Holy Cross College, Strabane

54.815°N 7.472°W / 54.815; -7.472

Holy Cross College, Strabane
Address
35 Melmount Road Strabane , County Tyrone , BT82 9EF Northern Ireland
Information
Type	Secondary School
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2004
Local authority	Education Authority (Western)
Principal	Ciaran Johnston
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1 mil
Colour(s)
Website	www.holycrosscollege.co.uk

Holy Cross College, Strabane is a co-ed bilateral school in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It contains over 1500 pupils and over 90 members of staff.

History

Holy Cross College opened in September 2004 following the amalgamation of Strabane's three Catholic post-primary schools, the Convent Grammar School, St Colman's High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School.^[1] It is a bilateral school which means it has both grammar and non-selective streams, with the two groups of students taught separately.^[2]

The college's first principal was Sean Bradley. He was succeeded by Maria Doherty who took the job of principal after Christmas 2008. In turn, she was succeeded by Mrs Claire Bradley who took over as Principal in September 2018. She was then succeeded by Mrs Lisa McGuigan in 2022.^[3]

Campus

The new campus for Holy Cross College opened on September 1, 2008.^[4]

Facilities

Holy Cross College has an all-weather pitch, three grass pitches, five tennis courts, two gymnasia and a sports hall. The actual school itself has over 100 classrooms each able to hold 30 or more pupils. Every year it takes in more than 250 pupils. Its largest ever intake of pupils was in the year 2013 when the school took 365 pupils.

Notable staff

• Brian McGilloway - crime fiction author