Oakgrove Integrated College
| Oakgrove Integrated College | |
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Stradreagh, Gransha Park , BT47 6TG | |
| Coordinates | 55°01′05″N 7°16′22″W / 55.018036°N 7.272705°W |
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| Type | Integrated secondary school |
| Established | 1991 |
| Local authority | WELB |
| Enrolment | 940 |
| Colour(s) | Navy, Maroon & Yellow |
| Website | http://www.oakgrovecollege.com |
Oakgrove Integrated College is an integrated secondary school based in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Context[edit]
Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[1] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On as parental request, a school could apply to 'transition' to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981.[2]
History[edit]
The college, which was formed with the hope of integrating young people from both sides of Northern Ireland's religious divide, opened in September 1991.[3] Marie Cowan was the principal when it opened[4] in the old Housing Executive offices at Limavady Road.[5] It then moved to an old red brick building at the Gransha Hospital in September 1992.[5] A new purpose-built facility, built at a cost of £9.7 million,[6] was completed in 2004.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
- ^ "The History of NICIE | Integrated Education Northern Ireland". www.nicie.org. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating 25 years at Oakgrove" (PDF). Integrated Education. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Building a moral framework to take into the wider world". Belfast Telegraph. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Oakgrove Integrated College". Education Base. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Contracts awarded by Northern Ireland Departments". UK Parliament. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "And the Walls Come Tumbling Down". Education Week. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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