Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School
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| Motto | Veritas Liberabit (The truth will set you free) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1992 |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Mr Kelly |
| Chaplin | Father Colin Grant |
| Vice Principal | Mr Peter Dobbin |
| Location | 518 Ravenhill Road Belfast BT6 0BY Northern Ireland |
| Staff | ~100 |
| Students | ~770 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Colours | Grey, Blue, Red |
| School Years | Year 8 - Year 14 |
| Chairman | The Most Rev Donal McKeown |
| Website | Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School |
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School is a co-educational Roman Catholic grammar school situated on the Ravenhill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It teaches a range of subjects. Its main education board of choice is CCEA, but the school also uses AQA and Edexcel for certain subjects.
[edit] Motto and crest
The school's motto is Veritas Liberabit which is Latin for "The truth will set you free". The school crest is a circle half-surrounded by a 'mane' (representing the Evangelist Mark), and inside the circle in one half there is half of an ox (symbolising St Thomas Aquinas) and the symbol of the lamb and the keys.
[edit] Subjects
The school offers a range of subjects including; Art & Design, Home Economics, English, Drama, Spanish, French, Irish, Geography, History, Mathematics, Science, Technology & Design, Music, Religion, ICT and P.E. At AS-A2 level, students can also choose to take: Sociology, Psychology (AS only) and Government & Politics.
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Coordinates: 54°34′38.32″N 6°05′16.66″W / 54.5773111°N 6.0879611°W