St. Malachy's College, Belfast

at 36 Antrim Road, Belfast , BT15 2 United Kingdom

1. School

St. Malachy's College is the oldest Roman Catholic grammar school (college preparatory high school) in the province of Ulster, and one of the oldest in Ireland.

Description

St. Malachy's is a boys' school providing education for approximately 1,200 students aged 11 to 18. The catchment area of the College is wide, as it is the only male Catholic grammar school in north Belfast: students come from not only local areas such as Ardoyne and New Lodge, but also suburban and rural towns in Northern Ireland. The college today boasts impressive records in both GCSE and A-level examinations, and has had many recent sporting successes, especially in athletics and basketball. The college is also noted for a having a strong music department and was recently designated as the first specialist music college in Northern Ireland. The college was founded in 1833 about 50 years after the repeal of the penal laws, which had outlawed, among other things, the celebration of the Catholic Mass, and the provision for the education of the Catholics of Ireland. Its motto is "gloria ab intus" which translates from Latin as "glory from within".

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St. Malachy's College, Belfast is Belfast based place and this enity listed in School category. Located at 36 Antrim Road BT15 2. Contact phone number of St. Malachy's College, Belfast: 02890748285