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There are 547 Catholic-managed schools in Northern Ireland. [4] According to the latest figures from the Department of Education, the number of pupils registered at school in Northern Ireland is 329,583. The number of pupils attending Catholic-managed schools is 148,225, approximately 45%. [5]
Catholic maintained schools have a Roman Catholic ethos and are maintained by state funding, although the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) – established through the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 – employs teachers in the sector as well as representing its interests. The membership of the CCMS includes ...
In the 1970s, however, there was a decline in teacher education when the government decided, in response to falling school enrolments, to reduce the supply of teachers, and the Catholic bishops decided to amalgamate St Mary’s and St Joseph’s. The new college, called St Mary’s University College, came formally into existence in September 1985.
Integrated education in Northern Ireland refers to the bringing together of children, parents and teachers from both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions in childhood education: the aim being to provide a balanced education, while allowing the opportunity to understand and respect all cultural and religious backgrounds.
St Colman's College is a Roman Catholic English-medium grammar school for boys, situated in Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.. The college was founded in 1823 as the Dromore Diocesan Seminary by Father J. S. Keenan and placed under the patronage of Colmán of Dromore.
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School is a co-educational Catholic Maintained grammar school situated on the Ravenhill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It teaches a range of subjects. Its main education board of choice is CCEA, but the school also uses AQA and Edexcel for certain subjects. [1]
De La Salle College is a non-selective boys' secondary Catholic maintained school [2] in Belfast, [citation needed] Northern Ireland. It is a Lasallian educational institution [3] affiliated with the De La Salle Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by French Priest Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. As of 2018/2019 the ...
Roman Catholic Maintained: Secondary: 423-0165 [181] St Patrick's Co-ed Comprehensive College: Maghera: County Londonderry: Roman Catholic Maintained: Secondary: 323-0234 [182] St Patrick's College: Derry: County Londonderry: Roman Catholic Maintained: Secondary: 223-0144 [183] St Patrick's College, Ballymena: Ballymena: County Antrim: Roman ...