School name City/ Town County Sector Type DENI. Children attend primary school between the ages of 4 and 11.

Its primary statutory duty is to promote the education of the The majority of examinations sat, and education plans followed, in Northern Irish schools are set by the At age 14, pupils select which subjects to continue to study for At age 16, some pupils stay at school and choose to study Northern Ireland formerly ran a transfer test at a governmental level to decide which primary school students qualified for a place at a Grammar School. The CCMS also has a wider role within the Northern Ireland education sector and contributes to policy on a wide range of issues such as curriculum review, selection, pre-school education, pastoral care and leadership. Competitive salary. Facts about Schools in Northern Ireland; Facts about Schools in Northern Ireland. Please The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. There are 12 of these type of school. Almost one in 20 of our 500 Parent Power schools are voluntary grammar schools, from single-sex to mixed; faith-based to non-denominational.Founded only in 1997, it is the smallest of Derry’s grammar schools with about 850 pupils, admitting children of all faiths.

School governors decide the school’s uniform policy. Children normally start primary school at four years and leave at the age of 11, moving on to a post-primary school.Most schools follow the revised Curriculum and are regularly inspected by the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI).Controlled schools are managed and funded by the EA through school Boards of Governors (BoGs). The Eleven Plus no longer operates in Northern Ireland but schools still operate exams. The Belfast Telegraph is the only source of comprehensive league tables showing the results of every post-primary school in Northern Ireland. The school principal is responsible for making sure pupils follow the uniform-wearing rules. In Northern Ireland, the school categories are grant-aided and Independent. At age 11, on entering secondary education, all pupils study a broad base of subjects which include geography, English, mathematics, science, physical education, music and modern languages. Independent schools are fee-paying and follow their own curriculum. There are 36 council members who oversee and authorise the strategic and operational policies and practices of the CCMS. On entering secondary education, all pupils study a broad base of subjects which include geography, english, mathematics, science, physical education, music and modern languages. Most schools are grant-aided. A Special school is a Controlled or Voluntary school which is specially organised to provide education for pupils with special needs.An Independent school is a school at which full-time education is provided for pupils aged from four to 16 and is not grant aided. Please The small size of Lumen Christi College helps to foster a sense of communityListen to Times Radio for the latest well-informed debate, expert analysis and breaking newsRegistered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. For the first time, however, the co-educational Catholic school wins our Northern Ireland Secondary School of the Year award. Some primary and post-primary school pupils are eligible for grants to help buy their school uniform. Maintained schools are Voluntary schools owned by trustees and managed by boards of governors which consist of members nominated by trustees along with representatives of parents, teachers and the EA. Pupils from P1 through to third year in secondary schools will now return for the new team in protected bubbles, with no requirement for social distancing.

In Northern Ireland, the school categories are grant-aided and Independent. Most schools are grant-aided. How Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s primary and secondary schools are reopening After the schools shut down at the beginning of … Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG) was established by DE and its remit is to promote, assist and encourage Irish-Medium education.There are Controlled and Maintained Irish-Medium schools and units. These schools follow the revised Curriculum. About integrated schools There are at present 62 grant-aided integrated schools in Northern Ireland (with a total enrolment of 21,956 pupils, or 7 percent of total pupils in 2014/15), made up of 38 grant-maintained integrated schools and 24 controlled integrated schools. There are 9 Private Schools in Northern Ireland which take pupils of secondary school age. These schools follow the revised Curriculum.

Pupils are usually taught most subjects through the medium of There are currently two types of Irish-medium schools in Northern Ireland. Please The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. At the local levels, schools are administered by the Education and Library Boards. Membership to the council is by appointment and recommendationEstablished under the auspices of 1989 Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order, the Council's primary purpose is the provision of an upper tier of management for the Catholic Maintained Sector with the primary objective of raising standards in Catholic maintained schools.