Fort Hill Integrated College
| Fort Hill Integrated College | |
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Belfast Road, Lisburn Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 54°30′55″N 6°01′53″W / 54.5153°N 6.0314°W |
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| Type | Controlled integrated |
| Established | 1958 |
| School number | 4250072 |
| Principal | Colin Millar |
| Grades | 8-14 |
| Area | Lisburn |
| Color(s) | Navy and Green |
| Website | forthillcollege.co.uk |
Fort Hill Integrated College is an Integrated College in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, located on the Belfast Road. The principal of the school is Mr. Colin Millar.[1] The school crest depicts keys representing opening the doors of knowledge: academic, personal, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual.[2]
Context
Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[3] 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. A small number of existing controlled schools have had their status changed by the local authority becoming 'controlled integrated schools'.[4]
Fort Hill Integrated College Ethos
The School's Ethos is a list of its values that spell H.E.A.R.T., which stands for: Honesty, Effort, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance. The 2 keys in the School Crest represent opening the doors of knowledge; Academic, Personal, Social, Cultural, Emotional and Spiritual.[5]
History
The school opened as a girls' high school in 1958, later it became mixed and was re-designated as an integrated school.[6] They work collaborative on 'Shared Education' projects with St Colm's High School[7]
Notable staff
In 2017, a school nurse, Eileen McConnell, was the runner-up in the British Heart Foundation Professional Award 2017.[8] Currently, CPR training is being given to staff and pupils of the school to establish an education on how to save someone's life through CPR.
See also
- List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland
- List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland
- Education in Northern Ireland
References
- ^ "Fort Hill Integrated College [Lisburn] | Education Authority". Education Authority. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME | Fort Hill College". forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME | Fort Hill College". www.forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "PROSPECTUS | Fort Hill College". www.forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Heart Hero Award". Fort Hill College. Retrieved 24 March 2021.