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Parkhall Integrated College

Parkhall Integrated College

Secondary school in Northern Ireland

Parkhall Integrated College is an integrated co-educational non-selective secondary school in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. There are 1,100 students aged between 11 and 18, that is in Year 8 to Year 14.

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Context

Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[2] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On as parental request, a school could apply to 'transition' to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981.[3]

Facilities

The college re-located from two sites to a single modern facility in 2018. There is a wide range of indoor and outdoor sporting facilities. There is also a youth and community wing.[4]

Activities

In the 2012 London Olympics torch relay the Principal's secretary carried the torch through Antrim.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    https://parkhallintegratedcollege.org/assets/documents/school-magazines/2022/Parkhall-Magazine-2022.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. [2]
    Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
  3. [3]
    "The History of NICIE | Integrated Education Northern Ireland". www.nicie.org. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Facilities". Parkhall Integrated College. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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