Carrickfergus College

Carrickfergus College is a secondary school located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The college was opened in 1959 and has over 750 students and 52 teachers. It is within the North Eastern Education and Library Board area.

Information

Carrickfergus College won UTV’s Secondary School Choir of the Year in 1998, 2003 and the last one in 2005.

*College Ethos: "At Carrickfergus College we are committed to providing a quality educational experience for each young person placed in our care. We endeavour to create a secure and supportive environment where all pupils can thrive emotionally, academically, physically and spiritually to achieve their full potential as well-qualified, caring and contributing members of the community. The College's high expectations for pupils and staff facilitate the pursuit of excellence in all areas of learning and pastoral care. Underpinning all we attempt is the belief that education, at whatever level, should be an experience which empowers the learner.

*Mission: "To provide a diverse and challenging range of quality experiences, delivered by caring, professional staff, in a well ordered environment. In partnership with parents, we will enable young people to discover and develop their academic, artistic, physical and social skills and they will acquire the knowledge to make informed choices in career, moral, spiritual and health related issues. The skills needed for independent and lifelong learning will be honed and the totality of their experiences at the College will empower them to shape their futures and become fully integrated in to the ever changing local and global communities". "We aim for excellence".

*Address: 110 North Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 7QX [cite web|url=http://www.carrickferguscollege.co.uk/home.htm|title=Information|accessdate=2008-10-02|publisher=Carrickfergus College website]

School Aims

They have seven school aims which are:1. Develop enquiring minds and be capable of informed choices

2. Achieve their potential in all areas of the curriculum

3. Be enabled with skills and qualities needed for independent and lifelong learning

4. Develop personal attributes and social skills for citizenship

5. Realise their self worth and develop high self-esteem

6. Learn how to behave responsibly, respecting themselves, others and the environment

7.Be well prepared for the world of work [cite web|url=http://www.carrickferguscollege.co.uk/about_us_schoolaims.htm|title=School Aims|accessdate=2008-10-02|publisher=Carrickfergus College website]

Carrickfergus Learning Community (CLC)

Carrickfergus College is currently involved in a new curricular scheme called the Carrickfergus Learning Community (CLC), along with Carrickfergus Grammar School, Downshire, and Ulidia Integrated College. It means that if another school in Carrickfergus is doing the subject your school isn't you will be able to do it without moving schools.At Carrickfergus College students may study:

Religious Education (AS/A2) Health & Social Care (Applied GCE Single Award) At Carrickfergus Grammar students may study:

Biology (AS/A2) French (AS/A2) Geography (AS/A2) Government & Politics (AS/A2) Music (AS/A2) Physics (AS/A2)

At Downshire School students may study:

Media Studies (AS/A2) Travel & Tourism (Applied GCE Single Award)

At Ulidia Integrated College students may study:

Moving Image Arts (AS/A2) Maths (AS/A2) Performing Arts (BTec) Sports Studies (BTec) e.Business (BTec) Admissions CriteriaStudents wishing to access the above mentioned courses must have met the school criteria for returning to their own school to complete sixth form studies and meet the entry requirements for the individual subject they wish to study. [cite web|url=http://www.carrickferguscollege.co.uk/about_us_specialschools.html|title=Carrickfergus Learning Community (CLC)|accessdate=2008-10-02|publisher=Carrickfergus College website]

Specialist School

In May 2007 the school became a specialist school for Business and Enterprise. At present they are one of only 25 secondary / grammar schools in Northern Ireland to have achieved this prestigious designation. As a specialist school they receive additional funding which will be in excess of £400,000 over the next four years. This will be used to enhance resources in all subject areas, with the ultimate aim of continually raising standards of pupil achievement. [cite web|url=http://www.carrickferguscollege.co.uk/about_us_CLC.htm|title=CLC|accessdate=2008-10-02|publisher=Carrickfergus College website]

House System

It has set up a house system similar to Carrickfergus Grammar with houses Castle, Fergus and Knockagh. The house system holds many competitions within the school and the house with most points at the end of the year will win a trip out of school. It is sorted by form classes

The 2007/8 would be won by Fergus, Castle in second and Knockagh in third.

References

External Links

* [http://www.carrickferguscollege.co.uk/ Carrickfergus College]