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. The High School, or Gordonville Ladies' Academy as it was originally known, was founded in 1875 in Alexander Terrace, Coleraine, by Mrs Long, assisted by her daughter and staff. From 1924 until 1959, the school, as a voluntary grammar school, was controlled by a board of governors. In 1959, the day school was transferred to the County Londonderry Education Committee, and then, in the local government re-organisation of 1973, to the North Eastern Education and Library Board as a controlled grammar school. The Boarding Department remained the responsibility of the Board of Governors until its closure in 1997. The school moved from the "Gordonville" site in 1966 when the present buildings were completed and a further extension was added in 1971. It was once home to both boarders and day pupils. Later, the boarding department closed but there were still over 800 day pupils. Coleraine High School merged with

Coleraine Academical Institution Coleraine Academical Institution (CAI and styled locally as Coleraine Inst) was a voluntary grammar school for boys in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Coleraine Academical Institution occupied a site on the Castlerock Road, ...

to form

Coleraine Grammar School Coleraine Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland that was established in 2015 following the amalgamation of Coleraine Academical Institution and Coleraine High School. The school w ...

. As of 2024 the Lodge Road campus is now closed.

Houses

The school is divided into four houses: * Fermoyle - yellow * Culrath - red * Inverbann- indigo * Cranagh - turquoise

Spring Gardens

As of February 2012, the old boarders building of Spring Gardens has been demolished.

Amalgamation

After June 2015, Coleraine High School amalgamated with

to form

. The new school is currently on both the CHS and CAI campuses and started accepting pupils in September 2015.

Notable past pupils

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* {{authority control Grammar schools in County Londonderry Coleraine Girls' schools in Northern Ireland 1875 establishments in Ireland Educational institutions established in 1875 2015 disestablishments in Northern Ireland Educational institutions disestablished in 2015

Houses

Spring Gardens

Amalgamation

Notable past pupils

See also

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