Priory Integrated College

Priory Integrated College or more commonly known as Priory College or simply Priory is a secondary school located on My Lady's Mile, in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.^[1][2]

Priory Integrated College
Address
My Lady's Mile Holywood , County Down , BT18 9ER Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.636595°N 5.834735°W / 54.636595; -5.834735
Information
Former name	Holywood High School
Type	Integrated secondary school
Motto	Collaborans (Together)
Religious affiliation(s)	Integrated
Established	1997 (as Priory Integrated College) 1952 (as Holywood High School)
School district	Ards and North Down
Local authority	SEELB
Specialist	Humanities
Principal	Nicola Wilson
Staff	Approx 70
Years	8–14
Gender	Co-educational
Age range	11-18
Enrolment	Approx 650
Classes offered	Key Stage 3, GCSE, A-Level
Language	English
Hours in school day	6-7
Colour(s)	Navy, Green and white
Website	priorycollege.co.uk

It is a co-educational integrated college taking in 11- to 18-year-old pupils from a wide area beyond Holywood, including Millisle, Donaghadee, Bangor, Newtownards, Dundonald and Belfast.^[3][4]

Priory is an Apple distinguished school, and every student is assigned with an educational iPad used for school work, homework, coursework and revision.^[5][6] The school received an iTeach technology award in 2016.^[7][8]

The school offers a range of subjects including; Art and Design, Home Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science, Technology and Design, Music, Learning for Life and Work, ICT and P.E. These subjects are compulsory to study at Key Stage 3 Level. At GCSE level the school offers further studies and its main education board of choice is CCEA, but also uses AQA, OCR and Edexcel in certain subjects.^[9]

History

The school was originally named as Holywood High School in its foundation year in 1952. In 1997, the name of the school was changed to Priory Integrated College in order to appeal to all religions and to focus on integrated education after a consultation with parents also came to an agreement.^[10] The process of transformation began with funding provided by the Integrated Education Fund.^[11][12]

Sixth Form

Priory Integrated College enrols pupils from many schools and of varying abilities in its sixth form centre to carry out their AS and A levels.^[13] Pupils are able to study A levels and BTECs. The majority of students subsequently go on to degree courses at higher education institutions, including South Eastern Regional College, or universities within the UK for careers with further training.^[14][15]

Sports

• Aerobics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Dodgeball
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Netball
• Rounders
• Rugby union
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball

Extracurricular activities

• Art club
• Band
• Breakfast club
• Choir
• IT club
• Library
• Music lessons
• Student council
• Trivia
• Voluntary work

See also

• List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland
• List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland

Notable pupils

• Matty Burrows- A professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays for Ards F.C. in the IFA Premiership, and was on the shortlist for the 2010 FIFA Puskas Award.^[16]

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