Rathmore Grammar School
| Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast Scoil an Rátha Mhóir, Béal Feirste | |
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| Location | |
| Kingsway, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | |
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| Type | Voluntary Grammar |
| Motto | Ut Vitam Habeant (Live life to the full) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Closed | July - September |
| LEA | Belfast Education and Library Board |
| Principal | Mrs. Thérèse Hamilton |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | 1269 |
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| School Years | Year 8 - Year 14 |
| Vice Principal | Dr Arthur Donnelly |
| Website | rathmoregrammarschool.org |
Coordinates: 54°33′00″N 5°59′31″W / 54.550°N 5.992°W
Rathmore Grammar School, normally referred to simply as "Rathmore", is a Catholic grammar school in Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The current principal is Thérèse Hamilton who succeeded Sr. Ursula Canavan as principal at the beginning of academic year 2009/10. It is one of the leading grammar schools in Northern Ireland and is one of the top four over subscribed schools in the country.
Rathmore is situated in Kingsway, Finaghy, Belfast, behind the St. Anne's "campus", consisting of St. Anne's Primary School, Parish Church, and Parish Centre. It is hidden from view from the nearby Upper Lisburn Road.
Rathmore Grammar School is paired with the Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium in Bonn and Colegio de San Jose in Madrid.
Rathmore began as a stately home, built by Belfast businessman Victor Coates for his family, but the house was passed to the local Bishop who in turn sold it to the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. The RSHM used the house as a convent, where they began a school for girls. Sometime later, a major development project surrounded the convent with school buildings.
More recently, a new school building was designed by a past pupil of the school. The new building was completed in time for the school year beginning September 2005. This project included the restoration of the convent, which now houses History, Politics and Religious Education.
With the new building, a new C2k computer network was installed, along with interactive whiteboards in every classroom. Each member of staff and pupil has their own user account with email, and can access their personal files and email from home, via the C2KNI.net website. It is a Promethean Centre of Excellence, one of two in Belfast.
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