Friends' School, Lisburn
| Friends' School, Lisburn | |
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| Location | |
| Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Voluntary grammar with preparatory department |
| Motto | Quae sursum sunt quaerite - seek the things that are above |
| Established | 1774 |
| Principal | Mr Stephen Moore |
| Enrollment | 950 |
| Colours |
Green, Red and Yellow |
| Age Range | 4 to 18 |
| Denomination | Quaker |
| Website | www.friendsschoollisburn.org.uk/ |
Coordinates: 54°31′05″N 6°02′42″W / 54.518°N 6.045°W
Green, Red and Yellow
Friends' School, Lisburn is a Quaker voluntary grammar school in the city of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, founded in 1774.
Friends School, Lisburn was founded - as The Ulster Provincial School - on the basis of a bequest in 1764 of a prosperous linen merchant, John Hancock, who left £1,000 for the purchase of land in or near Lisburn on which to build a school for the children of Quakers. Twenty acres were purchased at Prospect Hill from the Earl of Hertford. In 1774, the first headmaster, John Gough, took up his post. In 1794 The Ulster provincial School became the responsibility of the Ulster Quarterly Meeting, the body representing the Religious Society of Friends in Ulster.
Friends' is one of two Quaker schools in Ireland, the other being Newtown School, Waterford. There are nine in the United Kingdom.
In 2011 the school was named by the Sunday Times as the best in Northern Ireland.
The school consists of a fee-paying preparatory department, Prospect House, and a grammar school, the latter of which, until recently had a boarding department attracting pupils from abroad (mostly Hong Kong) due to its reputation. Friends' now only accepts day pupils, of around 140 a year contributing to a full enrolment of 970 for the grammar school.
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