Integrated College Dungannon
Encyclopedia
Integrated College Dungannon (ICD) is an integrated
secondary school
in Dungannon
, County Tyrone
and is attended by students from ages 11–18 who are from Dungannon
, Armagh
, Moy
, Portadown
, Keady
and Richill.
Art and Design, Citizenship, Drama, Employability, English, English Literature, French, Irish, German, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Home Economics, Music, Moving Image Arts Personal Development, Physical Education, Religion, Science (5 types), Technology and Design.
(AIC) until AIC closed in 2009, to provide students of both schools with more choices in GCSE subjects. Due to the closure of the Armagh school, ICD accepted 54 additional students, and further students are expected to be transferred.
Integrated Education
The Integrated education movement in Northern Ireland is an attempt to bring together children, parents and teachers from both Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions: the aim being to provide a balanced education, while allowing the opportunity to understand and respect all cultural and religious...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
and is attended by students from ages 11–18 who are from Dungannon
Dungannon
Dungannon is a medium-sized town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the third-largest town in the county and a population of 11,139 people was recorded in the 2001 Census. In August 2006, Dungannon won Ulster In Bloom's Best Kept Town Award for the fifth time...
, Armagh
Armagh
Armagh is a large settlement in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity and is the seat, for both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, of the Archbishop of Armagh...
, Moy
Moy
-Places:* Loch Moy, a loch south of Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland.** Moy, Highland, a village beside Loch Moy** Moy Hall, also near the loch and the ancestral home of the chiefs of Clan Mackintosh** Rout of Moy, an event in the Jacobite rising of 1745...
, Portadown
Portadown
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town sits on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 23 miles south-west of Belfast...
, Keady
Keady
Keady is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated south of Armagh city and very close to the border with the Republic of Ireland. The town had a population of 2,960 people in the 2001 Census....
and Richill.
Curriculum
Integrated College Dungannon offers a wide range of subjects, including:Art and Design, Citizenship, Drama, Employability, English, English Literature, French, Irish, German, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Home Economics, Music, Moving Image Arts Personal Development, Physical Education, Religion, Science (5 types), Technology and Design.
Armagh link
The college maintained a link with Armagh Integrated CollegeArmagh Integrated College
Armagh Integrated College was an integrated school in Armagh City, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.The college began when a group of local parents from both Catholic and Protestant traditions came together to seek integrated second level provision in the Armagh City area...
(AIC) until AIC closed in 2009, to provide students of both schools with more choices in GCSE subjects. Due to the closure of the Armagh school, ICD accepted 54 additional students, and further students are expected to be transferred.
Notable former pupils
Colin MorganColin Morgan
Colin Morgan is an actor from Armagh, Northern Ireland, best known for playing the title character in the BBC TV series Merlin. Morgan went to Integrated College Dungannon and, during his third year, won the 'Denis Rooney Associates' Cup awarded to the best overall student of that academic year...