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St Columbanus’ College
POST PRIMARY GUIDE 2020
LIFE AT ST COLUMBANUS’ COLLEGE
POST PRIMARY GUIDE 2020
ST COLUMBANUS’ COLLEGE, BANGOR
hIGh PERFORMING INCLUSIvE EDUCATION
St Columbanus’ College is a well-established and very successful 11-19, all-ability, coeducational, Catholic College located on Ballymaconnell Road, Bangor. We are proud that our school attracts people of all religious denominations and is a community where diverse beliefs and cultures fuse together to form a vibrant college where the academic, pastoral and spiritual growth of our students are valued equally.
At the school’s core are the values of equality and inclusion, providing individual support and learning to all pupils, from the highest academic achiever to the child who needs more focused support and encouragement.
All children are welcome within the College both by their peers and by highly motivated teaching staff who uphold a pastoral care system which ETI have determined to be outstanding. When you combine passionate and caring staff with a highly effective pastoral structure, you get a community designed to ensure that all children are included and equally valued. From the minute you start at St Columbanus’ College, you will be cared for by staff in a close-knit, caring environment, with student services and support focused on the individual needs of our children.
We have been described as “a happy school with a can do attitude”. It is our belief that happy and content children working in a climate of cooperation and high expectation will achieve their full potential. The College works successfully in partnership with families to promote the successful development of their children. It is a school that is firmly committed to the communities it serves, thriving at the heart of the Bangor and Ards area parishes and community life. The aim of St Columbanus’ College is to provide every child with academic knowledge and skills with a culture of challenge and success whilst maintaining an equal focus on their moral, physical, spiritual, emotional and social well-being.
Our academic success speaks for itself. In August 2019 we had another outstanding set of GCSE and A Level results, celebrating the best in the College’s history. 89% of our pupils achieved at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE level, 63% including English and Maths. In all of the indicators used by authorities to measure academic performance, our College performed at levels well above the National Average at KS3, GCSE and A Level. We strive to achieve success in a happy and hard-working environment and this success can be measured by our outstanding results.
The College is proud to be a strong Catholic College firmly rooted in Christian teaching and principles. We welcome children of any faith or none and we pride ourselves on inclusion and acceptance according to the teachings and values of the Gospel. The college’s ethos encourages young people to “Live with God’s law in their heart”, to have love and respect for one another and to display the values of honesty, integrity, respect and hard work in all that they do. St Columbanus’ College is committed to providing every pupil with an education for life.
