Drumglass High School
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Drumglass High School is a secondary school
located on the outskirts of Dungannon
, County Tyrone
, Northern Ireland
. It is a state controlled school for girls and boys aged from 11 to 18 and has approximately 600 pupils. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board
area.
The school used to be known as Dungannon Secondary School until the early 1990s when, in common with many secondary schools
in Northern Ireland
it changed its name from 'Secondary' school to 'High' School. The name Dungannon High School was unavailable as this referred to the girls' school that merged with the local Royal School Dungannon
. Another previous name was Dungannon Intermediate School (colloquially, referred to as 'The Inter')
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
located on the outskirts of Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is a state controlled school for girls and boys aged from 11 to 18 and has approximately 600 pupils. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board
Southern Education and Library Board
The Southern Education and Library Board is a board providing education and library services in the southern districts of Northern Ireland: namely the district councils of Armagh, Banbridge, Cookstown, Craigavon, Dungannon and South Tyrone, and Newry and Mourne...
area.
The school used to be known as Dungannon Secondary School until the early 1990s when, in common with many secondary schools
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
it changed its name from 'Secondary' school to 'High' School. The name Dungannon High School was unavailable as this referred to the girls' school that merged with the local Royal School Dungannon
Royal School Dungannon
The Royal School is a school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was one of a number of 'free schools' created by James I in 1608 to provide an education to the sons of local merchants and farmers during the plantation of Ulster. Originally setup in Mountjoy near Lough Neagh...
. Another previous name was Dungannon Intermediate School (colloquially, referred to as 'The Inter')