Mount Gilbert Community College was a mixed, non-denominational secondary school created in 1993 as an amalgamation of Forth River and Cairnmartin secondary schools. It had about 500 pupils then, but the number dropped to half that in 2001. The

Belfast Education and Library Board Education in Northern Ireland differs from education systems elsewhere in the United Kingdom (although it is relatively similar to Wales), but is similar to the Republic of Ireland in sharing in the development of the ''national school'' syste ...

recommended its closure and Maria Eagle, Education Minister announced that the school would close by the end of August 2007.NICS archive
/ref> Located at 237 Ballygomartin Road, the school was based in the Shankill area of Belfast. The main alternative school was Castle High School, just off the

Shore Road Shore Road may refer to: * Shore Road, Belfast, the A2 through north Belfast and Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland * Pelham Road Pelham Road, known as Shore Road within the Bronx, is a historic east-west road that runs along the Long Island Soun ...

Fortwilliam Park Fortwilliam Park is a association football, football ground in Tobermore, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Tobermore United F.C. In 1984, the ground hosted George Best, George Best's only competitive club match in ...

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BBC report on closure of Mount GilbertCastle High School official website
Defunct schools in Northern Ireland Secondary schools in Belfast Educational institutions established in 1993 Educational institutions disestablished in 2007 1993 establishments in Northern Ireland {{NorthernIreland-school-stub