St Killian's College
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St Killian's College (Irish: Coláiste Naomh Cillian, also known colloquially as Garron Tower) is a secondary school located in the Glens of Antrim area of Northern Ireland. The eponymous tower was established in 1865 as a home for Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry. The teaching college was founded in 1951 while the current incarnation of the school, resulting from the amalgamation of nearby colleges, emerged in 2010 after a series of reforms by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools.[1]
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St. Killian's College Coláiste Naomh Cillian | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 55.043°N 5.968°W / 55.043; -5.968 |
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Other name | Garron Tower |
Type | All-ability, co-educational, 11-18 school |
Motto | Caritas et Veritas (Love and Truth) |
Head of school | Jonathan Brady |
Enrollment | 830 |
Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
Website | www |
The school is regularly listed as one of the top performing schools in Northern Ireland[2][3] and ranked 5th in the A-Level table in the 2019 year.[4]
Historically a grammar school, the school became an all-abilities school in 2010 and renamed St Killian's College after the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools announced it would be focused on transforming every school to all-abilities.[1]