St Joseph's Grammar School

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| name = St Joseph's Grammar School

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| motto = "A Proud Past, A Better Future"

| city = Donaghmore

| county = County Tyrone

| country = Northern Ireland

| local_authority = Education Authority (Western)

| enrolment = 800

| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic

| head_label = Principal

| head = Geraldine Donnelly

| gender = Male/Female

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 18

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| website = [http://stjosephsdonaghmore.com/ stjosephsdonaghmore.com]

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St. Joseph's Grammar School is a voluntary grammar school for students in Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.{{Cite web|url=http://stjosephsdonaghmore.com/author/admin/page/4/|title=St Joseph's Grammar School, Donaghmore|access-date=2018-11-07}} The teaching age range is 11–18. The school provides the option of sixth form after pupils finish year 12.{{Cite web|url=http://stjosephsdonaghmore.com|title=St. Josephs Grammar School|access-date=2018-11-07}}

History

The school was established in 1922 by the Daughters of the Cross.{{cite web |title=Principal's Welcome |url=https://www.stjosephsdonaghmore.com/principals-welcome |website=St. Joseph's Donaghmore |accessdate=15 July 2020}}

Academics

The school teaches a range of subjects, such as ICT, Art and design, Music and Irish language. It has an Irish medium stream (Sruth Na Gaeilge) in which 50% of the curriculum is taught through the Irish language. 170 pupils are enrolled in this stream.{{cite web |title=Sruth na Gaelige |url=https://www.stjosephsdonaghmore.com/sruth-na-gaelige |website=St. Joseph's Donaghmore |accessdate=15 July 2020}}

In 2017/18, 99% of its students who entered achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths. It was ranked 15th out of 188 schools in terms of its GCSE performance.{{cite news |title=GCSE Northern Ireland 2019 |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/league-tables/2019/gcse-northern-ireland-school-league-table-2019-37938646.html |newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |accessdate=15 July 2020}} Also in 2017/18, 86.1% of its entrants to the A-level exam achieved A*-C grades. It was ranked 21 out of 159 schools.{{cite news |title=A-Level Northern Ireland |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/league-tables/2019/a-level-northern-ireland-school-league-table-2019-37935474.html |newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |accessdate=15 July 2020}}

See also

References

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Category:Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland

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