“The pupils demonstrated high levels of respect for all and commitment to the service of others. The pupils acknowledged the very good opportunities to develop their leadership skills and the extensive range of extra-curriular and enrichment activities, which develop well their personal and social skills.” ETI Inspection 2019
AIMS OF LAGAN COLLEGE Founded in 1981 with 28 students, Lagan College was Northern Ireland’s first planned integrated school. Today, there are over 1452 students. The College is the flagship of integrated education. The central aim of Governors, Principal and staff is to educate together to the highest standards Catholics, Protestants and those of other religious beliefs or none. The College is a Christian school for the whole family which is open to boys and girls of all abilities. It is a day school for students aged 11-18 which is grounded in two central beliefs: firstly, that it is both permissible and desirable for Catholics and Protestants and others to be educated together under the same roof; and secondly, that it is unnecessary and damaging to the community for children of the same family to be labelled as ‘successes’ or ‘failures’ at the age of eleven and educated apart in segregated schools. HIGHER/GRAMMAR STREAM
ALL ABILITY 65% of our annual intake of students enter without any reference to their academic ability (130 places). The details are explained in the College’s Admissions Policy and Criteria.
LEARNING PACED CLASSROOMS Our 200 Year 8 students are placed in one of eight ‘learning paced’ classes, to suit their individual level of academic ability using any family and primary school information available pre-entry. Ability in English informs the ‘learning paced’ class that your son/daughter will be placed in for the majority of subjects, with the exception of Maths, which is a separate ‘learning paced’ class. We have high expectations of all the children in our care and challenge our students to achieve their full potential at Lagan College.
35% of our annual intake of students is selected on the basis of academic ability (70 places). These students are selected as if they were applying to a grammar school. Students will have the same academic opportunities afforded to them as in any grammar school. Details are explained in our College’s Admissions Policy and Criteria.
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