Ballyclare Secondary School
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Ballyclare Secondary School is a co-educational school in Ballyclare
, County Antrim
. It caters for ages 11-18 and was established in 1961. The current number of children on roll is approximately 1000 pupils with a teaching staff of 64. The headteacher is Mrs K Bell.
The school has proven popular over the years, resulting in the growth of the number of pupils attending the school. The school buildings were enlarged and modernised in 1993.
The school is linked with Toyama National College of Maritime Technology
and this connection has been in existence for over ten years.
In 2009, the school received a funding of £1,776 from the charity Business in the Community
as part of the programme "Adopt a School". The funding will allow pupils from year 11 to partake in self improvement and business awareness programmes as well as past pupil presentations.
In 2011, Ballyclare Secondary School began celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Ballyclare
Ballyclare is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,770 people in the 2001 Census...
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
. It caters for ages 11-18 and was established in 1961. The current number of children on roll is approximately 1000 pupils with a teaching staff of 64. The headteacher is Mrs K Bell.
The school has proven popular over the years, resulting in the growth of the number of pupils attending the school. The school buildings were enlarged and modernised in 1993.
The school is linked with Toyama National College of Maritime Technology
Toyama National College of Maritime Technology
was a maritime college in Imizu, Toyama, Japan, established in 1906.The college merged with Toyama National College of Technology in 2009....
and this connection has been in existence for over ten years.
In 2009, the school received a funding of £1,776 from the charity Business in the Community
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of Charles, Prince of Wales....
as part of the programme "Adopt a School". The funding will allow pupils from year 11 to partake in self improvement and business awareness programmes as well as past pupil presentations.
In 2011, Ballyclare Secondary School began celebrating its 50th anniversary.