Down High School
| Address | |
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Mount Crescent Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland United Kingdom BT30 6EU |
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| Information | |
| Type | Grammar School |
| Motto |
Floreat Dunum , Absque dole Labore Nihil |
| School district | SEELB |
| Headmaster | Mrs M. Perry |
| Enrollment | 1080 (Approx.) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Green and yellow |
| Website | http://www.downhighschool.org.uk |
Coordinates: 54°19′52″N 5°43′08″W / 54.331°N 5.719°W
Floreat Dunum , Absque dole
Down High School, also called DHS and Down High Grammar School, is a controlled co-educational Grammar School located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The school encompasses students from the ages of eleven to eighteen in the senior school—of which there are, approximately, 950 pupils—and also features a Preparatory Department of 130 students (Reception to Primary 7). On 21 July 2014, Education Minister John O'Dowd approved a development proposal to close the Preparatory Department of Down High School. On 30 June 2014 the Preparatory Department closed. There are roughly 250 pupils engaged in A-level study in the Sixth Form. In July 2015 some £20 million was granted by the Education minister to begin the new build project in 2017.[1]
The Gate House and stone walls surrounding the school were originally part of the County Gaol. The stone walls were lowered to the deck when the school was established. It was argued that removing the walls completely would allow fog from the nearby River Quoile to rise into school grounds. There were tunnels beneath the school and grounds (that now are sealed off) which were used to transport prisoners to and from the court house on English Street. Convicts sentenced to death would often be hanged in the main gateway in front of the school. The large granite gatehouse is a prominent feature of the Mount Crescent area, and lies unused. Many of the classes are taught in temporary classrooms.
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