Cross & Passion College (Ballycastle)

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Cross & Passion College, Ballycastle
Location
Cross & Passion College (Ballycastle)
Ballycastle
,
County Antrim

Northern Ireland
Coordinates 55°12′11″N6°15′16″W / 55.2031°N 6.2545°W / 55.2031; -6.2545
Information
Type Catholic
MottoFides Patria Scientia (Faith, Country, Knowledge)
Established1913
PrincipalGeraldine Duffy
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment750
Colour(s)  
Website https://www.cpcballycastle.org.uk/

Cross & Passion College, Ballycastle is a co-educational secondary school in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The school has an enrollment of over 750 pupils and retains over 50 members on staff. The facility includes about 45 classrooms, a cafeteria, a sports hall, a gym and an assembly hall. It also has a handball area, tennis courts, a gravel pitch and a grass pitch.

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History

The college first opened in 1913 in Market Street, Ballycastle and later moved to the present site on Moyle Road. The school became co-educational in 1963. During the 1970s, it was decided that Cross and Passion Convent Grammar School should merge with Star of the Sea Secondary School, forming one of the first, and currently most successful, all-ability schools in Northern Ireland. [1]

Academics

The college offers a full range of subjects from 11 to 18 years. Pupils in Years 11 to 14 enjoy the benefits of a very close collaborative arrangement with Ballycastle High School, which enables both schools to offer a greater choice and a broad, balanced curriculum. [2]

In 2018, 71.7% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. [3] Also in 2018, 75.9% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. [4]

in 2019 the school was ranked 9th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 89.1% of its A-level students who sat the exams in 2017–18 being awarded three A*-C grades. [5]

Developments

Following increasing collaboration between the college and Ballycastle High School, there are now plans for a shared campus. [6] Currently, in excess of 300 pupils from both schools share lessons on a weekly basis. The schools share much of the curriculum at Key Stage 4 & 5. Pupils from both schools have a Joint Student Council which meets regularly. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our history" . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland Assembly - Inquiry into shared education" . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018" . Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Table 2018" . Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2019" . Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Shared education" . Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Prospectus" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2018.



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