Mount Gilbert Community College
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Mount Gilbert Community College was a mixed, non-denominational secondary school created in 1993 as an amalgamation of Forth River and Cairnmartin secondary schools. It had about 500 pupils then, but the number dropped to half that in 2001. The Belfast Education and Library Board recommended its closure and Maria Eagle
, Education Minister announced that the school would close by the end of August 2007.
Located at 237 Ballygomartin Road, the school was based in the Shankill area
of Belfast
. The main alternative school is Castle High School
, just off the Shore Road on Fortwilliam Park.
Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle is a British solicitor and Labour Party politician. She is the Member of Parliament for Garston and Halewood, having been the MP for Liverpool Garston from 1997 to 2010....
, Education Minister announced that the school would close by the end of August 2007.
Located at 237 Ballygomartin Road, the school was based in the Shankill area
Shankill Road, Belfast
The Shankill Road is the arterial road leading through a predominantly loyalist working-class area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for approximately from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. The residents live in the many streets...
of Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. The main alternative school is Castle High School
Castle High School, Belfast
For schools of the same name, see Castle High SchoolCastle High School was a state-controlled co-educational secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Belfast, Northern Ireland...
, just off the Shore Road on Fortwilliam Park.