Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh

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Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh
Scoil Ghramadaí na mBráithre Críostaí, An Omaigh[1]
File:CBGS Omagh Logo.jpg
Address
Map
Kevlin Road

Omagh
,
County Tyrone
,
BT78 1LD

Northern Ireland
Coordinates54°35′53″N 7°18′07″W / 54.598°N 7.302°W / 54.598; -7.302Coordinates: 54°35′53″N 7°18′07″W / 54.598°N 7.302°W / 54.598; -7.302
Information
TypeGrammar school
MottoFacere et Docere (To make and to teach)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1861; 162 years ago (1861)
Local authorityEducation Authority (Western)
PrincipalFoncy McConnell
Staff115
Years offeredYear 8 - Year 14
GenderBoys
Age range11-19
Enrollment950
Colour(s)Red, black and blue    
Websitecbsomagh.org

The Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh (known locally as CBS Omagh, Omagh CBS, or the Brothers) is a boys grammar school in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the largest grammar school in Omagh.[2] It is under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (NI).

History

The school was founded on 14 January 1861, on Mount St. Columba. The building has since gone into other use as a retreat. A primary school, Holy Trinity (previously St Colmcille), has been the school there since. Its original headmaster was Brother John Redmond.[3][verification needed] On its first day of activity one hundred and twenty boys, all aged between five and fifteen, showed up.

In 1902 an extension, a second floor to the school and a third to the brothers' house, was added. This came at the time a considerable cost of £1,200 partly financed by an £800 loan from past pupils. Operations of the school were moved to old Church, Brook Street while construction was under way. Once finished the renovations provided the school with three more rooms; one for Manual Instruction, a sixty student accommodating classroom and a room with all the necessities for Practical and Experimental Science.

The school moved to is present site on Kevlin Road in 1967. In 1993, after the resignation of Brother McCrohan, the school appointed its first non-clerical headmaster, Roddy Tierney, a former pupil of the school and a teacher in the school. The Principal is Foncy McConnell who was appointed in March 2016, having been acting Principal for the previous year, and previously Vice Principal, having taught in the school since 1987. Like Tierney he is a former pupil of Omagh CBS.

It is planned that by 2026, the school will relocate with five other schools to a shared campus. The other schools are Loreto Grammar School, Omagh, Omagh High School, Sacred Heart College, Omagh and Omagh Academy which will join Arvalee Special School. This Strule Shared Education Campus is the largest ever school-building project in Northern Ireland.[4]

Academics

The school's focus is academic, offering compulsory subjects of English Literature, English Language, Science, and Mathematics until GCSE. The School also focuses on the teachings of the Catholic faith, making Religious Studies compulsory at GCSE, and as a subsidiary weekly lesson during A Level years.

In 2018, 94.2% of its entrants achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including the core subjects English and Maths.[5]

In 2019 the school was ranked 18th out of 159 secondary schools in Northern Ireland with 86.7% of its A-level students who sat the exams in 2017/18 being awarded three A*-C grades.[6]

Sports

In Gaelic football, the school has won the MacRory Cup (the highest level for Ulster schools) in 1974, 2001, 2005 and 2007, and the All Ireland Hogan Cup in 2007.[7][8] and many other under-age level competitions for example Omagh CBS won the Rannafast Cup in 2009 and 2012 and the McCormick cup in 2008, 2009 and 2011

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh

See also

References

  1. ^ "CBS Omagh, History of the school". Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ McAleer, Ryan (26 May 2017). "Omagh schools delay selection phase-out". Ulster Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ From Mount St Columba to Kevlin Road.
  4. ^ Meredith, Robbie (12 March 2022). "Landmark Strule shared education campus faces further delay". BBC Northern Ireland. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Belfast Telegraph GCSE 2018". Belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Belfast Telegraph A-Level: Northern Ireland School League Tables 2019". Belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Omagh CBS claim MacRory triumph". BBC News. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Omagh snatch MacRory Cup triumph". BBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Phil Taggart returns to old school to advise pupils how to Make It".

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