New-Bridge Integrated College is an
integrated secondary school
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founded in 1995 for children in
Newry
Newry (; ) is a City status in Ireland, city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Newry River, Clanrye river in counties County Down, Down and County Armagh, Armagh. It is near Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, the border with the ...
and
Banbridge
Banbridge ( ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the Bann in 1712. It is in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper ...
, hence the name New(ry)-(Ban)Bridge. New-Bridge was established in the rural village of
Loughbrickland
Loughbrickland ( or ; ) is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.
History
Lough ...
,
Northern Ireland
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so that it was neither in Banbridge nor Newry, it is in a small village called Loughbrickland which is 11.7 miles from Newry and less than 3.6 miles from Banbridge.
Pupils travel to the school from a wide area of Counties
Down and
Armagh
Armagh ( ; , , " Macha's height") is a city and the county town of County Armagh, in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primates of All ...
.
When New-Bridge was founded it was considered that the school would only have an attendance of around 390. Due to its popularity and growth, New Bridge now has an attendance rate of over 650 per year, and the school continues to grow.
In 2000, the school began to cater for
sixth form
In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepa ...
education, enabling students to be taught beyond GCSE standard at the school.
See also
*
List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland
Integrated schools are part of integrated education within Northern Ireland, aimed at bringing children together from both sides of the main religious communities through education.
Integrated schools can be Controlled Integrated or Grant Mainta ...
*
List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland
Notes
External links
New-Bridge Integrated College official websiteNICIE website – New-Bridge Integrated CollegeNew-Bridge Integrated College instagram
Integrated schools in County Down
Secondary schools in County Down
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