformation began with funding provided by the Integrated Education Fund.^[11]^[12]

Sixth Form

Priory Integrated College enrols pupils from many schools and of varying abilities in its sixth form centre to carry out their AS and A levels.^[13] Pupils are able to study A levels and BTECs. The majority of students subsequently go on to degree courses at higher education institutions, including South Eastern Regional College, or universities within the UK for careers with further training.^[14]^[15]

Sports

Extracurricular activities

Notable pupils

Matty Burrows- A professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Ards F.C. in the IFA Premiership, and was on the shortlist for the 2010 FIFA Puskas Award.^[16]

Stephen Monroe aka Stephen Monroe on the radio

References

^ "Priory Integrated College | About Priory Integrated College". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Contact Us". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "www.eani.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-01/CIP-%20English%20Teacher-%20perm%20FT-%20Jan%2019.pdf" (PDF).
^ "Priory Integrated College". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Priory Integrated College Named Apple Distinguished School". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Learning through iPad". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Top Technology Award Goes To Priory". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | BBC News School Report". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College Students Celebrate GCSE Level Success". Integrated Education Northern Ireland. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Stories of Transformation". www.integratemyschool.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Integrated Education Fund - supporting Integrated Schools". Integrated Education Fund. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College". Integrated Education Fund. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Sixth Form". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ "Priory Integrated College | Life in the Sixth Form". Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ Authority, Education. "Priory Integrated College". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
^ Scott, Ronan (17 January 2011). "Matty Burrows, Ronaldo's Favourite". Culture Northern Ireland. Retrieved 13 June 2019.

External links

Priory Integrated College official website

Education in Northern Ireland

Administration

Departments	Department of Education Department for the Economy Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Other government organisations	Education Authority Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
Sector support organisations	Controlled Schools' Support Council Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

Institutions

Universities	Queen's University Belfast University of Ulster Open University
University colleges	St Mary's University College Stranmillis University College
Further education colleges	Belfast Metropolitan College Northern Regional College North West Regional College Southern Regional College South Eastern Regional College South West College
Agricultural college	College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Theological colleges	Belfast Bible College Edgehill Theological College Irish Baptist College Union Theological College Whitefield College of the Bible
Schools	Irish medium primary Primary Irish medium secondary Secondary Grammar Integrated
Nurseries	Irish medium