Brownlow Integrated College
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| name =
| logo = File:Fair_use_logo_Brownlow_Integrated_College.png
| address = Tullgally Road
| city = Craigavon
| county = County Armagh
| postcode = BT65 5BS
| country = Northern Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|54.448|-6.364|display=title,inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}
| type = Controlled Integrated
| religious_affiliation = Integrated
| established = {{start date and age|1973}}
| status = Open
| local_authority = Education Authority
| principal = Mr O’Hara
| staff = 51
| gender = Co-educational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| enrollment = 424 (2023/24)
| houses = Antrim
Mourne
Sperrin
| colours = {{Colour box|purple}}{{Colour box|gold}}
| website = https://www.brownlowcollege.co.uk
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Brownlow Integrated College is a controlled integrated school in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1973 as Brownlow High School. In 1991, it became the first secondary school in Northern Ireland to transition from a state-controlled school to an integrated school. Mr N O'Hara is the school's current principal.
Brownlow has about 320 pupils as of 2018. It is not part of the Craigavon two-tier system. The year 8 intake in 2018 was 64.{{cite web |title=Post-primary-inspection-Brownlow Integrated College Craigavon |url=https://www.etini.gov.uk/sites/etini.gov.uk/files/publications/asos-post-primary-inspection-brownlow-integrated-college-craigavon-county-armagh-525-0216_0.pdf |website=www.etini.gov.uk/ |access-date=28 August 2021}}
Context
Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199697/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds06/text/60718-1006.htm www.parliament.uk], retrieved 22 July 2007 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.
As of 2024, students at Brownlow Integrated College were 23% Protestant, 43% Roman Catholic and 34% other.
See also
References
Infobox sourced from [https://www.brownlowcollege.co.uk Brownlow Integrated College website]{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.brownlowcollege.co.uk/ Brownlow Integrated College Website]
- [http://www.nicie.org/ NICIE website]
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Category:Integrated schools in County Armagh
Category:Secondary schools in County Armagh
Category:Educational institutions established in 1973
Category:1973 establishments in Northern Ireland
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