St. Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh
| St Patrick's Grammar School Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Pádraig |
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Cathedral Road Armagh, Co. Armagh, BT617QZ Northern Ireland |
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| Type | Non-selective Voluntary grammar school |
| Motto | Fratres in Unum |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1838 |
| Chairman of Board of Governors | Mr. F Corvan |
| Principal | Mr. Dominic Clarke |
| Vice-Principals | Mr D. McAlary and Mrs A. Quinn |
| Extended Leadership Team | Mr P Coyle (KS5), Mrs J.A. Denvir (KS4) and Mrs R.A. Slane (KS3) |
| Staff | 100+ |
| Gender | All-male |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1100 (approx) |
| Colour(s) | Red, green |
| Website | School Website |
St Patrick's Grammar School (Irish: Scoil Ghramadaí Naomh Pádraig), Armagh, is a Roman Catholic boys' non-selective voluntary grammar school in the city of Armagh, Northern Ireland. The present-day school was officially opened on Thursday 27 October 1988 by the late Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich, the then Chairman of the Board of Governors, and was the result of the amalgamation of two of Northern Ireland's oldest grammar schools, Christian Brothers' Grammar School and St. Patrick's College, both of which had traditions stretching back as far as the 1830s.
The school once again went through an expansion in 2014-2015, this time with the closure of St. Brigid's High School. The school moved away from academic selection with immediate effect, leaving St Patrick's the last Catholic Grammar School to abandon academic selection in the Armagh and Craigavon area after St Michael's Lurgan ended academic selection after amalgamating with two other schools in Lurgan to form St Ronan's College. Enrollment at St. Patrick's was expanded to 1250 to facilitate the closure and a £3 million site renovations began in October 2015 to enhance facilities. Construction concluded in June 2017.
The Chairman of the Board of Governors is Mr. F Corvan. The school Leadership Team consists of Principal, Mr. Dominic Clarke, Vice-Principals Mr D. McAlary and Mrs A. Quinn and Extended Leadership Team, Mr P. Coyle (Head of Sixth Form), Mrs J.A. Denvir (Head of KS4) and Mrs R.A. Slane (Head of KS3). The school is situated in the vicinity of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral.
St Patrick's College, Armagh, was established as a junior seminary on Armagh's Sandy Hill by Archbishop Crolly and was under the direction of diocesan priests until 1861, when the Vincentian Order was invited to take charge of the school. The Vincentians continued their apostolate in Armagh until the amalgamation.
The Irish Christian Brothers arrived in Armagh in 1851 at the invitation of Archbishop Cullen, who was later to be Ireland's first Cardinal. Within a few years the Christian Brothers acquired the Greenpark site and primary and secondary schools were established. Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Greenpark, built up a strong academic and sporting tradition. When the Vincentian Order signified their intention to withdraw from Armagh, the late Cardinal Tomas O' Fiaich requested the Irish Christian Brothers to become joint trustees of the new amalgamated school. The work in education started by Archbishop Crolly in 1838 was to continue on Sandy Hill. Cardinal O' Fiaich was succeeded as Chairman of the Board of Governors by Cardinal Daly in 1991, by Cardinal Brady in 1997 and by Mr. Frank Corvan.
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