Priory Integrated College | |
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My Lady's Mile Holywood , County Down , BT18 9ER Northern Ireland | |
Coordinates | 54°38′12″N 5°50′05″W / 54.636595°N 5.834735°W |
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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 |
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]
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]