Fort Hill Integrated College

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]

Fort Hill Integrated College
Address
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Belfast Road, Lisburn


Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°30′55″N 6°01′53″W / 54.5153°N 6.0314°W / 54.5153; -6.0314
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TypeControlled integrated
Established1958
School number4250072
PrincipalColin Millar
Grades8-14
AreaLisburn
Color(s)Navy and Green
Websiteforthillcollege.co.uk

Context

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Fort Hill Integrated College [Lisburn] | Education Authority". Education Authority. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME | Fort Hill College". forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME | Fort Hill College". www.forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "PROSPECTUS | Fort Hill College". www.forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "SHARED EDUCATION | Fort Hill College". www.forthillcollege.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Heart Hero Award". Fort Hill College. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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