St Patrick's College, Belfast
| St Patrick's College Coláiste Phádraig |
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116 Antrim Road, Belfast Northern Ireland |
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| Type | Catholic High School |
| Motto | Pro deo et patria (For God and country) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Chairman of the Governing Board | Very Rev. M. Sheehan |
| Headmistress | Paula Stuart, B.Sc. M.Sc. D.A.S.E. P.G.C.E. |
| Gender | single gender, all male |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | Approx. 900 |
| Houses | 3 |
| Colour(s) |
Gold, Green and Black |
| Website | stpatrickscollege.net |
Coordinates: 54°37′52″N 5°56′13″W / 54.631°N 5.937°W
Gold, Green and Black
St Patrick’s College, Bearnageeha (Irish: Coláiste Phádraig, Bearna na Gaoithe) was a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys aged between 11-19 situated on the Antrim Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The college's catchment area encompassed the New Lodge, Ardoyne, the Antrim Road and various other areas of North Belfast. In 2006, St Patrick's celebrated its golden jubilee. St Patrick's was the first Catholic secondary school in Belfast to offer A-Levels.
The school was amalgamated in 2017 with Little Flower Catholic School to form Trinity College after all legal appeals to the amalgamation were exhausted.
St Patrick's College opened its doors for the first time on 31 August 1955. The school was constructed at a cost of approximately £250,000 and offered places to 450 young men, the school was built on the Antrim Road and has the address number "619".
The school inherited its subtitle, "Bearnageeha" from Bearnageeha House, the mansion around which the College is built. The name "Bearnageeha" is phonetically derived from the Gaelic phrase "bearna gaoithe", meaning "the windy gap". While little evidence survives as to why Bearnageeha House received its name, it has been suggested that it was related to its isolated location within the original Fortwilliam Estate; surrounded by the Belfast hills.
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