Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College
| Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College | |
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| Address | |
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2 Castle Park Road Bangor, Northern Ireland Bangor, Co. Down, BT20 4TB United Kingdom |
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| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Established | 2001 |
| LEA | SEELB |
| Specialist | Humanities |
| Chairperson | Mrs. Doreen Tennis |
| Vice-Principal | Miss. P McBride, (Curriculum) Ms. J Gillespie, (Pastoral) |
| Principal | Mr. M Pitts |
| Staff | 160 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrollment | 1460 |
| Colour(s) |
Turquoise, Dark Navy, Gold, Red (Sixth Form) |
| Website | http://www.bangoracademy.org.uk |
Coordinates: 54°39′54″N 5°39′36″W / 54.665°N 5.660°W
Turquoise, Dark Navy, Gold, Red (Sixth Form)
Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College (informally Bangor Academy) is a secondary school located in Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland.
The school was formed as part of a merger between the Bangor High for Girls school [1] and Gransha High for Boys school [2]. The name for the newly formed school was Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College. Mr. AWJ Hyndman was appointed to be the school's first Principal.
The 2 schools officially merged in 2001, it was decided to locate the Junior year groups, years 8, 9, and 10 at the Gransha Road campus, the Senior year groups, years 11, 12 and Sixth Form were based at the Castle Street campus.
It was announced on 1 March 2001 by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland that a new school campus was to be built to accommodate 1,650 pupils with an investment package totalling £21 million. [3]
All year groups moved into the new school building located on the Castle Park Road in 2008.
Principal, Mr. M Pitts, BA (Hons), PGCE, NPQH,
The Board of Governors announced to school staff on 25 March 2014 that Mr. Matthew Pitts, former Principal of Wellington College, Belfast, accepted the post of Principal. Mr. Pitts officially began his Principalship at Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College on 1 September 2014.
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