Glenlola Collegiate School
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Coordinates: 54°39′14″N 5°39′47″W / 54.654°N 5.663°W
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| Glenlola Coat of Arms
"Nisi dominus frustra"
(Without the Lord, all is in vain) |
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| Address | |
| Castle Park Bangor, County Down, BT20 4TH, Northern Ireland |
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| School type | Funded by Government, Grammar school |
| Founded | ~1880 |
| School board | SEELB |
| Vice principal | Mrs Beck |
| Headmaster | Mr W Thompson |
| Gender | all-girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Enrolment | ~1100 |
| Average class size | 25 |
| Classes offered | Key Stage 3, GCSE, A-Level |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8:45-3:30 |
| Classrooms | G8-U38 |
| Houses | 6: Clanmorris, Dufferin, Hamilton, Harte, Ward and Weir |
| School Colour(s) | Blue and white |
| Athletics | Badminton, cross country, hockey, swimming, netball, tennis, etc |
| Website | http://www.glenlola.net |
Glenlola Collegiate School is an all-girls grammar school in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school was founded as a school for girls in approximately 1880.[citation needed] It has achieved some of the best exam and extracurricular results in the region.[1]
On 28 May 2003, a new school opened, including a pre-school playgroup and Cygnet House. The official opening was performed by HRH The Duke of York on 8 October 2003. For the first time, the entire school population of 1200 girls and staff could be accommodated in one building, which, aside from classrooms, includes laboratories, a resource bases, a sports hall, a lecture theatre, fitness suite, assembly and gym halls, a library, a design and technology suite and separate locker rooms. ICT provision exists in all teaching rooms and exterior playing surfaces are floodlit.[1]
In 2002, the school was ranked second of the controlled schools in Northern Ireland and 29th in the whole UK according to The Sunday Times Parent Power.[citation needed] The current principal, Mr W E Thompson, took up post in February 2010, taking over from Richard Finlay.
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Zöe Salmon, Blue Peter presenter
- Linda Wray, BBC Radio Ulster presenter
