Erne Integrated College
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Erne Integrated College is a co-educational integrated
Integrated Education
The Integrated education movement in Northern Ireland is an attempt to bring together children, parents and teachers from both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions: the aim being to provide a balanced education, while allowing the opportunity to understand and respect all cultural and religious...

 secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...

 located in Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...

, County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
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, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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; it lies within the Western Education and Library Board area. The college was formed in 1994 and after one year at a temporary campus in Silverhill, it moved to its present address at Drumcoo in the north-west of the town.

The school is attended by pupils from across the entire county and beyond. It has around 500 students and is noted locally for its high academic standards, religious and social tolerance and contributions to music, sport and the arts.

The college is non-selective and offers a full educational experience from A-levels to special needs.

The college was the subject of a television broadcast on Christmas Day 2007, in which the College Choir, College Concert Band and other soloists and readers took part. The programme was called "It's a Baby" and was filmed by UTV
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...

in early December 2007.

Subjects offered at GCSE Level:
  • Art
  • Business Studies
  • Business and Communication Systems
  • Classical Civilisation
  • Drama
  • Geography
  • English
  • English Literature
  • French
  • History
  • Home Economics
  • ICT
  • LLW
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Performing Arts
  • RE
  • Science - Double and Single awards. Individual Sciences available on request
  • Spanish
  • Sports Studies
  • Technology

This list is set to expand next year with further courses being offered after school.

Subjects offered at A Level:
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Geography
  • English Lit
  • French
  • History
  • Home Economics
  • ICT
  • Mathematics (Further Maths available)
  • Moving Image Arts
  • Music
  • Physics
  • RE
  • Spanish
  • Sports Studies
  • Technology
  • Travel & Tourism

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