St Joseph's Boys' School
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St. Joseph's Boys' School is a secondary school
in Westway in the Creggan
area of Derry
, Northern Ireland
. It is a voluntary maintained school, supported by the Western Education and Library Board and operated by boards of trustees and governors in collaboration with Northern Ireland's Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
.
Since the school opened in 1963, St. Joseph's Secondary School (as it was known as then) has gone through tremendous changes. The old school was recently demolished and a new ultra modern school was opened and they changed the name to St. Joseph's Boys' School in March 2003. The principal of the school was Mr P. Hannaway with the Vice Principal being Mrs K. Doherty and Mr. P. Kealey. However, Mr P. Hannaway resigned and Mr P. Kealey temporarily stood in. As of 2008, the principal is Mr. D. Harkin. St. Joseph's Boys' School offers a variety of subjects ranging from English, Maths, Geography and Leisure and Tourism to Technology and Design, Art and Physical Education (P.E).
St. Joseph's is also equipped with a number of modern computer suites, a modern gym and two specialist units. The Suspension Unit serves students who have been internally suspended, and Education plus, a unit which was set up in 2003, serves students with statements of special educational needs.
In 2006 England goalkeeping legend, Gordon Banks
paid a visit to the school. He delivered a speech and promoted Don Mullan's new book "A Hero Who Could Fly".
In January 2007, the school set up a healthy eating programme which banned fizzy drinks and only water would be allowed. Water bottles marked with the initials 'STJ' were provided.
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 Westway in the Creggan
Creggan, Derry
Creggan is a large housing estate in Derry in Northern Ireland. It was the first housing estate built in Derry specifically to provide housing for the Catholic majority. It is situated on the outskirts of the city and is built on a hill. The name Creggan is derived from the Gaelic word creagán...
area of Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It is a voluntary maintained school, supported by the Western Education and Library Board and operated by boards of trustees and governors in collaboration with Northern Ireland's Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools is the advocate for the Catholic Maintained Schools sector in Northern Ireland. CCMS represents trustees, schools and governors on issues such as raising and maintaining standards, the school estate and teacher employment...
and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry
The Diocese of Derry is a diocese in the north of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Armagh. The diocese was established in the year 1158.-Ordinaries:...
.
Since the school opened in 1963, St. Joseph's Secondary School (as it was known as then) has gone through tremendous changes. The old school was recently demolished and a new ultra modern school was opened and they changed the name to St. Joseph's Boys' School in March 2003. The principal of the school was Mr P. Hannaway with the Vice Principal being Mrs K. Doherty and Mr. P. Kealey. However, Mr P. Hannaway resigned and Mr P. Kealey temporarily stood in. As of 2008, the principal is Mr. D. Harkin. St. Joseph's Boys' School offers a variety of subjects ranging from English, Maths, Geography and Leisure and Tourism to Technology and Design, Art and Physical Education (P.E).
St. Joseph's is also equipped with a number of modern computer suites, a modern gym and two specialist units. The Suspension Unit serves students who have been internally suspended, and Education plus, a unit which was set up in 2003, serves students with statements of special educational needs.
In 2006 England goalkeeping legend, Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
paid a visit to the school. He delivered a speech and promoted Don Mullan's new book "A Hero Who Could Fly".
In January 2007, the school set up a healthy eating programme which banned fizzy drinks and only water would be allowed. Water bottles marked with the initials 'STJ' were provided.
Notable former pupils
- Richard MooreRichard MooreRichard Moore may refer to:People:* Richard Moore , English actor known for playing Jarvis Skelton on ITV's Emmerdale* Richard Moore , Episcopal bishop of America...
- Founder and director of the Children in Crossfire Charity. - Don MullanDon MullanDon Mullan is an Irish bestselling author/humanitarian and media producer. His book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday is officially recognised as a primary catalyst for a new Bloody Sunday Inquiry which became the longest running and most expensive in British Legal History...
- Writer of 'Eye Witness Bloody Sunday' and 'Gordan Banks - A Hero Who Could Fly'. - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
- Deputy First Minister for Northern Ireland