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Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School

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History
Motto and crest
Academics
References
External links

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| name = Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School
| image = Aquinas Grammar School Logo.jpg
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| motto = Veritas Liberabit
| established = 1993
| closed = July - August
| type = Grammar School
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| head_label = Principal
| head = Mr Barry Kelly
| r_head_label = Chaplin
| r_head = Father Colin Grant
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| founder =
| specialist =
| address = 518 Ravenhill Road
| city = Belfast
| county =
| country = Northern Ireland
| postcode = BT6 OBY
| local_authority = Belfast Education and Library Board
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| staff = ~100
| enrolment = 770
| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
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| colours = {{color box|Grey}}{{color box|Navy}}{{color box|#800020}}
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| sports = Basketball, Gaelic football, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis
| free_label_1 = School Years
| free_1 = Year 8 - Year 14
| free_label_2 = Chairman Mr Terry McDaid
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| website = http://www.aquinasgrammar.com
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Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School is a co-educational Catholic grammar school situated on the Ravenhill Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It teaches a range of subjects. Its main education board of choice is CCEA, but the school also uses AQA and Edexcel for certain subjects.

History

Aquinas was established by the Diocese of Down and Connor as a co-educational voluntary Grammar School. It admitted the first 110 pupils in September 1993.

Motto and crest

The school's motto is Veritas Liberabit which is Latin for "The truth will set you free". The school crest is a circle half-surrounded by a 'mane' (representing the Evangelist Mark), and inside the circle in one half there is half of an ox (symbolising St Thomas Aquinas) and the symbol of the lamb and the keys.

Academics

It teaches a range of subjects. Its main education board of choice is CCEA, but the school also uses AQA and Edexcel for certain subjects.

In 2018 it was ranked joint first in Northern Ireland for its GCSE performance with 100% of its entrants receiving five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.^[1]

in 2019 the school was ranked 11th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 88.4% of its A-level students who entered the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades.^[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/league-tables/gcse-northern-ireland-school-league-table-2018-36708204.html|accessdate=22 September 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|title= Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2019|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/league-tables/2019/alevel-northern-ireland-school-league-table-2019-37935474.html|accessdate=21 March 2019}}

External links

Aquinas Grammar School website

2 : Grammar schools in Belfast|Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland

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